Nick Kenny (darts player)
Nick Kenny (born 13 March 1993) is a Welsh professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
| Nick Kenny | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 March 1993 Newport, Wales |
| Home town | Cwmbran Wales |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2011 |
| Darts | 24 Gram |
| Laterality | Right Handed |
| Walk-on music | All The Small Things by Blink-182 |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2012–2020 |
| PDC | 2020– |
| Current world ranking | 108 |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2017, 2018, 2020 |
| World Masters | Last 16: 2014 |
| World Darts Trophy | Semi Finals: 2017 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| UK Open | Last 128: 2020 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| BDO International Open Belgium Open Bruges Open French Open Helvetia Open Jersey Open PDC Development Tour England WDF Europe Youth Cup WDF World Cup Team | 2016 2019 2019 2019 2018 2016 2014 (x2) 2010 2019 |
Career
Kenny won the WDF European Cup youth Singles in 2010. In 2016 he qualified for the BDO World Trophy but was defeated by Mark McGeeney 7-6 in the last 16 of the competition, having beaten fifth seed Wesley Harms in the first round. Kenny faced first seed Glen Durrant in the first round of the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship, he lost 3–1.
Kenny won a two-year PDC Tour Card on the final day of 2020 Q-School.
Nick Kenny recently competed in an online darts competition on 12th June 2020. He lost in the 1st round 3 - 2 to fellow Welshman Jon " Hey Steve" Polverino.[source verified and available] Re match occurred on 26th June 2020 and Nick Kenny won 3- 1.
Nick Kenny played Jack "Warrior" Walker and lost 3 - 2 in the first round on 26th June 2020.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2017: 1st Round (lost to Glen Durrant 1–3)
- 2018: 1st Round (lost to Willem Mandigers 0–3)
- 2020: 1st Round (lost to Dennie Olde Kalter 2–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | DNQ | 1R | 1R | DNQ | 1R | ||||
| BDO World Trophy | Not held | DNQ | 2R | SF | DNQ | 2R | PDC | ||
| Winmau World Masters | L272 | L144 | L16 | L144 | L272 | L32 | L272 | PDC | |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |