Neil Duff (born 22 July 1972) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is a former World Champion, having won the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. In January 2022, he was number one in the World Darts Federation ranking. He is the first ranking leader in history from Northern Ireland.
| Neil Duff | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Duffman" | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1972 Ballyclare, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Ballyclare, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23g RedDragon | ||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Welcome To The Party" by Dj Krissy | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2006–2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2006– | ||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 24  (8 December 2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Winner (1): 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| WSDT major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||
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Career
editDuff reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 One80 World Masters after beating Dave Parletti and Gary Stone, before losing to John O'Shea 4–1.
Duff won the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship, defeating Thibault Tricole in the final, becoming the first Northern Irish world darts champion.[2]
World Championship results
editWDF
edit- 2022: Winner (beat Thibault Tricole 6–5)
- 2023: Quarter-finals (lost to Chris Landman 3–4)
- 2024: Quarter-finals (lost to Jason Brandon 3–4)
WSDT
edit- 2023: Quarter-finals (lost to Robert Thornton 1–3)
Career finals
editWDF major finals: (1 title)
edit| Legend |
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| World Championship (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
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| Winner | 1. | 2022 | World Darts Championship |  Thibault Tricole
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6–5 (s) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
References
edit- ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Darts results: Neil Duff wins Lakeside final to become first World Champion from Northern Ireland". Sporting Life. Retrieved 10 April 2022.