Nathan Rafferty
| Nathan Rafferty | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Nickname | "The Natural" | ||||||
| Born | 17 January 2000[1] Coalisland, Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Home town | Coalisland, Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Darts information | |||||||
| Playing darts since | 2014 | ||||||
| Darts | 21g Legend darts | ||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||
| Walk-on music | "This Is the Life" by Amy Macdonald | ||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||
| PDC | 2016– | ||||||
| Current world ranking | 95  (24 November 2024)[2] | ||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2023 | ||||||
| UK Open | Last 32: 2018 | ||||||
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2021 | ||||||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2022 | ||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||
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Nathan Rafferty (born 17 January 2000) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Rafferty made his TV debut on the 2018 UK Open where beat Jason Mold in round 2, before defeating the defending champion Peter Wright in round 3, eventually losing to Robert Owen.
He has won four Development Tour titles, one in 2018 and 2019 and two in 2021. He has also won a Challenge Tour title.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2023: Second round (lost to Michael Smith 0–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Championship | DNP | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | DNP | 4R | DNQ | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | 2R | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNP | DNQ | DNP | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-major televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Youth Championship | 1R | RR | 3R | QF | F | 2R | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | - | 131 | 134 | 174 | 115 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | EDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDM DNQ |
DDO DNQ |
CDO DNP |
ADC DNP |
EDM DNP |
IDO DNP |
GDT DNP |
| 2020 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | IDO DNP |
GDC 1R |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG 3R |
DDC DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
HDT 1R |
GDO DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
| 2023 | BSD DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
HDT 2R |
GDC DNQ |
| Performance timeline legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play in the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | WD | Withdrew from the event | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
References
- ^ "Nathan Rafferty - Mastercaller".
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
External links
- Player profile for Nathan Rafferty from Dartsdatabase
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