Raymond van Barneveld

Raymond van Barneveld
Van Barneveld in 2019
Personal information
Nickname	"Barney"
Born	(1967-04-20) 20 April 1967 (age 57) The Hague, Netherlands
Home town	The Hague, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since	1984
Darts	25g Target Chrono
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1987–2006
PDC	2006–2019, 2021– (Tour Card 2011–2019, 2021–)
Current world ranking	34 2 (3 January 2025)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (4): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005
World Masters	Winner (2): 2001, 2005
World Trophy	Winner (2): 2003, 2004
Int. Darts League	Winner (3): 2003, 2004, 2006
Finder Masters	Winner (4): 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004
Dutch Open	Winner (3): 2001, 2004, 2006
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (1): 2007
World Matchplay	Runner-Up: 2010
World Grand Prix	Runner-Up: 2008, 2009
UK Open	Winner (2): 2006, 2007
Grand Slam	Winner (1): 2012
European Ch'ship	Semi-Final: 2011, 2014
Premier League	Winner (1): 2014
Desert Classic	Winner (1): 2007
US Open/WSoD	Runner-Up: 2007
PC Finals	Quarter-Final: 2009, 2013, 2016, 2019
Masters	Runner-Up: 2015, 2018
Champions League	Semi-Final: 2017
World Series Finals	Semi-Final: 2018
Other tournament wins
World Cup of Darts (team event) 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018 Belgium Open 1996, 1999 Brandstaff Masters 1999 British Open 1999 Canadian Open 1998 Denmark Open 1997 Finnish Open 1995, 2004 Holland National Ch'ships 2004 Masters of Darts 2007 Northern Ireland Open 2004 Norway Open 1997 Hong Kong Darts Masters 2015 Open Holland Masters 2008 Pacific Masters 2005 Spring Cup 1991, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001 Swedish Open 1998, 2002, 2003 Swiss Open 2000 Untouchables 2010 WDF World Cup Singles 1997, 1999, 2003 WDF Europe Cup Singles 2004 World Team Championship 1997 WDF Europe Cup Pairs 2000, 2004 WDF World Cup Pairs 2005 World Darts Challenge 2007 European Tour Events European Darts Open 2012 Players Championships Players Championship (HAY) 2006 Players Championship (GER) 2007 Players Championship (GIB) 2007 Players Championship (VEG) 2007 Players Championship (WAL) 2007 Players Championship (DER) 2011 Players Championship (IRE) 2013 Players Championship (BOL) 2021 Players Championship (HIL) 2024 UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers Regional Final (IRL) 2006, 2007 Regional Final (MID) 2006 Regional Final (NEE) 2007 Regional Final (SCO) 2006 UK Open Qualifier 2012 (x2)
Other achievements
1997, 1998 Haagse Sportprijs 1998 BDO Personality Award 1998, 1999 Haaglanden Sportprijs 1999 Major citizen of The Hague 1999 Named in the Order of Orange-Nassau 2002 Nine dart finish European Darts Ch'ships Mechelen 2003 Nine dart finish Swiss Open 2003 I.D.P.A. Leighton Rees Men's Player of the Year Award 2004 Haagse Publieksprijs 2006 Nine dart finish Premier League of Darts 2006 Best Newcomer, PDC Awards 2006 Fans' Player of the Year, PDC Awards 2007 Nine dart finish in the German Darts Championship 2008 Became PDC World number 1 2008 Best Floor Player, PDC Awards 2009 First ever nine dart finish in the PDC World Championship 2009 Nine dart finish, UK Open Regional (WM) 2010 Nine dart finish in the PDC World Championship 2010 Nine dart finish in the PDC Premier League Darts 2010 Nine dart finish in the PDC World Matchplay 2018 Sets his highest televised average with 113.38 at the PDC World Cup of Darts.[2]
Updated on 3 June 2018.

Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number thirty-four, having been the world number one from January 2008 to June 2008. Nicknamed "Barney", although originally known as "The Man", he is a five-time World Champion (four-time BDO and one-time PDC). van Barneveld is also a two-time UK Open champion, and a former winner of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, the Grand Slam and the Premier League. He is also a two-time World Masters winner, and a former World Darts Trophy champion. He is a three-time winner of both the International Darts League, the Dutch Open, and the WDF World Cup singles event.

Van Barneveld has won the PDC World Cup of Darts four times (once partnering Co Stompé and thrice partnering Michael van Gerwen) and the WDF World Cup Pairs once (partnering Vincent van der Voort). He also won the PDC World Pairs alongside Roland Scholten. His victory over Phil Taylor in the 2007 PDC World Championship final, added to his four previous BDO World Championships brought him level with Eric Bristow as a five-time world champion; he is one of only three players in darts history to achieve this.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest darts players of all time, he is one of the most successful darts players in history, and has had a significant effect in raising the popularity of darts in the Netherlands. He is naturally left-handed but throws darts with his right hand.

In November 2018, van Barneveld announced his intention to retire from darts after the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship.^[3][4] On 28 March 2019, following a 7–1 defeat to Michael van Gerwen in his final Premier League match, he announced his retirement with immediate effect,^[5] but reversed his decision the following day. He retired again following his first-round exit at the 2020 World Championship.^[6] In February 2021, 14 months after retiring, he regained his professional tour card after qualifying at 2021 PDC Qualifying School.^[7]