Raymond van Barneveld is one of the famous Darts Player, who was born on the memorable day of April 20 in the year 1967. Raymond van Barneveld is a proud citizen of Netherlands.
Professional darts player and five time world champion, he is a member of the Professional Darts Corporation. Throughout much of 2008, he was the #1 ranked darts player in the world. His skills earned him a knighthood from Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
Over the years, not only have skills been honed, but a significant impact has also been made in the professional field. Whether it's through work, public appearances, or contributions to the community, Raymond van Barneveld continues to be an inspiration for many.
Personal Information
Details about Raymond van Barneveld
Popular As:
Raymond van Barneveld
First Name:
Raymond
Last Name:
Barneveld
Gender:
Male
Birthday:
April 20
Birth Year:
1967
Age:
56-years
Career
He played his first darts game in 1984. However, it wasn’t until 1995 that he made his first international success.
In 2007, his biography titled Barney: The Story of a Darts Legend was published by Arnoult Verzel.
Family
He is a citizen of The Hague, Netherlands. He has competed against darts rival Phil Taylor.
Raymond van Barneveld Timeline
1984
Van Barneveld began participating in competitive events around the Netherlands since 1984 when he was 17 years old.
1987
In the following years he joined the international darts circuit, achieving further success reaching the semi-finals of the 1987 Belgian Open and reaching the semi-finals in the 1988 Dutch Open.
1989
Raymond has three children: a son, William (born 1989) and daughters Daisy (born 1992) and Patty (born 1994).
1990
In September 1990 he participated in the WDF Europe Cup singles where he lost in the quarter-finals to Phil Taylor.
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1991
Van Barneveld's World Championship debut was at the 1991 Embassy World Championship at the Lakeside Country Club.
1992
He failed to qualify for the World Championship in 1992, but returned to Lakeside in 1993, which would be the last time that a unified World Championship would be staged.
1993
Lowe went on to win the 1993 World Championship.
1994
Van Barneveld continued to make progress in the BDO Open events in 1994 after the split.
1995
He continued his good run of form into the 1995 World Championship by beating Les Wallace, Dave Askew, Colin Monk and Martin Adams to reach his first World Final.
1996
After second round exits in 1996 and 1997 Championships, Van Barneveld claimed his first world title in the 1998 World Championship in a World Final grudge match meeting against Richie Burnett.
1999
In November 1999, Van Barneveld, the then 2-time reigning Lakeside World Champion, took on Phil Taylor, the then 7-time World Champion and reigning PDC world champion, at the Wembley Conference Centre.
2000
Van Barneveld exited in the first round of the World Championships in 2000, crashing out to Chris Mason, who averaged 100 and ended Van Barneveld's hopes of a hat-trick of titles, as well as avenging a semi final loss from the previous year.
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2001
Van Barneveld lost in the quarter-finals in 2001 (5–4 to Ted Hankey) and 2002 (5–3 to Mervyn King) before returning to the final in 2003.
2004
Van Barneveld's 2004 campaign ended in the semi-finals, when Andy Fordham recovered from being 3–0 and 4–2 behind, to beat Van Barneveld 5–4.
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2005
A fourth title followed in 2005.
2006
Van Barneveld reached his sixth final in 2006, and was aiming to equal Bristow's record of five BDO world titles.
2007
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.
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2008
From January to June 2008, he was the world's number one ranked player.
2009
Van Barneveld threw another televised Nine-dart finish in the 2009 World Championship in his quarter-final match against fellow Dutchman Klaasen on 2 January 2009.
2010
In the 2010 World Championship, Simon Whitlock defeated Van Barneveld 6–5 in a close semi final encounter.
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2011
At the 2011 World Championship, he lost in the quarter-finals to an in form Gary Anderson.
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2012
Van Barneveld was the victim of one of the biggest upsets in PDC World Championship history in 2012.
2013
Van Barneveld began the 2013 World Championship by throwing the sixth highest average in the history of the tournament in his first round 3–0 defeat of Michael Smith.
2014
Van Barneveld took a 3–2 lead in sets over Mark Webster in the third round of the 2014 World Championship, but afterward exited the tournament losing 4–3.
2015
Van Barneveld decided not to wear his glasses in the first round of the 2015 World Championship and took out finishes of 167 and 170 in beating Rowby-John Rodriguez 3–0.
2016
At the 2016 World Championship, Van Barneveld edged past Stephen Bunting in a final set decider for a second year in a row and then played Michael van Gerwen, who he had lost to 10 times out of 13 throughout 2015.
2017
Van Barneveld edged past Adrian Lewis 4–3 in the third round of the 2017 World Championship and his 5–3 victory over Phil Taylor in the quarter-finals meant that Van Barneveld had reached the semi-finals for the last three years in the event.
2018
In November 2018, Van Barneveld announced his intention to retire from darts after the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship.
2019
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, but reversed his decision the following day.
2020
He retired again following his first-round exit from the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship.
2021
In February 2021, 14 months after retiring, he regained his professional tour card after qualifying at the PDC's Q-School.
2022
In his return to the big stage at the 2022 World Championship, van Barneveld lost 3–1 to Rob Cross in the second round.
2023
At the 2023 World Championship, van Barneveld was whitewashed 4–0 by Gerwyn Price in the third round.
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