(1961-02-05) 5 February 1961 (age 63) Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Home town
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since
1980s
Darts
23 Gram Tommy's Darts[1]
Laterality
Right-handed
Walk-on music
"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO
1987–2001
PDC
2001–2018
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship
Runner Up: 1999, 2000
World Masters
Runner Up: 1997
World Trophy
Semi Final: 2006
Int. Darts League
Last 16 Group: 2006
Finder Masters
Semi Final: 2001
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship
Quarter Final: 2002, 2010
World Matchplay
Runner Up: 1998
World Grand Prix
Semi Final: 2004
UK Open
Semi Final: 2009
Grand Slam
Last 16: 2010
European Ch'ship
Quarter Final: 2008, 2010
Premier League
5th: 2006, 2010
Ch'ship League
Winners Group – 6th: 2012
Desert Classic
Runner Up: 2002
US Open/WSoD
Semi Final: 2006
PC Finals
Semi Final: 2009
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'ship
Last 32: 2023
World Matchplay
Last 16: 2022
Other tournament wins
British Matchplay
1992, 1998
British Pentathlon
1997
Denmark Open
1996
Eastbourne Pro
2005, 2006
England GP of Darts Blackpool
2012
Finnish Open
1998
German Open
1995
Hampshire Open
2001
Irish Masters
2003
Isle of Man Open
1996, 1997, 2000
Jersey Festival of Darts
1989
Shoalhaven Classic
2008, 2008
Swiss Open
1997
Syracuse Open
1987
Vauxhall Autumn Open
2001
Welsh Open
1991, 1993
Windy City Open
2007
Winmau Darts Dazzler Batley
2009
Players Championships
Players Championship (BAR)
2010
Players Championship (BIR)
2012
Players Championship (CAN)
2011
Players Championship (GER)
2011
Players Championship (NED)
2004
Players Championship (IOW)
2005
Players Championship (VEG)
2009
Players Championship (WAL)
2008
UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers
Regional Final (IRL)
2003
Ronnie Baxter (born 5 February 1961)[2] is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He used the nickname "The Rocket" for his matches. Baxter was known for his fast robotic throwing action. He currently resides in his hometown Blackpool.[1] Baxter is widely regarded as one of the best players never to have won a major TV title. He is still active on the exhibition circuit.
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RonnieBaxter (born 5 February 1961) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He used...
Taylor, Steve Douglas, Kevin Painter and Chris Mason, Hankey whitewashed RonnieBaxter 6–0 in the final, winning the match with a spectacular 170 checkout...
the World Championship for third time in 1999, but was defeated by RonnieBaxter. His 2000 campaign ended in the quarter-finals at the hands of Chris...
episodes 1999 Great Expectations Orlick Television film 1999 Split Second RonnieBaxter Television film 1999 The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns Sean Devine...
RonnieBaxter Colin Monk Andy Fordham RonnieBaxter 1997 RonnieBaxter Mervyn King Martin Adams RonnieBaxter Andy Fordham 1996 Martin Adams Ronnie Baxter...
final by Paul Nicholson 6–4 in a hard fought match, he had defeated RonnieBaxter 6–5 in the semi-final. Lewis was now under the management of former...
Beaton 1995 Richie Burnett 1996 Martin Adams 1997 Martin Adams (2) 1998 RonnieBaxter 1999 Raymond van Barneveld 2000 Raymond van Barneveld (2) 2001 Mervyn...
– Phil Taylor v Peter Manley (week 7) 101.33 – RonnieBaxter v Raymond van Barneveld (week 10, Baxter lost match 2–8) 101.72 – Raymond van Barneveld v...
by the same winning margin as the previous year, this time against RonnieBaxter. This made him only the second player in the tournament's history to...
at the German Darts Championship, where Gurney defeated Colin Lloyd, RonnieBaxter and Simon Whitlock in reaching the quarter-finals, but his run came...
last 16 of the Las Vegas Desert Classic (after beating the experienced RonnieBaxter in the prior round). In his second World Championship appearance he...
then repeated the same final set scoreline the following year against RonnieBaxter. In the final in 2007 Martin Adams was 6 sets up and, after the comfort...
Harrington. A classic final between Harrington and RonnieBaxter was characterised with deadly finishing from Baxter, who led the final for most of the way, and...
World Championship in the 2002 event but lost in the first round to RonnieBaxter. Despite a victory in the 2002 Bob Anderson Classic, he failed to make...
RonnieBaxter in another thrilling final which, like the previous year's decider against Richie Burnett, went to the final set and a tiebreak. Baxter...
Ronnie Sharp 0–3) 1997: Second round (lost to Roland Scholten 0–3) 1998: Second round (lost to Sean Palfrey 2–3) 2000: Second round (lost to Ronnie Baxter...
place in the semi-final where he also came from behind from 3–7 to beat RonnieBaxter 17–11. The final saw Lloyd hit 15 maximum 180s and led all the way through...
Major Cheeseburger in The Goodies' episode "Clown Virus". He also replaced Ronnie Stevens in the Australian comedy/satire series The Mavis Bramston Show for...
BDO World titles - to win 5-4. He then took just 46 minutes to beat RonnieBaxter 6-0 in the final - finishing off with a maximum 170 checkout. Hankey...
Bunting reached the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix by beating RonnieBaxter, Wright and Richie Burnett. He was defeated 4–0 by Michael van Gerwen...
have some success at the other major PDC tournaments. In 1998, he beat RonnieBaxter in the final of the World Matchplay, helped along the way by his now...
respectively. After a first-round defeat in the 1999 BDO World Championship to RonnieBaxter, Burnett switched to compete on the PDC circuit. However, Burnett continued...
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