Ben Robb
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Big Rig" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1988[1] Rangiora, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 24g One80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Dangerous" by Royal Deluxe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2018–2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2019– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2018– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF) 8  2 (14 November 2023)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 32: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DPA Pro Tour
DPNZ Pro Tour
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Medal record
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Ben Robb (born 24 October 1988) is a New Zealand professional darts player who currently plays in the events of Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Career
[edit]Robb made his television debut in the 2018 Auckland Darts Masters, but lost to Simon Whitlock of Australia.
Robb subsequently competed in the 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters, losing in the first round to Michael van Gerwen 6–0.[3]
In the 2019 New Zealand Darts Masters, he beat Whitlock 6–4 before losing to Rob Cross in the quarter-finals. In January 2022 Robb participated in the PDC Qualifying School without success.[4]
World Championship results
[edit]PDC
[edit]- 2020: First round (lost to Ron Meulenkamp 0–3)
- 2022: First round (lost to Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 1–3)
- 2023: First round (lost to Mickey Mansell 1–3)
- 2024: First round (lost to Richard Veenstra 0–3)
Performance timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC World Championship | 1R | DNQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup of Darts | DNQ | DNP | 2R | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF Major events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | DNQ | 4R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ben Robb". Mastercaller.com. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Van Gerwen after completing whitewash win over Robb: 'I can't really complain'". Darts News. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "2022 PDC Qualifying School final entries, exemptions & info confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Player profile for Ben Robb from Dartsdatabase
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