| Ian White | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Diamond |
| Born | 17 August 1970 England |
| Home town | Stoke-on-Trent England |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2005 - 2010 |
| PDC | 1997, 2010 - present |
| Current world ranking | 54 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Round 1 - 2010 |
| World Masters | Last 72 - 2009 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64 - 2012 |
| Grand Slam | Group stage - 2011 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Antwerp Open Denmark Open |
2009 2009 |
| Other achievements | |
Ian White (born August 17, 1970) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.
In 1997, White reached the final of the PDC's revived News of the World Darts Championship. He defeated Peter Manley and Andy Jenkins on the way to the final, where he lost 0-2 to fellow Stoke-on-Trent native Phil Taylor.
White won the Antwerp Open, Denmark Open and the English National Championship in 2009. He qualified for the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship, but lost 0-3 in the first round to Stephen Bunting. Shortly afterwards, he left the BDO and joined the PDC. A solid first year in the PDC saw him reach the semi-finals of a Pro Tour event in Dublin[1], gain an automatic Tour Card, and narrowly miss out on the 2011 PDC World Championship by £100.
In February 2011, he reached his first PDC final since 1997. He lost 3-6 to Steve Brown in the final of the 2011 UK Open Qualifier 1.[2]
White finished third in the 2011 Grand Slam of Darts wildcard qualifier[3], and was awarded a place in the tournament proper after Simon Whitlock withdrew due to injury.[4] He qualified for his first PDC World Championship in 2012, where he was beaten 1-3 by Robert Thornton in the last 64.[5]
His Walk-On music is Wild Cherry-Play that Funky Music White Boy.