| Robbie Green | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Kong |
| Born | 19 July 1974 Liverpool, England |
| Home town | Wallasey England |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 21g Unicorn Global Robbie Green |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | King Kong by Big T Tyler |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2008- |
| PDC | 2003-2007, 2011 |
| Current world ranking | 4 (BDO) 5 (WDF) |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | First Round 2010 |
| World Masters | Runner Up 2009 |
| Int. Darts League | Preliminary 2007 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Matchplay | Last 32 2004 |
| UK Open | Quarter Final 2006 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Tarporley Open Darts Championship | Winner x 4 |
| Other achievements | |
Robbie Green (born 19 July 1974 in Liverpool) is an English darts player who previously played in Professional Darts Corporation events and now plays in British Darts Organisation events. He is a former BDO world #1 and is currently ranked #3 on the BDO circuit, and 4th on the WDF circuit. His nickname is Kong.
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Robbie made his televised debut at the 2004 UK Open, reaching the last 64 stage. The same year he qualified for the World Matchplay in Blackpool Losing in the first round to Bob Anderson. In the 2006 UK Open, he reached the quarter-finals, beating Jamie Harvey, Chris Mason, Mark Walsh and Terry Jenkins along the way. He was beaten by John MaGowan. On the 7th March 2010 Robbie hit a Massive 3 dart average of 128.82, which is one of the highest ever recorded.
Robbie plays for the Merseyside County team.
He will return to the professional circuit for the first time since 2008, after qualifying for the 2011 PDC UK Open
It was after the tournament where the problems began. A random drugs test showed he tested positive for a banned substance and he was fined £3,000, forced to return his £4,000 prize money from the UK Open and was suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority.[1] He also lost sponsorship as a result. He still managed to play in tournaments, qualifying for the International Darts League and had another UK Open campaign, but a shortage of sponsorship money forced him to play fewer tournaments.
On 22 January 2008, Green became one of only a handful of players to switch from the PDC to the rival BDO. His first tournament with the BDO was the Scottish Open on 17 February where he reached the second round. Robbie recently returned to his Merseyside roots, after a spell playing for Cheshire and now he plays county darts for Merseyside. He followed his good form with a semi-final showing in the BDO International Open, beating Martin Adams, Gary Anderson, Martin Atkins and Ted Hankey along the way, eventually losing to England Open champion Ross Montgomery of Scotland.
Green is now an international player, having been picked to play for England.
In 2009, he reached the 2009 Winmau World Masters final, beating 6th seed Ross Montgomery and qualifiers Connie Finnan from Ireland and Filipino Lourence Ilagan in the televised stages. In the final Green led Martin Adams, the defending champion, by six sets to three and had a dart at double 16 for the title, but was unable to convert it and subsequently lost the next six legs in succession as Adams retained his title. Green remains one of only two players, along with Mike Gregory, to have lost a major televised darts final having had a dart at double to win it.
Victory would have ensured Green a place in the 2010 BDO World Championships. A couple of weeks later, Green did managed to secure qualification for the World Championship. In the first match on the Lakeside stage, he lost 3-2 to number 1 seed Tony O'Shea.
Green continued his good form the following season and once again made it to the World Championship in 2011, this time as a seeded player. He comfortably defeated stand-by qualifier Andy Boulton 3-0 in the first round, but was defeated 4-1 in the second round by third seed Dean Winstanley. He won his first tournament in 2011 - the Scottish open - defeating Clive Bardon 5-4 in the final. This success led to him becoming world #1 for a brief period.
Away from the oche, Green earns his living as a courier. His son Jamie is a promising dart player who already plays in the Merseyside Superleague. Robbie supports his hometown team, Liverpool. He currently resides in New Brighton,Wallasey with his partner Ruth.