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Alan Warriner-Little
Personal information
NicknameThe Iceman
Wozza
Born (1962-03-24) 24 March 1962 (age 62)
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Home townMaryport, Cumbria, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1989
Darts22g RedDragon
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Cold as Ice" by Foreigner
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1985–1993
PDC1993–2009 (Founding Member)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipRunner Up: 1993
World MastersRunner Up: 1998
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi Finals: 1999, 2003
World MatchplayRunner Up: 1997, 2000
World Grand PrixWinner (1) 2001
UK OpenQuarter Finals: 2004
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 24: 2022
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Atlantic City Open
Belgium Open
Boston Pro
British Open
British Pentathlon
Cleveland Darts Extraveganza
Dutch Open
England Open
Finnish Open
German Open
Isle Of Man Open
Jersey Festival Of Darts
North American Open
PDC Eastbourne Open
PDC Scottish Masters
WDC UK Matchplay
Witch City Open		1996
1989, 1990
2000
1990
1988
1999

1989, 1993, 1998
1998
1993
1998
1986
2000
1992
2002
1997
1995
2000
Other achievements
PDC World Number 1
BDO World Number 1
WDF World Number 1

Alan Warriner-Little (born Warriner; 24 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed The Iceman, he is a former World Grand Prix champion and a former runner-up at the World Professional Darts Championship.[1]

Darts career

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Before coming to prominence as a darts professional, Warriner-Little appeared as a contestant in a 1987 edition of the ITV gameshow Bullseye whilst working as a State Enrolled Nurse on Ward 13 Upper at Lancaster Moor Hospital. He scored 257 the following year when he was invited back to throw for charity.

He made his World Championship debut in 1989, losing a second-round match to Jocky Wilson in a sudden death leg, after missing 8 match darts, with Wilson going on to win the tournament for his second World Championship. Warriner reached the quarter-finals in 1991 and 1992, before reaching his first World Final in 1993 – but he lost 3–6 to John Lowe. This form took him to the top of the world rankings. [citation needed]

He joined the top players in the game when they separated from the BDO after that 1993 final.

He has a consistent record in the PDC World Championship – reaching the quarter-finals seven times (1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006) and the semi-finals twice (1999 and 2003).

He won the 2001 World Grand Prix and also recorded the highest 3-dart average with a double start (106.45) which he did in the first round of that tournament.[2] As well as that he was runner-up in this event in 2004. He also was runner-up in the World Matchplay in 1997 and 2000, as well as in the World Masters in 1998.[3] As at 2023 Warriner is currently still active in darts as a commentator for English broadcaster ITV and as chairman of the players' union PDPA.

Personal life

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Warriner was married to his first wife, Joanne, from 1987 to 1991, and married to his second wife, Kim, from 1991 to 2003.[4] He married his third wife, Brenda Little, in the summer of 2005, and changed his name from Alan Warriner to Alan Warriner-Little.[5] Warriner is a Manchester United supporter.[6]

World Championship results

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[citation needed]

BDO

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PDC

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  • 1994: Quarter Final (lost to Steve Brown 3–4)
  • 1995: Group Stage (finished second in Group 4 behind Dennis Smith)
  • 1996: Quarter Final (lost to Dennis Priestley 1–4)
  • 1997: Quarter Final (lost to Eric Bristow 3–5)
  • 1998: Group Stage (finished bottom in Group 8)
  • 1999: Semi Final (lost to Phil Taylor 3–5)
  • 2000: Quarter Final (lost to Phil Taylor 0–5)
  • 2001: Quarter Final (lost to John Part 1-4)
  • 2002: Second Round (lost to Colin Lloyd 4–6)
  • 2003: Semi Final (lost to Phil Taylor 1–6)
  • 2004: Quarter Final (lost to Phil Taylor 1–5)
  • 2005: Third Round (lost to Paul Williams 1–4)
  • 2006: Quarter Final (lost to Wayne Mardle 0–5)
  • 2007: First Round (lost to Alan Tabern 0–3)
  • 2008: Second Round (lost to Peter Manley 1–4)

Performance timeline

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Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
BDO World Championship L16 L32 QF QF RU No longer a BDO Member
Winmau World Masters L16 L16 QF SF DNP RU L32 DNP
PDC World Championship NYF QF L24G QF QF L24G SF QF QF L16 SF QF L32 QF L64 L32
World Matchplay NYF L16 L16 QF RU L16 L16 RU L16 L16 QF L16 L32 L32 L32 DNP
World Grand Prix NYF L16 L16G QF W L32 QF RU L32 L32 DNP
Las Vegas Desert Classic Not held L16 QF L16 L32 DNP
UK Open Not held L64 QF L96 L64 L96 L64
Performance Table Legend
W Won the tournament RU Runner-up SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R
RR
L# 		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Last # stage 		DQ Disqualified
DNQ Did not qualify DNP Did not participate WD Withdrew NH Tournament not held NYF Not yet founded

References

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  1. ^ Profile from Warriner's website Archived 2 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Averages - PDPA - Professional Darts Players Association (PDPA)". Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Alan Warriner-Little". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Lucky to still be alive, says champ". The Visitor. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. ^ Planet Darts profile Archived 9 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "@AlanWarriner" on Twitter
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Sporting positions
Preceded by PDC World Number One
January 1993 – 6 November 1994
September 1996 – 1 August 1998
28 October 2001 – 5 January 2002 		Succeeded by
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