| Neil Duff | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Duffman" | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1972 Ballyclare, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Ballyclare, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23g RedDragon | ||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2006–2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2006– | ||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 2  (14 November 2023)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Winner (1): 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| WSDT major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||
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Neil Duff (born 22 July 1972) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is a World Champion, having won the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. He also won several international World Darts Federation tournaments. In January 2022, he was number one in the World Darts Federation international ranking. He is the first ranking leader in history from Northern Ireland. Since January 2024, he again has been the leader of the World Darts Federation ranking.
Career
Duff reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 One80 World Masters after beating Dave Parletti and Gary Stone, before losing to John O'Shea 4–1.
Duff won the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship, defeating Thibault Tricole in the final, becoming the first Northern Irish world darts champion.[2]
World Championship results
WDF
- 2022: Winner (beat Thibault Tricole 6–5)
- 2023: Quarter-finals (lost to Chris Landman 3–4)
WSDT
- 2023: Quarter-finals (lost to Robert Thornton 1–3)
Career finals
WDF major finals: (1 title)
| Legend |
| World Championship (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | World Darts Championship |  Thibault Tricole |
6–5 (s) |
- ↑ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
References
- ↑ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "Darts results: Neil Duff wins Lakeside final to become first World Champion from Northern Ireland". Sporting Life. Retrieved 10 April 2022.