Nick Kenny

Nick Kenny (born 13 March 1993) is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a multi-medallist in both the WDF World Cup and the WDF Europe Cup and won 2 titles on the PDC Development Tour. He also reached the quarter-finals at the 2022 World Masters and the semi finals at the 2017 BDO World Trophy. He has competed in seven World Champions...

Nick Kenny (born 13 March 1993) is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a multi-medallist in both the WDF World Cup and the WDF Europe Cup and won 2 titles on the PDC Development Tour. He also reached the quarter-finals at the 2022 World Masters and the semi finals at the 2017 BDO World Trophy. He has competed in seven World Championships (three BDO, and four PDC), reaching the last 32 on four occasions. Career Kenny won the WDF Europe Youth Cup Singles in 2010. In 2016, he qualified for the BDO World Trophy but was defeated by Mark McGeeney 7–6 in the last 16 of the competition, having beaten fifth seed Wesley Harms in the first round. Kenny faced first seed Glen Durrant in the first round of the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship, losing 3–1 in sets. Kenny won a two-year PDC Tour Card on the final day of 2020's Q-School. He made his UK Open debut at the 2020 event, where he was eliminated in the second round. He was unable to qualify for any major events other than the World Championship, through the PDPA UK Qualifier, defeating James Wilson 7–6 to make his debut at the Alexandra Palace. In the first round he faced Dutchman Derk Telnekes and won 3–2 in a deciding set. In the second round, he lost to Jermaine Wattimena, 3–1 in sets. After his first year with a PDC Tour Card, Kenny had earned £23,000 in ranking money and ended the year 89th on the PDC Order of Merit. In 2021, he played at the 2021 UK Open, where he was seeded into the second round. There he defeated Ryan Meikle 6–5 in a deciding leg. In the third round he lost to Kai Fan Leung 6–5 in another last leg decider. Kenny secured his spot at the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship through the PDPA Tour Card Holder Qualifier, defeating Gordon Mathers 7–3 in his final match. Being outside of the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit before the World Championship, Kenny had to win a his first round game in order to keep alive the chances of keeping his Tour Card. However he was whitewashed 3–0 by Rowby-John Rodriguez, ending the year 74th on the Order of Merit, therefore losing his Tour Card. On 15 January 2023, Kenny regained a two-year PDC Tour Card on the final day of Q-School, finishing 4th in the UK Q-School Order of Merit. Kenny replaced Dom Taylor at the 2024 Players Championship Finals after Taylor was suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) for failing a drugs test. In the first round, he lost 6–5 to Michael Smith. Kenny qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, where he beat Stowe Buntz 3–0 in the first round before eliminating five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld 3–1 in the next round, meaning he would keep his Tour Card. Kenny lost to defending champion Luke Humphries 4–0 in the third round. In March 2025, Kenny signed for Red Dragon Darts. World Championship results BDO 2017: First round (lost to Glen Durrant 1–3) 2018: First round (lost to Willem Mandigers 0–3) 2020: First round (lost to Dennie Olde Kalter 2–3) PDC 2021: Second round (lost to Jermaine Wattimena 1–3) 2022: First round (lost to Rowby-John Rodriguez 0–3) 2025: Third round (lost to Luke Humphries 0–4) 2026: First round (lost to Justin Hood 0–3) Performance timeline BDO PDC PDC European Tour PDC Players Championships References External links Nick Kenny player profile at Darts Orakel Player profile for Nick Kenny from Dartsdatabase Nick Kenny player profile at Mastercaller