Preston Ridd

Preston Ridd (born 28 October 1953 from Christchurch) is a retired New Zealand professional darts player. He won the New Zealand Open three times and the New Zealand Masters once.

Preston Ridd
Personal information
NicknameBing
Born (1953-10-28) October 28, 1953
Auckland, New Zealand
Home townChristchurch
Darts information
Playing darts since1981
Darts23 gram Puma Darts
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1989, 1993, 1996, 2001–2007
PDC2008–2012
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2011
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
New Zealand Open
New Zealand Masters
PDC World New Zealand Qualifying Event
1989, 1993, 1996
2001
2010

Career

He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship as the New Zealand champion. He whitewashed Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell 4–0 in the preliminary round, but won only one leg in losing to Vincent van der Voort 3–0 in the first round.

Ridd represented New Zealand with Warren French in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 5–3 by Austria in the first round who will be Mensur Suljović & Dietmar Burger.[1]

Personal life

Ridd, whose parents originated from Devon, holds a British passport.[2]

World Championship results

PDC

References

  1. "Cash Converters World Cup RD1". PDC. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. Profile for Preston Ridd


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