Alan Norris (darts player)
{{short description|English darts player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox darts player
| image =
| name = Alan Norris
| fullname =
| nickname = "Chuck"
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Yeovil, England
| hometown = Southam, England
| since = 1981
| darts = Target Alan Norris Darts 22g Tungsten Darts
| laterality = Right-handed
| music = {{nowrap|"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"}} by Andy Williams
| BDO = 2006–2015
| PDC = 2015–2020
| currentrank =
| BDO World = Runner Up: 2014
| World Masters = Quarter Final: 2014
| World Darts Trophy = Quarter Final: 2014
| Int. Darts League =
| Zuiderduin Masters = Runner Up: 2012
| PDC World = Quarter Final: 2016
| Matchplay = Quarter Final: 2017
| Grand Prix = Last 16: 2016, 2017
| UK Open = Semi Final: 2017
| Vegas =
| Grand Slam = Last 16: 2014
| European = Last 16: 2017
| US Open =
| Premier League =
| PC Finals = Last 16: 2015, 2016
| Masters = Last 16: 2018
| results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap
| British Classic| 2014
| Catalonian Open| 2014
| Denmark Open| 2014
| England Open Early Bird| 2011
| French Open| 2010, 2011
| Luxembourg Open| 2011, 2012
| Polish Open| 2014
| Scottish Classic| 2014
| Sweden National Championship| 2007
| Swedish Open| 2014
| Wales Masters| 2012
}}
European Tour Events
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| German Darts Championship| 2016
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Players Championships
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| Players Championship (IRE)| 2015 | Players Championship (BAR)| 2017
}}
| achievement = 2016 Nine-dart finish at the 2016 Players Championship Finals
2017 Breaks into the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time
}}
Alan Norris (born 21 February 1972) is an English darts player. He was the runner-up at the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship and also lost in the final of the 2012 Zuiderduin Masters, with Stephen Bunting prevailing on both occasions. In 2015, he switched to the PDC and, after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2016 World Championship, he was named the PDC Best Newcomer of the year.
BDO career
Norris won the 2007 Sweden National Championships, beating Daniel Larsson in the final.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=510 | title=2007 Sweden National Championships Player Prize Money | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}} He had earlier reached the semi-finals of the Finnish Open.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=136 | title=2007 Finnish Open Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}} Norris then narrowly missed out qualifying for the last 16 of the 2007 Winmau World Masters, having beaten Michael Rosenauer, Mitchell Crooks and Daniel Brouwer before losing to Jordy Terburg.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=180 | title=2007 World Masters Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}} A quarter-final defeat in the Swedish Open followed.
Norris made his televised debut by reaching the quarter-finals of the 2008 Welsh Open, which was shown live on Setanta Sports. He defeated Martin Adams in the earlier rounds and then went on to beat Ian Jones, before losing to eventual winner Gary Anderson in the semi-finals.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=1325 | title=2008 Welsh Open Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}} He then reached the quarter-finals of the Norway Open, Denmark Open and the Zuiderduin Masters and also reached the semi-finals of the Welsh Classic and the Swedish Open.{{cite web|title=Alan Norris 2006–2010|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=2388&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=1&pg=3|publisher=Darts Database|access-date=14 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114183044/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=2388&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=1&pg=3|archive-date=14 January 2015}}
Norris made his World Championship debut in 2009, taking one of the automatic non-seeded spots. He defeated 13th seed Steve West 3–0 in the first round but lost 4–0 to fourth seed Scott Waites in the second round.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=1914 | title=2009 BDO World Championship Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015 | archive-date=9 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109011745/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=1914 | url-status=dead }} He was defeated in the final of the Welsh Classic 5–2 by Tony O'Shea. Norris advanced through Group B at the Zuiderduin Masters and then eliminated Martin Atkins 3–1 to play in his first major semi-final where Darryl Fitton whitewashed him 4–0.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=2060 | title=2009 Zuiderduin Masters Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}}
Norris returned as the eighth seed at the 2010 World Championship, but lost 3–2 to Robert Wagner in the first round despite averaging 90 compared to Wagner's 86.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=2337&showAverages=Y | title=2010 BDO World Championship Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}} He had a mixed 2010 season, in which he won the French Open by beating Kim Huybrechts and also got to the semi-finals of the European Open in Airdrie.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=2647 | title=2010 French Open Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}} Norris attempted to qualify for the UK Open but fell in the last 64 to Ryan Murray.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=2734 | title=2010 PDC UK Open Pub Qualifiers Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}}
In the first round of the 2011 World Championship, Norris beat seventh seed Ross Montgomery 3–1, but was beaten in the second round by 10th seed Garry Thompson.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=3030 | title=2011 BDO World Championship Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}} He edged out Dean Winstanley 6–5 to win the England Open Early Bird and retained his French Open title by defeating Garry Thompson 5–3.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=5175 | title=2011 England Open Early Bird Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=3275 | title=2011 French Open Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}} Norris also claimed the Luxembourg Open after beating Christian Kist 6–4.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=3282 | title=2011 Luxembourg Open Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}}
Norris played in his fourth successive World Championship in 2012 and once again won his first round match, this time against 14th seed Benito van de Pas 3–2. In the second round, he recovered from 3–1 down against third seed Dean Winstanley to win 4–3 and reach his first World Championship quarter-final, where he was beaten 5–1 by eventual champion Christian Kist.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=3814 | title=2012 BDO World Championship Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015 | archive-date=8 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108201116/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=3814 | url-status=dead }} Norris had a shot at double 12 for a nine-dart finish, which would have been only the second in the history of the tournament, but missed the shot and ended up losing the leg. He won the Welsh Masters and the Luxembourg Open for the second year in a row.{{cite web|title=Alan Norris 2010–2012|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=2388&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=1&pg=2|publisher=Darts Database|access-date=14 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114191041/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=2388&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=1&pg=2|archive-date=14 January 2015}} In December, Norris reached the final of the Zuiderduin Masters, a run that included a 112 three-dart average in his final group match as well as two 170 checkouts. However, he was eventually beaten 5–0 by BDO number one Stephen Bunting in the final.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=3911 | title=2012 Zuiderduin Masters Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015 | archive-date=3 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703005012/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=3911 | url-status=dead }}
Norris was then the number nine seed for the 2013 World Championship. He beat Welshman Wayne Warren in the first round 3–1, however, was beaten in a tightly contested second round game, losing 4–3 to eighth seeded Dutchman, Wesley Harms.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=4194 | title=2013 BDO World Championship Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=14 January 2015}}
=World Championship final=
After a slow season, Norris entered the 2014 World Championship as an unseeded player and was drawn against defending champion Scott Waites in the first round. Norris won the match 3–0 averaging over 93 and with a checkout success of almost 50%.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/darts/25606292 | title=BDO World Darts: Scott Waites loses to Alan Norris in round one | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=14 January 2015}} He followed this up with another clinical performance in a 4–1 win over Glen Durrant, before beating James Wilson 5–2 in a match described by commentators as one of the best in Lakeside history due to its consistently high scoring. In the semi-finals, Norris trailed Jan Dekker 4–2 after missing three darts to lead 3–1, but eventually won the match 6–5 after Dekker himself missed set darts in the ninth set that would have seen him lead 5–4. Both players hit a number of crucial finishes, most notably Dekker hitting a 158 checkout to hold his throw in the deciding set which would otherwise have seen Norris throw for the match, and the game was cited as the best in that year's tournament by Bobby George among others. Norris played world number one Stephen Bunting in the final and kept the match tight in the first session, entering the interval at 3–3 in sets having seen Bunting miss darts to win two of the sets Norris won. In the seventh set, Norris missed one dart at double four to lead 4–3 having also earlier thrown for the set, then missed darts at doubles in the first two legs of the eighth as Bunting moved into a 6–3 lead. Norris hit back by winning the tenth set courtesy of a 140 checkout, the highest of the match and also Norris's highest of the tournament. Then, as Bunting threw for the title at 2–0 in the 11th set and left himself on 28 for the match, Norris hit a 113 checkout to stay alive. However, Bunting subsequently broke Norris's throw and won the championship. Norris received £35,000 for reaching the final.
The rest of the year proved to be Norris' most successful as he won the Denmark Open, Polish Open, British Classic, Swedish Open, Scottish Classic and Catalan Open.{{cite web|title=Alan Norris 2015|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=2388|publisher=Darts Database|access-date=14 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114192128/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=2388&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=1&pg=1|archive-date=14 January 2015}} His appearance in the World Championship final earned him a debut at the Grand Slam of Darts where he topped Group B by beating Ronny Huybrechts and Terry Jenkins. In the last 16 Kim Huybrechts knocked Norris out 10–5.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1jzvgyhayocyt1po5xxjy2ekdt/title/singha-beer-grand-slam---wednesday | title=SINGHA Beer Grand Slam – Wednesday | publisher=PDC | access-date=14 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113030142/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1jzvgyhayocyt1po5xxjy2ekdt/title/singha-beer-grand-slam---wednesday | archive-date=13 November 2014 | url-status=dead }}
PDC career
After the culmination of the 2015 BDO World Championship, where Norris lost to Darryl Fitton in the second round after missing three match darts, Norris confirmed his intention to enter the PDC's Q School, ending a nine-year stint with the BDO. He stated that "I've done the BDO circuit for a long time and nothing seems to be changing quickly enough. I'm not getting any younger, so it’s the right time to give the PDC a go. I've spoken to them (BDO Events) on a number of occasions and they haven’t been able to give me straight answers, there’s nothing on paper in terms of new events and so on. It's the same story every year and sometimes a change is as good as a rest, so I'm going to give it a go with PDC".{{cite web | url=http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Darts-Alan-Norris-explains-BDO-s-lack-change/story-25842073-detail/story.html | title=Darts: Alan Norris explains BDO's lack of change prompted switch to join Gary Anderson and Phil Taylor in PDC | work=Western Gazette | access-date=14 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115230701/http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Darts-Alan-Norris-explains-BDO-s-lack-change/story-25842073-detail/story.html | archive-date=15 January 2015 | url-status=dead }}
Norris won a Tour Card on the first day of the event by beating Carl Abbiss 5–3 in the final qualifying round. He also threw a nine-dart finish earlier in the day during his fifth round victory over Jason Lovett.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1610974mk282h1q5haqlc3gk3w/title/pdc-qualifying-school-day-one | title=PDC Qualifying School Day One | publisher=PDC | access-date=14 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107062138/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1610974mk282h1q5haqlc3gk3w/title/pdc-qualifying-school-day-one | archive-date=7 January 2017 | url-status=dead }} Norris' first quarter-final appearance in the PDC came at the final UK Open Qualifier in February where he lost 6–1 to Phil Taylor.{{cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/i89br0owxpzb1pyxfwpj6ojiq/title/coral-uk-open-qualifier-six-updates|title=Terrific Taylor Takes Wigan Win|publisher=PDC|access-date=22 February 2015}} He entered the UK Open itself in the third round stage and lost 9–6 to Kyle Anderson.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1truam070qc5b1t604kkuc5p52/title/coral-uk-open-third-round | title=Coral UK Open Third Round | publisher=PDC | access-date=7 March 2015}}
In October, Norris claimed his first PDC title at the 18th Players Championship event by defeating Kim Huybrechts 6–1 in the final with an average of 108.06.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/12exsxnqkwu861cs4g3l4f34ig/title/players-championship-18-updates | title=Maiden PDC Crown For Norris in Dublin | publisher=PDC | access-date=4 October 2015}} He lost 6–3 to Peter Wright in the first round of the European Championship and beat Terry Jenkins 6–3 at the 2015 Players Championship Finals, but was then thrashed 10–3 by Adrian Lewis in the second round.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1w6i394p2lssw1aiwwp5ks1o2y/title/unibet-european-championship-day-one | title=Unibet European Championship Day One | publisher=PDC | access-date=31 October 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=6234 | title=2015 Players Championship Finals Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=2 December 2015 | archive-date=4 January 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104170958/https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=6234 | url-status=dead }}
Norris finished as the highest non-qualified player on the Pro Tour Order of Merit for the 2016 World Championship and on his debut in the event he knocked out sixth seed Robert Thornton 3–0 in sets.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/QualifyingList.aspx?EventKey=6236 | title=2016 PDC World Championship Qualifiers | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=2 December 2015 | archive-date=28 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228233838/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/QualifyingList.aspx?EventKey=6236 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1khsyfjfj5xma1lmjsdbklqlyk/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-five | title=William Hill World Championship Day Five | publisher=PDC | access-date=22 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325132242/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1khsyfjfj5xma1lmjsdbklqlyk/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-five | archive-date=25 March 2016 | url-status=dead }} His form continued as he scored 11 180s in a 4–1 win over Joe Murnan to meet Mark Webster in the third round, who he also defeated 4–1.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1cn65dc5zid2y1mw89l0sp4gt6/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-ten | title=William Hill World Championship Day Ten | publisher=PDC | access-date=29 December 2015}} Norris moved 3–1 up on Jelle Klaasen in the quarter-finals, before being pegged back to 3–3. He won the next set and then missed a dart at double 12 for a nine-dart finish. Norris threw for the match but would ultimately be defeated 5–4, losing the final five legs of the match.{{cite web | url=http://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/10116379/gary-anderson-reaches-world-darts-championship-semi-finals | title=Gary Anderson reaches World Darts Championship semi-finals | publisher=Sky Sports | access-date=1 January 2016}} He was ranked 37th on the Order of Merit afterwards, the highest of 2015's Q School graduates and was named best newcomer at the PDC Annual Awards Dinner.{{cite web|title=Order of Merit on 4 January 2016 |url=http://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit |publisher=PDC |access-date=24 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101145229/http://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit |archive-date=1 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/fhed84vmpq3p1iv3yr1x64eob/title/2016-pdc-annual-awards-dinner | title=Van Gerwen & Anderson Share Top Honour | publisher=PDC | access-date=24 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122150956/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/fhed84vmpq3p1iv3yr1x64eob/title/2016-pdc-annual-awards-dinner | archive-date=22 January 2016 | url-status=dead }} Norris lost 6–4 in the final of the second UK Open Qualifier to Michael van Gerwen.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1e0rsq61sc1y013gia8zv3l9ob/title/super-van-gerwen-wins-in-wigan | title=Super van Gerwen Wins in Wigan | publisher=PDC | access-date=6 February 2016}} He reached the fourth round of the main event, but lost 9–6 to Joe Cullen.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/hg0sbjhiwg9y12xt55yx5tan2/title/2016-coral-uk-open-day-two | title=2016 Coral UK Open Fourth Round | publisher=PDC | access-date=5 March 2016}} Norris qualified for his first World Matchplay and won the opening leg against Gary Anderson, but was defeated 10–1.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/world-matchplay/article/1q9k6h9o3qxpv1c2juaxujouiv/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-day-two | title=BetVictor World Matchplay Day Two | publisher=PDC | access-date=14 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024053954/http://www.pdc.tv/world-matchplay/article/1q9k6h9o3qxpv1c2juaxujouiv/title/betvictor-world-matchplay-day-two | archive-date=24 October 2016 | url-status=dead }} On his World Grand Prix debut he overcame Michael Smith 2–1 and was a leg away from knocking out Simon Whitlock in a deciding set, before the Australian won the match.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/j366k9zaw9za178qqzlk6o8al/title/unibet-world-grand-prix-day-four | title=Unibet World Grand Prix Day Four | publisher=PDC | access-date=14 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110015515/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/j366k9zaw9za178qqzlk6o8al/title/unibet-world-grand-prix-day-four | archive-date=10 November 2016 | url-status=dead }}
Norris won his first European Tour title by narrowly defeating Jelle Klaasen 6–5 in the final of the German Darts Championship.{{cite web | url=http://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/10620877/alan-chuck-norris-wins-german-darts-championship| title=Alan 'Chuck' Norris wins German Darts Championship| publisher=Sky Sports| access-date=14 December 2016}} The win gave him entry into the Grand Slam of Darts, but he failed to win any of his games to finish bottom of the group.{{cite web| url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=7462| title=2016 Grand Slam of Darts Results| publisher=Darts Database| access-date=14 December 2016| archive-date=3 January 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103190619/https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=7462| url-status=dead}} Norris earned £35,000 for throwing a nine-dart finish in his first round win over Michael Smith at the Players Championship Finals.{{cite web| url=http://www.pdc.tv/players-championship/article/u06g3io2msfo1qz90cxefibxu/title/cash-converters-pcf-day-one| title=Cash Converters PCF Day One| publisher=PDC| access-date=14 December 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220132837/http://www.pdc.tv/players-championship/article/u06g3io2msfo1qz90cxefibxu/title/cash-converters-pcf-day-one| archive-date=20 December 2016| url-status=dead}} He reached the third round, where he lost 10–5 to Darren Webster.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=7485| title=2016 Players Championship Finals Results| publisher=Darts Database| access-date=14 December 2016}}
In the first round of the 2017 World Championship, Norris overturned a 2–0 deficit against John Michael to win 3–2.{{cite web| url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/shrrowepc3io1nk4wgjhjz7x5/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-four| title=William Hill World Championship Day Four| publisher=PDC| access-date=18 December 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222175227/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/shrrowepc3io1nk4wgjhjz7x5/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-four| archive-date=22 December 2016| url-status=dead}} He lost the first 10 legs in the second round against Raymond van Barneveld and would lose 4–0.{{cite web| url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/4ud52hw4o2a21nktfqmh5pp4x/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-ten| title=William Hill World Championship Day Ten| publisher=PDC| access-date=27 December 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229031555/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/4ud52hw4o2a21nktfqmh5pp4x/title/william-hill-world-championship-day-ten| archive-date=29 December 2016| url-status=dead}} Norris was ranked 18th on the Order of Merit after the event.{{cite web|title=Order of Merit on 3 January 2017|url=http://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit|publisher=PDC|access-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103155349/http://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit|archive-date=3 January 2017}} Norris won his third PDC title by overcoming Peter Jacques 6–1 in the first Players Championship.{{cite web | url=http://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/10782671/alan-norris-wins-players-championship-one-in-barnsley|title=Alan Norris wins Players Championship One in Barnsley| publisher=Sky Sports| access-date=5 March 2017}}
He got to the quarter-finals of the 2017 UK Open with a 10–6 win over Michael Smith and survived two match darts from Kim Huybrechts to progress to the semi-finals 10–9. In another close match Norris was level with Gerwyn Price at 9–9 and missed three darts to take the 19th leg. Price won it by taking out 100 with two double tops and then broke Norris in the next leg to inflict an 11–9 defeat on him.{{cite web| url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1ntiix60isivt13p2t1tjf3i9x/title/coral-uk-open-finals-day| title=Coral UK Open Joy For Wright| publisher=PDC| access-date=5 March 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305091640/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1ntiix60isivt13p2t1tjf3i9x/title/coral-uk-open-finals-day| archive-date=5 March 2017| url-status=dead}}
World Championship results
=BDO=
- 2009: Second round (lost to Scott Waites 0–4)
- 2010: First round (lost to Robert Wagner 2–3)
- 2011: Second round (lost to Garry Thompson 2–4)
- 2012: Quarter-finals (lost to Christian Kist 1–5)
- 2013: Second round (lost to Wesley Harms 3–4)
- 2014: Runner-up (lost to Stephen Bunting 4–7)
- 2015: Second round (lost to Darryl Fitton 3–4)
=PDC=
- 2016: Quarter-finals (lost to Jelle Klaasen 4–5)
- 2017: Second round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0–4)
- 2018: Second round (lost to James Richardson 1–4)
- 2019: Third round (lost to Ryan Joyce 3–4)
Career finals
=BDO major finals: 2 (2 runners-up)=
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 2012 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Bunting | 0-5 (s) |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 2014 | BDO World Darts Championship | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Bunting | 4–7 (s) |
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| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 2016 |{{PDCFlag|Jelle Klaasen}} |6–5 (l) |
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Performance timeline
BDO
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Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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style="background:#efefef;" | World Championship
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#D8BFD8;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | |||||||||
style="background:#efefef;" | {{nowrap|Winmau World Masters}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|4R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|5R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|5R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|PDC | |||||||||
style="background:#efefef;" | Zuiderduin Masters
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; background:#d8bfd8;"|F | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|PDC | |||||||||
style="background:#efefef;" | World Trophy
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Not held | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|PDC |
PDC
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Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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style="background:#efefef;" | World Championship
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|BDO | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | ||||||
style="background:#efefef;" | Masters
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Did not qualify | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | ||||||
style="background:#efefef;" | UK Open
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|4R | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|4R | ||||||
style="background:#efefef;" | World Matchplay
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|BDO | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | ||||||
style="background:#efefef;" | World Grand Prix
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|BDO | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | ||||||
style="background:#efefef;" | European Championship
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|BDO | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | ||||||
style="background:#efefef;" | Grand Slam
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | ||||||
style="background:#efefef;" | {{nowrap|Players Championship Finals}}
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|BDO | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ |
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Nine-dart finishes
{{See also|Nine-dart finish}}
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|+ Alan Norris televised nine-dart finishes ! Date ! Opponent ! Tournament ! Method ! Prize |
25 November 2016
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | £35,000 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20191004120228/http://alannorris.eu/ Official website]
- [http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=2388 Profile and stats on Darts Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114192128/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=2388&organPd=All&tourns=All&plStat=1&pg=1 |date=14 January 2015 }}
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