Alan Warriner-Little
Alan Warriner-Little 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.
Darts career
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.
He joined the top players in the game when they separated from the BDO after that 1993 final.
Warriner-Little has a consistent record in the PDC World Darts Championship. He lost at the quarter-finals stage seven times and reached the semi-finals twice.
He also was runner-up at the World Matchplay in 1997 and 2000, as well as in the World Masters in 1998.
In October 2001, he won the World Grand Prix. In that tournament he also recorded the highest winning three-dart average in double-start format in his first round victory against Andy Jenkins 2–0 in sets. Three years later he was runner-up at the World Grand Prix.
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
Warriner was married to his first wife, Joanne, from 1987 to 1991, and married to his second wife, Kim, from 1991 to 2003. He married his third wife, Brenda Little, in the summer of 2005, and changed his name from Alan Warriner to Alan Warriner-Little. Warriner is a Manchester United supporter.World Championship results
Source:BDO
- 1989: Second Round
- 1990: First Round
- 1991: Quarter Final
- 1992: Quarter Final
- 1993: Final
PDC
- 1994: Quarter Final
- 1995: Group Stage
- 1996: Quarter Final
- 1997: Quarter Final
- 1998: Group Stage
- 1999: Semi Final
- 2000: Quarter Final
- 2001: Quarter Final
- 2002: Second Round
- 2003: Semi Final
- 2004: Quarter Final
- 2005: Third Round
- 2006: Quarter Final
- 2007: First Round
- 2008: Second Round
Career finals
BDO major finals
Warriner-Little appeared in three BDO major finals and has won one title.| Legend |
| World Championship |
| Winmau World Masters |
| British Matchplay |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner | 1. | 1990 | British Matchplay |  PDC major finals: 4 (1 title)
Performance timelineBDO
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