Rick Ney

Ricky Ney (May 21, 1961 – April 9, 2017) was an American professional darts player who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.

Rick Ney
Personal information
BornMay 21, 1961
United States
DiedApril 9, 2017
United States
Darts information
Playing darts since1975
Darts22g Hammerhead Darts
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1983–1999
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi-Final: 1988
World MastersLast 64: 1988
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
WDF World Cup Team
Virginia Beach Classic
Witch City Open
1985
1990
1991
Updated on 2 February 2019.

Career

Ney reached the final of the prestigious News of the World Darts Championship in 1986 losing to Bobby George. He made four appearances in the World Professional Darts Championship – with his best result coming in 1988 when he lost to Bob Anderson in the semi-finals. He became only the third player from outside the United Kingdom to reach the last four of the World Championship in the ten-year history of the tournament.

All his World Championship defeats came at the hands of some legends of darts – including two losses to five-times world champion, Eric Bristow.

Ney quit on the BDO in December 1999.

He died on the April 9, 2017.[1]

World Championship results

BDO

Career finals

Independent major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1986 News of the World Championship Bobby George 0–2 (s)

References


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