36 Facts About Ronnie Baxter

Ronnie Baxter was born on 5 February 1961 and is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Ronnie Baxter used the nickname "The Rocket" for his matches.

Ronnie Baxter played on the North American circuit during the 1980s and when he participated in the British Darts Organisation he had a consistent record for reaching the final stages of their Open events.

Ronnie Baxter made his World Championship debut in 1991 and won his debut match against Bruno Raes, but lost in the second round to Jocky Wilson.

Ronnie Baxter lost in the first round to the eventual champion John Part.

Ronnie Baxter was seeded seventh for the 1997 World Championship but lost in the second round to Mervyn King.

Ronnie Baxter made his final appearance at the Lakeside Country Club in 2001 when he lost in the quarter-final against Wayne Mardle.

Ronnie Baxter made many appearances as an England international, winning five WDF World Cups and five WDF Europe Cups.

Ronnie Baxter played in ten British Internationals, winning all ten of them.

Ronnie Baxter moved to the PDC in 2001, and showed early glimpses of the form he showed in the BDO.

In 2006 and 2007, Ronnie Baxter surprisingly exited in the first round.

Ronnie Baxter did reach the final of 1998 World Matchplay whilst still a BDO player.

Ronnie Baxter reached the final of the 2002 Las Vegas Desert Classic, losing to Phil Taylor.

Ronnie Baxter has won a regional final of the UK Open and a PDPA Players Championship, but despite a career which has shown great potential he is yet to clinch a major televised tournament success.

Ronnie Baxter has thrown four competitive nine-dart finishes in a qualifying round or tournament, the latest being in the 2008 Desert Classic.

Ronnie Baxter then beat Denis Ovens in the second round.

In July 2009 Ronnie Baxter competed in the World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

Ronnie Baxter narrowly defeated Jelle Klaasen and Alan Tabern in the first two rounds, before taking on James Wade in the quarter-finals.

The World Grand Prix in Dublin in October 2009 saw Ronnie Baxter's poor run in the competition continue as he was defeated by Steve Beaton in the opening round.

However, Ronnie Baxter's performance was sufficient to lift him to sixth in the World Rankings, earning him automatic qualification into the 2010 Premier League.

Ronnie Baxter was unfancied going into the tournament, but played surprisingly well, spending the majority of the season in the top four places of the table.

Ronnie Baxter ended the tournament in fifth place, level on points with the fourth-placed Mervyn King.

Ronnie Baxter continued his form by reaching the final of the ninth Players Championship after beating Simon Whitlock in the quarter-finals and Lewis in the semis.

Ronnie Baxter beat Chisnall in the first round, PDC newcomer Dean Winstanley in the second round and Justin Pipe in the quarter-final to reach his first hometown championship semi-final since 2009.

Ronnie Baxter finished 6th in the Winners Group, as he won three of his seven league matches, missing out on the play-offs by way of leg difference.

Ronnie Baxter won the first two legs of the deciding set to be one leg away from the last 16 Painter won four straight legs to send Baxter out.

Ronnie Baxter's consistent play in the eight UK Open Qualifiers in the early part of 2013, where he was a losing quarter-finalist three times and a losing semi-finalist once, saw him placed ninth on the UK Open Order of Merit.

Ronnie Baxter forced a last leg decider and missed one dart for the match to allow the Dutchman in to hit double eight for the win.

Ronnie Baxter was knocked out in the first round of the three remaining major events he qualified for during the rest of 2014 and reached the quarter-finals of five Players Championship events, but could never advance beyond that stage.

Ronnie Baxter failed to qualify for the World Matchplay this year ending a run of 17 straight appearances in the event.

Ronnie Baxter dropped out of the top 32 on the Order of Merit in 2015 which meant he failed to qualify for the 2016 World Championship.

Ronnie Baxter's run of missed major events continued as he failed to qualify for the UK Open for the first time after he had played in every other edition since it started in 2003.

Ronnie Baxter was placed 73rd on the Order of Merit after 2017 World Championship and played in Q School in an attempt to win his spot back on tour.

Ronnie Baxter struggled in 2017 and a Last 32 at the UK Open and qualifying for the German Darts Masters were scarce highlights.

Ronnie Baxter scaled down in 2018 and only entered twelve of the twenty-two Player Championships events.

Ronnie Baxter was ranked well outside the top 64 at the end of 2018 and lost his Tour Card ahead of the World Championship.