Nathan Rafferty

Nathan Rafferty
Nathan Rafferty
Personal information
Nickname	"The Natural"
Born	17 January 2000 (age 24); Coalisland, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Home town	Coalisland, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since	2014
Darts	21g Legend darts
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"This Is the Life" by Amy Macdonald
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2016–
Current world ranking	127 1 (28 April 2024)
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 64: 2023
UK Open	Last 32: 2018
Grand Slam	Last 16: 2021
PC Finals	Last 64: 2022
Other tournament wins
PDC Challenge Tour	2021
PDC Development Tour	2018, 2019, 2021 (x2), 2022 (x5), 2023
Northern Ireland Open Youth	2014, 2015

Nathan Rafferty (born 17 January 2000) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career

Rafferty made his TV debut on the 2018 UK Open where beat Jason Mold in round 2, before defeating the defending champion Peter Wright in round 3, eventually losing to Robert Owen.

He has won four Development Tour titles, one in 2018 and 2019 and two in 2021. He has also won a Challenge Tour title.

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	DNP		DNQ				2R	DNQ
UK Open	DNP	4R	DNQ	3R	2R	1R	4R	1R
Grand Slam of Darts	DNQ				2R	RR	RR
Players Championship Finals	DNP		DNQ		DNP	1R	1R
Non-major televised events
PDC World Youth Championship	1R	RR	3R	QF	F	2R	3R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	-	131	134	174	115	76	70

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2019	EDO DNQ	GDC DNQ	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM DNQ	DDO DNQ	CDO DNP	ADC DNP	EDM DNP	IDO DNP	GDT DNP
2020	Did not play
2021	Did not play
2022	IDO DNP	GDC 1R	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG 3R	DDC DNQ	EDM DNQ	HDT 1R	GDO DNQ	BDO DNQ	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	DDC DNQ	BDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDO DNQ	HDT 2R	GDC DNQ
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	ADO	BSD	DDC	EDO	GDC	FDT	HDT	SDT	CDO

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	NYF	Not yet founded

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