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Ben Robb

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Ben Robb
Personal information
Nickname"Big Rig"
Born (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 36)[1]
Rangiora, New Zealand
Home townCanterbury, New Zealand
Darts information
Playing darts since2008
Darts24g One80
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Dangerous" by Royal Deluxe
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2018–2019
PDC2019–
WDF2018–
Current world ranking(WDF) 8 Increase 2 (14 November 2023)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 32: 2024
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 96: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Other tournament wins
Taranaki Open 2022
South Island Masters 2019, 2021, 2023
North Island Masters 2021
John Wilkie Memorial 2021
New Zealand Masters 2023

DPA Pro Tour

DPA Pro Tour (Barooga) 2019
DPA Pro Tour (Brisbane) 2019, 2020

DPNZ Pro Tour

DPNZ Pro Tour (Auckland) 2022 (x2), 2024
DPNZ Pro Tour (Christchurch) 2022 (x2), 2023 (x2)
DPNZ Pro Tour (Dunedin) 2022, 2023, 2024
DPNZ Pro Tour (Hamilton) 2023
DPNZ Pro Tour (Nelson) 2023 (x2)
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing  New Zealand
WDF Asia-Pacific Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Seoul Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Seoul Men's pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Seoul Team event

Ben Robb (born 24 October 1988) is a New Zealand professional darts player who currently plays in the events of Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

Career

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Robb made his television debut in the 2018 Auckland Darts Masters, but lost to Simon Whitlock of Australia.

Robb subsequently competed in the 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters, losing in the first round to Michael van Gerwen 6–0.[3]

In the 2019 New Zealand Darts Masters, he beat Whitlock 6–4 before losing to Rob Cross in the quarter-finals. In January 2022 Robb participated in the PDC Qualifying School without success.[4]

World Championship results

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PDC

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Performance timeline

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Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Cup of Darts DNQ DNP 2R RR RR
WDF Major events
World Masters DNQ 4R

References

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  1. ^ "Ben Robb". Mastercaller.com. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Van Gerwen after completing whitewash win over Robb: 'I can't really complain'". Darts News. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ "2022 PDC Qualifying School final entries, exemptions & info confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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