Andrew Gilding
Andrew Gilding | |||
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![]() Gilding in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
Nickname | "Goldfinger" | ||
Born | (1970-12-07) 7 December 1970 (age 53) Earsham, Norfolk, England | ||
Home town | Bungay, Suffolk, England | ||
Darts information | |||
Playing darts since | 1990 | ||
Darts | 25 g Cosmo Goldfinger | ||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||
Walk-on music | "Gold" by Spandau Ballet | ||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
BDO | 2010–2011 | ||
PDC | 2012– (Tour Card: 2012–2018, 2021-) | ||
Current world ranking | 19 ![]() | ||
WDF major events – best performances | |||
World Masters | Last 16: 2011 | ||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||
World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2016, 2017 | ||
World Matchplay | Quarter Final: 2024 | ||
World Grand Prix | Quarter Final: 2023 | ||
UK Open | Winner (1): 2023 | ||
Grand Slam | Last 16: 2023 | ||
European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2022, 2023 | ||
PC Finals | Last 32: 2014, 2022 | ||
Masters | Last 24: 2024 | ||
Other tournament wins | |||
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Andrew Gilding (born 7 December 1970) is an English professional darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He made his television debut in 2011. He won his maiden televised title at the 2023 UK Open, and became the oldest man to win a major TV title in a debut PDC final appearance.
Career
A former butcher and factory worker, Gilding made his television debut at the 2011 UK Open at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton as a pub qualifier. He defeated Brendan Dolan, Matt Clark, Andy Hamilton before losing 9–2 to Mark Hylton in the last 32 earning himself £2,000 in the process.
Gilding's best result of 2012 was getting to the quarter-finals at the UK Open Qualifier 7 at the NIA Community Hall, Birmingham defeating Joe Cullen, Scott Rand, Mark Hylton and Simon Whitlock before losing 6–3 to Kevin Painter.[2][3] He headed into 2013 ranked world number 73.[4] Gilding failed to qualify for the 2013 UK Open as he finished 142nd on the Order of Merit, outside of the top 96 who claimed their places.[5] In October, he reached his first semi-final in a PDC ranking event at the tenth Players Championship of the year. Gilding saw off the likes of Dave Chisnall and 2008 BDO World Championship winner Mark Webster before losing 6–2 to five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld.[6] However, at the end of the year his tour card status expired and Gilding was ranked 78th in the world, outside the top 64 who remain on the tour.[7] He entered Q School in an attempt to regain his place and was successful on the first day by beating Jamie Bain 5–0 in his last match.[8]
2014
Gilding reached his first career PDC final at the second UK Open Qualifier, beating the likes of Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade and Phil Taylor to face reigning BDO World Champion Stephen Bunting. He lost 6–5 in a thrilling final but earned £5,000 which saw him qualify for the UK Open.[9] He entered the tournament in the third round and received a bye as Wes Newton withdrew, before being defeated 9–4 by Kevin Painter.[10] He reached his second PDC final just a month later at the first Players Championship in Barnsley. He defeated Jamie Caven, Jelle Klaasen, Michael Smith, Darren Webster and James Wade before he lost 6–5 to Gary Anderson despite averaging a superb 107.70.[11]
Gilding's performances on the Pro Tour during 2014 saw him make his debut at the World Matchplay, where he was whitewashed 10–0 by Adrian Lewis.[12] He also played in the World Grand Prix for the first time and beat Darren Webster 2–0 (sets) in the first round.[13] Gilding faced 11-time winner of the event Phil Taylor in the next round and won the first set, but went on to be defeated 3–1.[14] At the Players Championship Finals he was beaten 6–3 by Mervyn King in the first round.[15]
2015
Gilding earned £25,000 on the Pro Tour Order of Merit during 2014 to be the highest non-qualified player for the 2015 World Championship.[16] He made his debut in the event against Robert Thornton and could only win two legs during the match in a 3–0 loss.[17] His good year saw him start 2015 ranked world number 38, an increase of 40 places from 12 month ago.[18] A semi-final defeat in the fourth qualifier saw Gilding enter the UK Open at the third round stage and he whitewashed Kevin Painter 9–0.[19] Further victories over Jelle Klaasen (9–5) and James Wade (9–6) followed as he reached the quarter-finals of a major event for the first time in his career.[20] Gilding faced Austria's Mensur Suljović and beat him 10–8 to set up a semi-final with world number one Michael van Gerwen.[21] Gilding played the match of his career to date as he averaged 108.37, hit 10 180s and a 10 darter, but it wasn't quite enough to progress to the final as his tournament ended with a 10–8 loss. The £17,000 in prize money he earned saw him achieve his year's goal of breaking into the top 32 on the Order of Merit.[22]
Gilding won his first match at the World Matchplay by holding on from 7–2 ahead of Mervyn King to triumph 10–8.[23] He lost 13–7 to Peter Wright in the second round.[24] Gilding could only win one leg in the first round of the World Grand Prix during a 2–0 set defeat against Simon Whitlock.[25]
2016
After whitewashing Gerwyn Price 3–0 in the first round of the 2016 World Championship, Gilding lost 4–0 to Adrian Lewis picking up just two legs in the process.[26] He was beaten 6–5 by Ryan de Vreede in the second round of the UK Open.[27] Gilding reached the semi-finals of the 10th Players Championship which included a 6–0 thrashing of Jelle Klaasen, but he suffered a 6–0 loss to Dave Chisnall.[28] He qualified for the Players Championship Finals and was edged out 6–5 by Vincent van der Voort.[29]
2017
Gilding was 2–0 down in sets to John Henderson in the opening round of the 2017 World Championship, but rallied to draw level at 2–2. He survived one match dart from Henderson in the deciding set and it would go to a sudden-death leg. Gilding won the bull to throw first and took out a 75 finish to progress.[30] He lost all four sets by three legs to one in the second round against reigning champion Gary Anderson.[31]
2018
Gilding missed out on 2018 PDC World Darts Championship and that sent him down the rankings. He was seeded to the second round of 2018 UK Open, but was not able to win a single leg against Gabriel Clemens, who just gained his Tour card. Throughout the year, Gilding struggled on Players Championship tournaments and he was falling out of top 64. He qualified for two European Tour events – PDC German Darts Championship (and made it to the second round) and PDC European Darts Trophy (where he lost in the first round).
In November he qualified for 2018 Grand Slam of Darts, where he finished last in his round robin group, after losing to Gerwyn Price and Simon Whitlock, his only win came in the last match against Glen Durrant.
After failing to qualify for the last year's tournament, Gilding secured his sport on 2018 Players Championship Finals as 43rd seed. Again he was eliminated by Gabriel Clemens in the first round.
Despite playing on two major events at the end of the year, Gilding did not qualify for 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, fell out of top 64 and lost his Tour card.
2019
Gilding went immediately to UK Q-school trying to get his Tour card back. He made it to last 16 on the third day, but failed in other three tournaments and did not retain the card.
He started well on PDC Challenge Tour and after making it to quarterfinals and semifinals he was placed high in the rankings of this tour. That gave him a chance to be a substitute for the first two tournaments of PDPA Players Championship. Gilding made an appearance there and placed in last 16 in the first tournament.
Gilding used his chance in European tour qualifications and qualified for three events – PDC German Darts Championship, PDC Austrian Darts Open and PDC Czech Open (where placed in last 16). Despite playing on many PDPA Players Championship tournaments throughout the year and three European Tour events, he was not able to break through into top 64 of PDC Order of Merit nor top 2 of Challenge Tour.
2020
Gilding was not successful in UK Q-school for the second time, his best result was last 32 on the second day.
He again started well on PDC Challenge Tour, playing the final on the second tournament. This gave him another chance on PDPA Players Championship and also on PDC Summer Series.
2021
On his third attempt to regain the Tour card, Gilding was successful via Q-school Order of Merit. He placed 2nd overall after consistent results throughout all four days of Final Stage, into which he received automatic spot after finishing in the Top 16 of the 2020 PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit.[32] Gilding featured in the UK Open for the first time since 2018, and was eliminated in the 3rd round.
2022
Andrew Gilding reached the final of the 2022 Belgian Darts Open losing to Dave Chisnall 6–8 in legs. This marked a serious upturn of form for Gilding.
2023
At the 2023 UK Open, Gilding reached a first televised final and won his first PDC major title, surviving a match dart to defeat Michael van Gerwen 11–10.[33] The £110,000 received in prize money saw him rise up to 25th in the world having been 41st prior to the weekend.
At the 2023 World Grand Prix, Gilding reached the quarter-finals for the first time. He won his first two games before losing to Michael Smith 3–0.
2024
At the 2024 UK Open Gilding defeated Josh Payne 10–7 in the fourth round but lost 10–1 to Peter Wright in the fifth round.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2015: First round (lost to Robert Thornton 0–3)
- 2016: Second round (lost to Adrian Lewis 0–4)
- 2017: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 0–4)
- 2023: Second round (lost to Dave Chisnall 1–3)
- 2024: Second round (lost to Luke Littler 1–3)
Performance timeline
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||
World Championship | DNQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | DNQ | 2R | 2R | ||||||||
Masters | DNQ | 1R | |||||||||||||
UK Open | 4R | 2R | DNQ | 4R | SF | 2R | 3R | 2R | DNQ | 3R | 2R | W | 5R | ||
World Matchplay | DNQ | 1R | 2R | DNQ | 1R | 1R | QF | ||||||||
World Grand Prix | DNQ | 2R | 1R | DNQ | 1R | QF | |||||||||
European Championship | DNQ | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||
Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | RR | DNQ | 2R | |||||||||||
Players Championship Finals | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 2R | 1R | ||||||
WDF Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||
World Masters | 6R | No longer a BDO Member | |||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking (PDC) | - | 107 | 80 | 38 | 25 | 33 | 57 | 78 | 123 | 146 | 122 | 41 | 18 |
PDC European Tour
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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2012 | ADO DNQ | GDC DNQ | EDO DNQ | GDM 1R | DDM DNQ | ||||||||
2013 | UKM DNQ | EDT DNQ | EDO DNQ | ADO DNQ | GDT DNP | GDC DNQ | GDM DNQ | DDM 1R | |||||
2014 | GDC DNQ | DDM DNQ | GDM 3R | ADO 2R | GDT DNQ | EDO DNQ | EDG 2R | EDT 2R | |||||
2015 | GDC DNQ | GDT 1R | GDM 3R | DDM DNQ | IDO DNQ | EDO 1R | EDT DNQ | EDM DNQ | EDG DNQ | ||||
2016 | DDM DNQ | GDM 1R | GDT DNQ | EDM 1R | ADO DNQ | EDO DNQ | IDO DNQ | EDT DNQ | EDG DNQ | GDC DNQ | |||
2017 | GDC DNQ | GDM 1R | GDO DNQ | EDG DNQ | GDT DNQ | EDM DNQ | ADO DNQ | EDO DNQ | DDM DNQ | GDG 1R | IDO DNQ | EDT DNQ | |
2018 | EDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | GDO DNQ | ADO DNQ | EDG DNQ | DDM DNP | GDT DNQ | DDO DNQ | EDM DNQ | GDC 2R | DDC DNQ | IDO DNQ | EDT 1R |
2019 | EDO DNQ | GDC 2R | GDG DNQ | GDO DNQ | ADO 1R | EDG DNP | DDM DNQ | DDO DNQ | CDO 3R | ADC DNQ | EDM DNQ | IDO DNQ | GDT DNP |
2020 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
2021 | HDT DNQ | GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
2022 | IDO DNQ | GDC DNQ | GDG DNQ | ADO DNQ | EDO 2R | CDO DNQ | EDG 3R | DDC SF | EDM DNQ | HDT DNQ | GDO DNQ | BDO F | GDT DNQ |
2023 | BSD DNQ | EDO DNQ | IDO 2R | GDG QF | ADO 3R | DDC 3R | BDO 2R | CDO 3R | EDG 2R | EDM 2R | GDO QF | HDT 1R | GDC DNQ |
2024 | BDO 1R | GDG 1R | IDO 1R | EDG 1R | ADO 2R | BSD 3R | DDC 2R | EDO 1R | GDC | FDT | HDT | SDT | CDO |
PDC Players Championships
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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2012 | ALI DNP | ALI DNP | REA 1R | REA 2R | CRA 3R | CRA 1R | BIR 3R | BIR 1R | CRA 2R | CRA 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | DUB 2R | DUB 1R | KIL 2R | KIL 3R | CRA 1R | CRA 2R | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | ||||||||||
2013 | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | WIG DNP | WIG DNP | CRA 1R | CRA 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | DUB 1R | DUB SF | KIL 2R | KIL 1R | WIG 1R | WIG QF | BAR 2R | BAR 3R | ||||||||||||||
2014 | BAR F | BAR 1R | CRA 1R | CRA 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 4R | WIG 1R | WIG QF | CRA 1R | CRA 4R | COV 1R | COV 1R | CRA 1R | CRA 2R | DUB QF | DUB 3R | CRA 1R | CRA 4R | COV 3R | COV 2R | ||||||||||
2015 | BAR 1R | BAR SF | BAR 3R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | COV 2R | COV 1R | COV 2R | CRA 2R | CRA QF | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | WIG SF | WIG 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | DUB 2R | DUB 1R | COV 3R | COV 2R | ||||||||||
2016 | BAR 1R | BAR QF | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 3R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | COV 2R | COV 4R | BAR SF | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | DUB 3R | DUB 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | ||||||||||
2017 | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | MIL 3R | MIL 1R | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | WIG 4R | WIG 2R | MIL 2R | MIL 1R | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | DUB QF | DUB 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | ||||||||
2018 | BAR 2R | BAR DNP | BAR 2R | BAR 3R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | MIL DNP | MIL 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 4R | BAR 4R | BAR 2R | DUB SF | DUB 4R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | ||||||||
2019 [nb 1] | WIG 4R | WIG 1R | WIG DNP | WIG DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | WIG DNP | WIG DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | HIL 2R | HIL 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | DUB 1R | DUB 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R |
2020 [nb 1] | BAR DNP | BAR DNP | WIG DNP | WIG 3R | WIG 1R | WIG DNP | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 3R | MIL 2R | MIL 1R | NIE 2R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 2R | NIE 2R | COV DNP | COV DNP | COV DNP | COV DNP | COV DNP | |||||||
2021 | BOL 1R | BOL 1R | BOL 1R | BOL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | NIE 2R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 2R | MIL 2R | COV 1R | COV 1R | COV 1R | COV 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R |
2022 | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | BAR 3R | BAR 3R | NIE DNP | NIE DNP | BAR F | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 3R | WIG 4R | WIG 2R | NIE QF | NIE 1R | BAR QF | BAR F | BAR 4R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 4R |
2023 | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR QF | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | HIL 2R | HIL 1R | WIG 1R | WIG 4R | LEI 2R | LEI SF | HIL 2R | HIL QF | LEI 3R | LEI QF | HIL QF | HIL 4R | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 4R | BAR 4R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R |
2024 | WIG 3R | WIG 2R | LEI 2R | LEI 1R | HIL 1R | HIL 2R | LEI 2R | LEI QF | HIL 4R | HIL 3R | HIL 2R | HIL 1R | MIL QF | MIL 1R | MIL 3R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | MIL | MIL | WIG | WIG | MIL | MIL | WIG | WIG | WIG | WIG | WIG | LEI | LEI |
- ^ a b Not a Tour card holder
Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. | Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round | DQ | Disqualified |
DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded |
PDC Major finals: 1 (1 title)
Legend |
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UK Open (1–0) |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] | Ref. |
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Winner | 1. | 2023 | UK Open | ![]() | 11–10 (l) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
References
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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- ^ "2012 UK Open Qualifier Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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- ^ "Barney Claims Dublin ProTour Title". PDC. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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- ^ "2014 PDC Qualifying School Day One". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
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- ^ "2014 PDC World Championship Qualifiers". Darts Database. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Order of Merit on 5 January 2015". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Coral UK Open Third Round". PDC. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Coral UK Open Fifth Round". PDC. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Coral UK Open Quarter-Finals". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Mighty Mike's Minehead Glory". PDC. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "BetVictor World Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "2015 World Matchplay Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "2015 World Grand Prix Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Ten". PDC. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Chisnall Wins Players Championship Ten". PDC. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Players Championship Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Nine". PDC. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Mitchell, Baggish, Gilding and Shepherd among UK Q-School Tour Card winners". 17 February 2021.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (5 March 2023). "Gilding stuns Van Gerwen to clinch Cazoo UK Open glory". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
External links
- Andrew Gilding player profile at Darts Orakel
- Official Website
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