Neil Duff (born 22 July 1972) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who plays in

World Darts Federation The World Darts Federation (WDF) is a sport governing body and (along with the PDC) a tournament organiser for the game of darts. It was formed in 1974 by representatives of the original fourteen founding members. Membership is open to the nati ...

(WDF) events. He is the current

world champion, having won the

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and first Northern Irish player as number one in the WDF World Men's Ranking.

Career

Duff reached the Quarter-finals of the 2019 One80 World Masters after beating

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and

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, before losing to

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by 1–4 (s). Duff won the

, defeating

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in the final, becoming the first Northern Irish world darts champion.

World Championship performances

WDF

* 2022: Winner (beat

6–5) * 2023:

WSDT

* 2023: Quarter-finals (lost to Robert Thornton 1–3)

Career finals

WDF major finals: (1 title)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duff, Neil Living people 1972 births Darts players from Northern Ireland British Darts Organisation players WDF world darts champions