Scotland
Robert Thornton
“The Thorn”
Career prize money (PDC)
£1,212,815（≈$1,627,000）
Age
59
Home town
Saltcoats
Darts
Red Dragon 26g
Walk-on
500 miles - The Proclaimers
Started playing
1992
Throws
Right
Season record
51
Events
0
Titles
45–48
W–L
51
Finals
48.4%
Win %
89.09
Average
※ Average of 76 of 93 matches. The 4 matches at televised events are not included (no public data).
25 Nov
Mon
World Championship Qualifier
Wigan
Last 24
4 Nov
Mon
Grand Slam of Darts Qualifier
Wigan
Last 64
16 Oct
Wed
World Series of Darts Finals Qualifier
Barnsley
Last 128
15 Oct
Tue
Players Championship 30
Barnsley
Last 128
14 Oct
Mon
Players Championship 29
Barnsley
Last 128
5 Oct
Sat
Players Championship 28
Dublin
Last 128
4 Oct
Fri
Players Championship 27
Dublin
Last 128
27 Sep
Fri
European Tour 13 - Gibraltar Darts Trophy
Gibraltar
First Round
£1,000
22 Sep
Sun
Players Championship 26
Barnsley
Last 128
21 Sep
Sat
Players Championship 25
Barnsley
Last 128
20 Sep
Fri
European Tour 13 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Barnsley
Last 36
11 Sep
Wed
Players Championship 24
Barnsley
Last 128
10 Sep
Tue
Players Championship 23
Barnsley
Last 128
6 Sep
Fri
European Tour 11 - European Darts Matchplay
Mannheim
First Round
£1,000
4 Aug
Sun
Players Championship 22
Hildesheim
Last 128
3 Aug
Sat
Players Championship 21
Hildesheim
Last 128
2 Aug
Fri
European Tour 12 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Hildesheim
Last 36
2 Aug
Fri
European Tour 11 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Hildesheim
Last 36
17 Jul
Wed
Players Championship 20
Barnsley
Last 128
16 Jul
Tue
Players Championship 19
Barnsley
Last 128
28 Jun
Fri
European Tour 9 - Czech Darts Open
Prague
First Round
£1,000
23 Jun
Sun
Players Championship 18
Wigan
Last 128
22 Jun
Sat
Players Championship 17
Wigan
Last 128
21 Jun
Fri
European Tour 10 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Wigan
Last 72
21 Jun
Fri
European Tour 9 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Wigan
Last 36
19 May
Sun
Players Championship 16
Barnsley
Last 128
18 May
Sat
Players Championship 15
Barnsley
Last 128
17 May
Fri
European Tour 8 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Barnsley
Last 72
17 May
Fri
European Tour 7 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Barnsley
Last 72
1 May
Wed
Players Championship 14
Barnsley
Last 128
30 Apr
Tue
Players Championship 13
Barnsley
Last 128
14 Apr
Sun
Players Championship 12
Barnsley
Last 128
13 Apr
Sat
Players Championship 11
Barnsley
Last 128
12 Apr
Fri
European Tour 6 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Barnsley
Last 36
12 Apr
Fri
European Tour 5 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Barnsley
Last 72
7 Apr
Sun
Players Championship 10
Barnsley
Last 128
6 Apr
Sat
Players Championship 9
Barnsley
Last 128
29 Mar
Fri
European Tour 2 - German Darts Championship
Hildesheim
First Round
£1,000
17 Mar
Sun
Players Championship 8
Wigan
Last 128
16 Mar
Sat
Players Championship 7
Wigan
Last 128
15 Mar
Fri
European Tour 4 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Wigan
Last 36
15 Mar
Fri
European Tour 3 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Wigan
Last 72
1 Mar
Fri
Ladbrokes UK Open Finals
Minehead
Last 96
£1,000
24 Feb
Sun
Players Championship 6
Barnsley
Last 128
23 Feb
Sat
Players Championship 5
Barnsley
Last 128
22 Feb
Fri
European Tour 2 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Barnsley
Last 36
22 Feb
Fri
European Tour 1 - UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Barnsley
Last 36
17 Feb
Sun
Players Championship 4
Wigan
Last 128
16 Feb
Sat
Players Championship 3
Wigan
Last 128
10 Feb
Sun
Players Championship 2
Wigan
Last 128
9 Feb
Sat
Players Championship 1
Wigan
Last 128
Amounts are per-round prize money; winner prizes are not in the official data. Premier League and World Series use points.
Career by season
| Season | Matches | W–L | Win % | Average | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 3–5 | 37.5% | 80.02 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 11–13 | 45.8% | 83.01 | 0 |
| 2022 | 64 | 45–19 | 70.3% | 87.52 | 0 |
| 2021 | 73 | 45–28 | 61.6% | 88.77 | 0 |
| 2020 | 52 | 19–33 | 36.5% | 88.79 | 0 |
| 2019 | 93 | 45–48 | 48.4% | 89.09 | 0 |
| 2018 | 70 | 35–35 | 50.0% | – | 0 |
| 2017 | 80 | 49–31 | 61.3% | – | 0 |
| 2016 | 87 | 36–51 | 41.4% | – | 0 |
| 2015 | 97 | 62–35 | 63.9% | – | 0 |
| 2014 | 123 | 81–42 | 65.9% | – | 0 |
| 2013 | 154 | 107–47 | 69.5% | – | 0 |
| 2012 | 161 | 112–49 | 69.6% | – | 0 |
| 2011 | 105 | 66–39 | 62.9% | – | 0 |
| 2010 | 135 | 81–54 | 60.0% | – | 0 |
| 2009 | 110 | 79–31 | 71.8% | – | 0 |
| 2008 | 94 | 67–27 | 71.3% | – | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0–2 | 0.0% | – | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 5–1 | 83.3% | – | 0 |
Averages cover matches from 2019 at non-televised events (televised events have no public data). Sources: results PDC official, averages DartConnect