Alan Warriner-Little

Alan Warriner-Little (born Warriner; 24 March 1962) is an English former professional darts player. Nicknamed The Iceman, he is a former World Grand Prix champion and a former runner-up at the World Professional Darts Championship.^[1]

Alan Warriner-Little
Personal information
Nickname	The Iceman Wozza
Born	(1962-03-24) 24 March 1962 (age 63) Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Home town	Maryport, Cumbria, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1989
Darts	22g RedDragon
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Cold as Ice" by Foreigner
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1985–1993
PDC	1993–2009 (Founding Member)
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Runner Up: 1993
World Masters	Runner Up: 1998
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Semi Final: 1999, 2003
World Matchplay	Runner Up: 1997, 2000
World Grand Prix	Winner (1): 2001
UK Open	Quarter Final: 2004
WSDT major events – best performances
World Championship	Last 24: 2022
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Atlantic City Open Belgium Open Boston Pro British Open British Pentathlon Cleveland Darts Extraveganza Dutch Open England Open Finnish Open German Open Isle of Man Open Jersey Festival of Darts North American Open PDC Eastbourne Open PDC Scottish Masters WDC UK Matchplay Witch City Open	1996 1989, 1990 2000 1990 1988 1999 1989, 1993, 1998 1998 1993 1998 1986 2000 1992 2002 1997 1995 2000
Other achievements
PDC World Number 1 BDO World Number 1 WDF World Number 1

Darts career

Before coming to prominence as a darts professional, Warriner-Little appeared as a contestant in a 1987 edition of the ITV gameshow Bullseye whilst working as a State Enrolled Nurse on Ward 13 Upper at Lancaster Moor Hospital. He scored 257 the following year when he was invited back to throw for charity.

He made his World Championship debut in 1989, losing a second-round match to Jocky Wilson in a sudden death leg, after missing 8 match darts, with Wilson going on to win the tournament for his second World Championship. Warriner reached the quarter-finals in 1991 and 1992, before reaching his first World Final in 1993 – but he lost 3–6 to John Lowe. This form took him to the top of the world rankings. ^{[citation needed]}

He joined the top players in the game when they separated from the BDO after that 1993 final.

He has a consistent record in the PDC World Championship – reaching the quarter-finals seven times (1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006) and the semi-finals twice (1999 and 2003).

He won the 2001 World Grand Prix and also recorded the highest 3-dart average with a double start (106.45) which he did in the first round of that tournament.^[2] As well as that he was runner-up in this event in 2004. He also was runner-up in the World Matchplay in 1997 and 2000, as well as in the World Masters in 1998.^[3] As at 2023 Warriner is currently still active in darts as a commentator for English broadcaster ITV and as chairman of the players' union PDPA.

Personal life

Warriner was married to his first wife, Joanne, from 1987 to 1991, and married to his second wife, Kim, from 1991 to 2003.^[4] He married his third wife, Brenda Little, in the summer of 2005, and changed his name from Alan Warriner to Alan Warriner-Little.^[5] Warriner is a Manchester United supporter.^[6]

World Championship results

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BDO

• 1989: Second Round (lost to Jocky Wilson 2–3) (sets)
• 1990: First Round (lost to Mike Gregory 0–3)
• 1991: Quarter Final (lost to Bob Anderson 3–4)
• 1992: Quarter Final (lost to Kevin Kenny 0–4)
• 1993: Final (lost to John Lowe 3–6)

PDC

• 1994: Quarter Final (lost to Steve Brown 3–4)
• 1995: Group Stage (finished second in Group 4 behind Dennis Smith)
• 1996: Quarter Final (lost to Dennis Priestley 1–4)
• 1997: Quarter Final (lost to Eric Bristow 3–5)
• 1998: Group Stage (finished bottom in Group 8)
• 1999: Semi Final (lost to Phil Taylor 3–5)
• 2000: Quarter Final (lost to Phil Taylor 0–5)
• 2001: Quarter Final (lost to John Part 1–4)
• 2002: Second Round (lost to Colin Lloyd 4–6)
• 2003: Semi Final (lost to Phil Taylor 1–6)
• 2004: Quarter Final (lost to Phil Taylor 1–5)
• 2005: Third Round (lost to Paul Williams 1–4)
• 2006: Quarter Final (lost to Wayne Mardle 0–5)
• 2007: First Round (lost to Alan Tabern 0–3)
• 2008: Second Round (lost to Peter Manley 1–4)

Performance timeline

Tournament	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
BDO World Championship	L16	L32	QF	QF	RU	No longer a BDO Member
Winmau World Masters	L16	L16	QF	SF	DNP					RU	L32	DNP
PDC World Championship	NYF					QF	L24G	QF	QF	L24G	SF	QF	QF	L16	SF	QF	L32	QF	L64	L32
World Matchplay	NYF					L16	L16	QF	RU	L16	L16	RU	L16	L16	QF	L16	L32	L32	L32	DNP
World Grand Prix	NYF									L16	L16G	QF	W	L32	QF	RU	L32	L32	DNP
Las Vegas Desert Classic	Not held													L16	QF	L16	L32	DNP
UK Open	Not held														L64	QF	L96	L64	L96	L64

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	RU	Runner-up	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			NYF	Not yet founded