Ben Robb

Ben Robb
Personal information
Nickname	"Big Rig"
Born	(1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 36)[1] Rangiora, New Zealand
Home town	Canterbury, New Zealand
Darts information
Playing darts since	2008
Darts	24g One80
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Dangerous" by Royal Deluxe
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2018–2019
PDC	2019–
WDF	2018–
Current world ranking	(WDF) 6 1 (8 December 2024)[2] (PDC) 145 (3 January 2025)[3]
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 32: 2024
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 96: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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 2018 Seoul Men's singles 2018 Seoul Men's pairs 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

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

World Championship results

PDC

• 2020: First round (lost to Ron Meulenkamp 0–3)
• 2022: First round (lost to Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 1–3)
• 2023: First round (lost to Mickey Mansell 1–3)
• 2024: First round (lost to Richard Veenstra 0–3)
• 2025: First round (lost to Connor Scutt 0–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	1R	DNQ	1R	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

1. "Ben Robb". Mastercaller.com. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
2. "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
3. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
4. "Van Gerwen after completing whitewash win over Robb: 'I can't really complain'". Darts News. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
5. "2022 PDC Qualifying School final entries, exemptions & info confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

External links

• Player profile for Ben Robb from Dartsdatabase