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.

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 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 eight match darts, with Wilson going on to win the tournament. 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.

Warriner-Little had a consistent record in the PDC World Darts Championship. He lost at the quarter-finals stage seven times (1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006) and reached the semi-finals twice (1999 and 2003).

He also was runner-up at the World Matchplay in 1997 and 2000, as well as in the World Masters in 1998.

In October 2001, he won the World Grand Prix. In that tournament he also recorded the highest winning three-dart average in double-start format (106.45) in his first round victory against Andy Jenkins 2–0 in sets. Three years later he was runner-up at the World Grand Prix.

As of 2026, Warriner is active in darts. He served as commentator for English broadcaster ITV until 2026 and has served as chairman of the Professional Darts Players Association.

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. He married his third wife, Brenda Little, in the summer of 2005, and changed his name from Alan Warriner to Alan Warriner-Little. Warriner is a Manchester United supporter.

World Championship results

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Career finals

BDO major finals

Warriner-Little appeared in three BDO major finals and has won one title.

Legend
World Championship (0–1)
Winmau World Masters (0–1)
British Matchplay (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	1990	British Matchplay	Bob Anderson	5–4 (s)
Runner-up	1.	1993	World Darts Championship	John Lowe	3–6 (s)
Runner-up	2.	1998	Winmau World Masters	Les Wallace	2–3 (s)

PDC major finals: 4 (1 title)

Legend
World Matchplay (0–2)
World Grand Prix (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	1997	World Matchplay	Phil Taylor	11–16 (l)
Runner-up	2.	2000	World Matchplay (2)	Phil Taylor	12–18 (l)
Winner	1.	2001	World Grand Prix	Roland Scholten	8–2 (s)
Runner-up	3.	2004	World Grand Prix	Colin Lloyd	3–7 (s)

Performance timeline

BDO

PDC

References

External links

• Alan Warriner-Little's profile and stats on Darts Database