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.Profile from Warriner's website

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.

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.Planet Darts profile Warriner is a Manchester United supporter.

World Championship results Source:

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)

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 ScoreWinner 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 ScoreRunner-up 1. 1997 World Matchplay 11–16 (l)Runner-up 2. 2000 World Matchplay (2) 12–18 (l)Winner 1. 2001 World Grand Prix 8–2 (s)Runner-up 3. 2004 World Grand Prix 3–7 (s)

Performance timeline BDO Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 DNPL16L32QFQFRUNo longer a BDO Member Winmau World MastersDNPL16L16QFSFDNPRUL32 British MatchplayDNPWSFDNP British ProfessionalL32Not held

+ WDF majors performances Tournament Event World Cup 1989 Euro Cup 1990 World Cup 1991 Euro Cup 1992 WDF World Cup & WDF Europe Cup Singles rowspan=4 Pairs Team Overall

PDC Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 QFRRQFQFRRSFQFQFL16SFQFL32QFL64L32 World MatchplayL16L16QFRUL16L16RUL16L16QFL16L32L32L32DNP World Grand PrixNYFL16L16GQFWL32QFRUL32L32DNP Las Vegas Desert ClassicNot heldL16QFL16L32DNP UK OpenNot heldL64QFL96L64L96L64

References

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