Ricky “The Trickster” Chilton
Age: 44
From: St Ives, Cornwall, England
Represents Wales
Ranked- No 1 in the BDDA
Walk-on-Music: Delilah by Tom Jones
Ricky started playing darts at the age of 18 for local pub leagues. At the age of 14, Ricky had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of bone cancer (Ewings Sarcoma) and had his hip and femur replaced by titanium prosthesis which saved his life. In 2007, aged 34 Ricky had his left hip, pelvis and leg amputated following complications with the prosthesis and cancer.
On the 12th October 2014 Ricky won the World Disability Darts Association (WDDA) Winmau World Masters Championships 2014.
In 2015
Winner of the WDDA Winmau Classic wheelchair classification 2015
Runner up in the WDDA Winmau Open 2015
Runner up in the WDDA Winmau World Masters Championships 2015
Ranked Number ! in British Rankings
In 2016
Winner of the BDDA Winmau Open 2016
Runner Up of the BDDA Winmau Classic standing classification 2016
Runner up of the BDDA BDO Wolverhampton Open 2016
Ranked Number 1 in the British Ranking system
In 2017
Runner Up in the BDDA Winmau Open 2017
Semi finalist in the BDDA Welsh Open 2017
Runner Up in the BDDA Harlequin Open 2017
Runner up in the BDDA Wolverhampton Open 2017
Winner of the BDDA British Classic 2017
At the end of 2017 Ricky ranked no 2 in the new BDDA annual ranking tables
He was a semi Finalist in the WDDA Winmau World Masters Championship 2017
In 2018
Semi Finalist at the BDDA British Open 2017
Runner up in the BDDA Winmau Open 2018
Semi Finalist at the BDDA Welsh Open 2018
Winner of the Harlequin Open 2018
Winner of the BDDA Wolverhampton Classic 2018
Semi Finalist of the BDDA Wolverhampton Open 2018
Runeer up in the WDDA Winmau Masters Championships 2018
Ranked no 1 in the British ranking tables