Check out the Russ Bray Net Worth after the iconic darts referee announced he will bring his full-time officiating career to a halt after January 3rd’s World Darts Championship final.
Darts legend Russ Bray will bring an end to his full-time refereeing career after the 2023/24 World Darts Championship Final…
Russ will take up a new role as PDC Ambassador in 2024, and will continue to referee on the World Series stage.
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Russ Bray Announces Partial Retirement
Bray joined the PDC as a referee back in July 1996 and this year’s World Championship will mark his 28th and final one behind the microphone, so there will be no more legendary 180 calls for “The Voice” at Alexandra Palace after January 3rd.
In Bray’s last PDC World Darts final saw a record 3.75m viewers – more than any non-football event on Sky Sports.
The 66-year-old has called some of the darts’ most notable moments, plenty of which have involved the likes of Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen. His calling career only started when a regular referee failed to turn up at a county match, so Bray stepped in – and the rest is history.
Bray will now take on a new role as a PDC ambassador in 2024, but will still officiate some games such as in the World Series Finals. So, after an illustrious career calling darts matches, check out the Russ Bray Net Worth below.
Russ Bray Net Worth
Having refereed in the PDC for over 20 years, Bray has racked up an astonishing net worth of roughly £3million according to current-affairs.
Experienced darts referees are said to make up to £200,000 a year, with a monthly salary of around £20,000. Bray will reportedly earn £100,000 by the end 0f 2023, his final full-time year on the circuit.
Other Work Of Russ Bray Adding To His Net Worth
Bray served as a referee in the PDC’s first video game, the PDC World Championship Darts and also later became the voice of Feasters, a microwave food chain.
The legendary referee also does voiceovers for a number of companies such as Coral, Ladbrokes, Cash Converters, McCoy’s Crisps. He also has his own successful app – Russ Bray Darts, which is a darts scoring system that uses his voice to call out scores.
Iconic Russ Bray Moments In Darts
- Called 2007 World Championship decider between Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld at the Circus Tavern.
- Refereed John Part’s history-making victory over “The Power” Taylor in 2003
- Called first World Championship titles for Adrian Lewis, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Peter Wright in 2011, 2014, 2015 & 2020 respectively
- Witnessed 17 televised nine-darters including Taylor’s landmark perfect leg – the first TV nine in 2002.
- Seen youngest ever World Darts Final player in Luke Littler when he lost to Luke Humphries.
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