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 on Ward 13 Upper 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 8 match darts, with Wilson going on to win the tournament for his second World Championship. 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 has 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 at 2023 Warriner is currently still active in darts as a commentator for English broadcaster
ITV and as chairman of the players' union PDPA. ==Personal life==