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'''David "Dave" Askew''' (born 3 April 1963 in [[Redhill, Surrey]]) is an [[England|English]] professional [[darts]] player who competed in the [[Professional Darts Corporation]] events. Askew is a |
'''David "Dave" Askew''' (born 3 April 1963 in [[Redhill, Surrey]]) is an [[England|English]] professional [[darts]] player who competed in the [[Professional Darts Corporation]] events. Askew is a two times semi-finalist in the [[PDC World Darts Championship|PDC World Championship]], both in [[2001 PDC World Darts Championship|2001]] and [[2002 PDC World Darts Championship|2002]] and on both occasions losing to eventual winner [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]]. |
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== Overview == |
== Overview == |
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Dave Askew | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | David Stephen Askew |
Nickname | Diamond Dave |
Born | 3 April 1963 Redhill, Surrey, England |
Home town | Redhill, Surrey |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1980s |
Darts | 19 gram Phil Taylor adapted |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 1988–2000, |
PDC | 2000–2010, |
WDF major events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 16: 1995 |
World Masters | Quarter Final: 1993 |
PDC premier events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2001, 2002 |
World Matchplay | Last 16: 2001, 2002, 2005 |
World Grand Prix | Quarter Final: 2001 |
UK Open | Last 16: 2005 |
US Open/WSoD | Last 64: 2007 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
Denmark Open French Open Cockney Classic WDF World Cup Windy City Open Scandinavian Open Mill Rythe Darts Festival | 1988 1989 1989 1993 2000 |
David "Dave" Askew (born 3 April 1963 in Redhill, Surrey) is an English professional darts player who competed in the Professional Darts Corporation events. Askew is a two times semi-finalist in the PDC World Championship, both in 2001 and 2002 and on both occasions losing to eventual winner Phil Taylor.
Overview
Askew began competing in major tournaments in the late 1980s, prior to the split in the game during 1992-94. He won the Danish Open in 1988 and the French Open the following year. After the top players left the British Darts Organisation during mid-1993, Askew began to produce some more good results, reaching the final of the British Open and the quarter-finals of the Belgian Open and the Winmau World Masters, performances which secured his debut at the 1994 BDO World Darts Championship (the first year after the split) but he lost to Ian Sarfas - an Englishman who made his only World Championship appearance that year. In 1995, Askew came back from 2 sets down to beat the number one seed Steve Beaton in the first round of the World Championship before losing to Raymond van Barneveld, who went on to reach his first world final that year.
After the 1995 World Championships and Scottish Open, Askew virtually disappeared off the circuit for around five years having started his own business. He appeared sporadically in events losing narrowly in the final of the British Matchplay later in 1995. He also had runs to the quarter final of the Finnish and Dutch Open and a semi final finish in the British Open as well as knocking Raymond Van Barneveld out in a run to the Last 32 of Winmau World Masters of 1998. In 2000 Askew then joined the Professional Darts Corporation, and quickly tasted success enjoying a successful debut year he rapidly progressed up the rankings. In his first year Askew reached the final of the German Open and more notably the televised Golden Harvest North American Cup, then one of the biggest on the PDC calendar. There he produced a great performance averaging very highly in a narrow 3-4 defeat to Phil Taylor. In September 2000 he then won the Windy City Open. Askew entered the 2001 World Championship as the 8th seed where he produced some great darts in reaching the semi finals also coming close to a 9 dart finish. Later in 2001, he reached the final of the Irish Masters (losing to Denis Ovens). He beat Chris Mason, Roland Scholten and Dennis Priestley in another fine run to the semi-final of the 2002 World Championship. Shortly after the Worlds he reached the semi-finals of the Irish Masters again.
Askew was one of the most consistent PDC performers in the floor events in the early to mid-2000s, enabling him to remain within the prestigious worlds top 16 until 2005. However, he struggled to match his early success in the big TV events. Askew's world ranking began to slowly fall in the mid-2000s and he entered the 2007 World Championship needing to reach the quarter-finals in order to remain in the world's top 32. Askew produced some good form in winning a few matches but just fell short of his target, narrowly losing in the last 16 to Alan Tabern. After dropping out the 32 Askew remained on the cusp of world's top 32 for a while after and his performances on the tour during 2007 earned him a place at the 2008 World Championship where he performed well despite losing out to rising star Adrian Lewis. In 2008 Askew hit a 9 darter on the PDC tour and narrowly missed out on qualification for the World Matchplay. Since then Askew's appearances on the tour became less frequent, failing to enter many PDC Pro Tour events. After the 2009 UK Open in June, Askew did not enter another event until February 2010. His missing of events, in addition to his fading form, led to the end of his PDC career.
Askew is not a full-time professional player - he earns his living as a bricklayer.
World Championship performances
BDO
- 1994: 1st Round (lost to Ian Sarfas 0-3)
- 1995: 2nd Round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0-3)
PDC
- 2001: Semi Finals (lost to Phil Taylor 0-6)
- 2002: Semi Finals (lost to Phil Taylor 0-6)
- 2003: 3rd Round (lost to Roland Scholten 0-5)
- 2004: 3rd Round (lost to Keith Deller 3-4)
- 2005: 3rd Round (lost to Chris Mason 3-4)
- 2006: 1st Round (lost to Gerry Convery 0-3)
- 2007: 3rd Round (lost to Alan Tabern 3-4)
- 2008: 1st Round (lost to Adrian Lewis 1-3)
Performance timeline
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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BDO World Championship | DNP | L32 | L16 | DNP | No longer a BDO Member | |||||||||||||||||
Winmau World Masters | L32 | DNP | L16 | QF | L32 | DNP | L32 | DNP | L16 | DNP | ||||||||||||
PDC World Championship | NYF | DNP | SF | SF | L16 | L32 | L32 | L64 | L16 | L64 | DNQ | |||||||||||
World Matchplay | NYF | DNP | L32 | L16 | L16 | L32 | L32 | L16 | L32 | DNQ | ||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Not held | DNP | L24 | QF | L32 | L32 | L32 | L32 | L32 | DNQ | ||||||||||||
UK Open | Not held | L64 | L64 | L16 | L32 | L96 | L64 | L64 |
Performance Table Legend | |||||||
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DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | L# | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | RU | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
External links
- Askew profile darts database