David Fatum
Encyclopedia
David Fatum is a Canadian
-American
darts
player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation
. His nickname is The Scorpion. He is not a full-time professional and makes his living as a paramedic firefighter
.
Fatum's first major exposure came in the 2008 US Open where he reached the semi finals. In his third round game, he defeated Davis Snider who had earlier beaten North American Darts champion Darin Young
and former BDO world champion Steve Beaton
. He then beat Stephen Panuncialman who beat Paul Lim
in the third round. He then secured wins over Bill Davis
and Chris Mason
before eventually bowing out to Colin Lloyd
.
His performance contributed to him finishing 3rd in the American order of merit, earning him a place in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship
. He defeated Shane O'Connor
in the preliminary round, but was beaten by Wayne Mardle
in the first round.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
darts
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
. His nickname is The Scorpion. He is not a full-time professional and makes his living as a paramedic firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
.
Fatum's first major exposure came in the 2008 US Open where he reached the semi finals. In his third round game, he defeated Davis Snider who had earlier beaten North American Darts champion Darin Young
Darin Young
Darin Young is an American darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Big Daddy....
and former BDO world champion Steve Beaton
Steve Beaton
Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation...
. He then beat Stephen Panuncialman who beat Paul Lim
Paul Lim
Paul Lim Leong Hwa known simply as Paul Lim is a professional darts player who will be best remembered for being the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990...
in the third round. He then secured wins over Bill Davis
Bill Davis (darts player)
Bill Davis is an American darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation.Davis made his televised debut in the States, taking part in the World Series of Darts in 2006, losing in the first round to Denis Ovens in a tight game...
and Chris Mason
Chris Mason (darts player)
Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :...
before eventually bowing out to Colin Lloyd
Colin Lloyd
Colin Lloyd , nicknamed Jaws, is an English professional darts player on the Professional Darts Corporation circuit. He is a former world number one ranked player and he has won two major television titles in the PDC - the 2004 World Grand Prix and 2005 World Matchplay...
.
His performance contributed to him finishing 3rd in the American order of merit, earning him a place in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship
2009 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 16th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....
. He defeated Shane O'Connor
Shane O'Connor (darts player)
Shane O'Connor is an Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is not a full-time professional and makes his living as a scaffolder....
in the preliminary round, but was beaten by Wayne Mardle
Wayne Mardle
Wayne Mardle is a darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation, and former player in the BDO. He now lives in Romford...
in the first round.