Anthony Fleet

Anthony Fleet
Personal information
Nickname	"Fleety"
Born	(1965-09-06) 6 September 1965 (age 60) Canberra, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since	1982
Darts	20g Target
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Down Under" by Men at Work
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2000–2005, 2008–2015
PDC	2006–2008
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Last 32: 2010
World Masters	Last 136: 2009
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 64: 2007
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Central Coast Australian Classic Oak Flats Soundwaves Open Goulburn Open Pacific Masters Australian Grand Masters	2003, 2009 2005 2008 2009 2009, 2010
Medal record Men's Darts Representing   Australia WDF Asia-Pacific Cup 2010 Tokyo Men's pairs 2010 Tokyo Men's singles 2002 Bangkok Team event 2010 Tokyo Team event

Anthony "Tony" Fleet (born 6 September 1965) is an Australian former professional darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO), World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career

Born in Canberra, Fleet qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, but was defeated by Adrian Lewis 3–0 in the first round.

In 2009, Fleet won the Pacific Masters, and the WDF World Cup pairs with Geoff Kime.

Fleet qualified for the 2010 BDO World Championship at the Lakeside Country Club where he was drawn against the 2007 World Champion Martin Adams. ^[1] In 27 darts, Fleet scored 26, 41, 60, 60, 5, 41 (with his first dart hitting double 1), 22, 80 and 11, and it is largely considered to be "the worst leg in darts history". ^{[2] [3]} Adams also struggled to get going in the leg, missing 4 darts at a double before finally finishing on double 3. Fleet achieved a 3-dart average of 65.34 (one of the lowest recorded averages in the history of a major competition), and lost 3–0 in sets without winning a leg. Adams later spoke of his sympathy for Fleet and recalled his nerves the first time he played at the Lakeside saying that "no one knows what its like up there until you get up there."

In February 2011, Fleet won the 2 Mittagong RSL Open events on the DPA Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour. He then won the World Darts Federation's West Coast Classic, held on 20–21 February, defeating Kyle Anderson 5–2 in the final. ^[4] Fleet won 4 more DPA Australian Grand Prix Pro Tour events during the year. ^[5]

World Championship results

PDC

• 2007: First round: (lost to Adrian Lewis 0–3) (sets)

BDO

• 2010: First round: (lost to Martin Adams 0–3)

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database

References

1. "Lakeside set for BDO title battle". BBC Sport . 31 December 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
2. "Video - Fleet sunk by first-round nerves against Adams". BBC Sport. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
3. Stafford, Mikey (27 February 2017). "This clip of the most excruciating three darts ever thrown is a timely reminder of brilliance of PDC". JOE.co.uk . Retrieved 12 October 2021.
4. "Aussie No.1's take out West Coast Classic". World Darts Federation. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
5. "DPA Wins For Fleet & Platt". PDC. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2025.