Dave Harrington (darts player)

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Dave Harrington
Personal information
Full nameDavid Harrington
NicknameHarry
Born (1953-10-09) 9 October 1953 (age 67)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Home town Christchurch, New Zealand
Darts information
Playing darts since1993
Darts22 Gram Target Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2007–2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 72: 2013
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
PDC World New Zealand Qualifying Event2012

David Harrington (born 9 October 1953 from Christchurch) is a former professional darts player from New Zealand who's currently in British Darts Organisation events. he was nicknamed Harry.

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Career

He qualified for the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship by topping the 2012 DPNZ order of merit. He was whitewashed 4-0 in the preliminary round by Haruki Muramatsu of Japan, averaging just 59.36. [1]

World Championship Results

PDC

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References

  1. Woodcock, Fred (20 December 2012). "Harrington fails to fire at darts world champs".