David Fatum

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Dave Fatum
Personal information
Full nameDavid Fatum
NicknameThe Scorpion
Born (1968-08-04) 4 August 1968 (age 54)
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Home town Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Darts information
Playing darts since1989
DartsSignature 21g red dragon darts
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Thunderstruck" by Ac/Dc
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2013–2017
PDC 1994–1995, 2006–2010, 2018–2019
WDF 2021–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2009
UK Open Last 128: 2009
US Open/WSoD Semi-finals: 2008
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
ADO Bluebonnet Classic
ADO Camellia Classic
ADO Scottsdale Wild West Shootout
ADO London Bridge Classic
Greater Vancouver Open
2012

2007, 2008
2010, 2011
2014
2018

David "Dave" Fatum (born August 4, 1968, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia) is a Canadian-American professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Scorpion. He is not a full-time professional and makes his living as a paramedic firefighter.

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Career

Fatum's first major exposure came in the 2008 PDC US Open where he reached the semi-finals losing to Colin Lloyd. 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 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.

Fatum is a winner 2018 Greater Vancouver Open Champions he beats John Downs. Other titles include Dartslive World Stage- Hong Kong, IDF World Cup Singles, Dartslive North American Tour Championship, CDC Matchplay, Medalist World Doubles, Bullshooter Singles Champion, NDA Team Dart Singles Champion

World Championship Results

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