Dave Askew was born on 3 April 1963 and is a former English professional darts player who competed from 1988 to 2010 in events of the British Darts Organisation and Professional Darts Corporation.
16 Facts About Dave Askew
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Dave Askew is a two-time semi-finalist of the PDC World Championship, losing to eventual winner Phil Taylor on both occasions.
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In 1989 Dave Askew then won the French Open and lifted his first title on TV, the Cockney Classic when he defeated Steve Smith.
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Dave Askew reached the last 16 of the World Masters in 1992 and narrowly missed out on reaching the World Championship for the first time.
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Dave Askew enjoyed a rich vein of form in 1993 reaching the final of the BDO British Open where he lost to Dennis Priestley.
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Dave Askew then hit a top average of 104.20 in reaching the Final of the Sky Darts Masters on Sky Sports where he was defeated by Scott Coleman of Englishman.
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Dave Askew represented England in the British Internationals on numerous occasions and played ten matches, winning eight of these and losing two, he won the title with England on five occasions.
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Dave Askew resurfaced in the PDC in 2000 and quickly tasted success, enjoying good runs in a number of tournaments.
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Dave Askew entered the 2001 World Championship as the 8th seed where he produced some great darts in reaching the semi-finals coming close to a 9 dart finish.
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Dave Askew beat Chris Mason, Roland Scholten and Dennis Priestley in another fine run to the semi-final of the 2002 World Championship.
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Dave Askew was one of the most consistent performers in PDC Floor events enabling him to remain in the World's Top 16 until 2005.
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Dave Askew entered the 2007 World Championship needing to reach the quarter-finals in order to remain in the world's top 32.
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Dave 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.
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In 2008, Dave Askew hit a nine-darter on the PDC tour and narrowly missed out on qualification for the World Matchplay.
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Dave Askew was never a full-time professional and earned his living as a bricklayer.
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Dave Askew has a son, Jason, who is a professional darts player.