31 Facts About Dave Chisnall

Dave Chisnall began his career in the British Darts Organisation and was the runner-up in their World Championship in 2010.

Dave Chisnall switched to the PDC a year later where he has since reached six major TV finals and won 19 PDC ranking events.

Dave Chisnall was brought up in St Helens and played for a local football team until he was 17 when he broke his foot.

Dave Chisnall switched to darts and first played in a friend's bedroom, throwing 180 on his first ever visit to the board.

Dave Chisnall then fell two games short of qualifying for the 2008 BDO World Championship, losing to Robert Thornton.

In 2008, Dave Chisnall won the Isle of Man Open, beating Ted Hankey in the quarter-finals and Gary Robson in the semis before defeating Robert Hughes in the final.

Dave Chisnall later went on to win the England National Championship.

Dave Chisnall won one of five qualification spots for the 2009 BDO World Championship, beating Stewart Rattray to qualify.

Dave Chisnall competed in the qualifying rounds for the 2010 BDO World Championship but was beaten by Stuart Kellett.

Dave Chisnall did qualify through the BDO Invitational Rankings.

Dave Chisnall produced an outstanding run to reach the final of the 2010 World Championship beating number four seed Darryl Fitton in the opening round and Tony West in the second round.

Dave Chisnall entered the Professional Darts Corporation Q School in January 2011.

Dave Chisnall hit his second nine-darter of the season in the seventh UK open qualifier.

Dave Chisnall then reached the final of the fourth Players Championship after whitewashing Andy Hamilton in the quarter-finals and defeating Steve Beaton in the semi to face Phil Taylor in a repeat of their World Championship clash.

Dave Chisnall enjoyed comfortable wins over Mark Layton, Dennis Smith, Simon Whitlock and Raymond van Barneveld to reach his first PDC major event semi-final at the UK Open.

Dave Chisnall beat Terry Jenkins, Mervyn King and Whitlock to play Taylor in the final.

Dave Chisnall was later named the Best PDC Pro Tour Player for his five tournament victories in 2012.

Dave Chisnall lost in the last 16 of the World Championship for the second successive year in 2013.

Dave Chisnall called the title the highlight of his career to date and moved up to a career high seventh on the Order of Merit.

At the World Grand Prix Dave Chisnall reached his first PDC major final in the event where every leg must be started and finished by hitting a double.

However, Dave Chisnall kept his composure to win the deciding set with a match total of ten 180s to Van Gerwen's two.

Dave Chisnall had a disaster as he lost each of the five opening sets without winning a leg.

Dave Chisnall finally won his first leg of the match at the start of the sixth set when Taylor could not hit an opening double.

Dave Chisnall was knocked out in the quarter-finals of successive major events the European Championship and the Masters by Van Gerwen.

Dave Chisnall faced the same opponent as the first in Phil Taylor and got off to a bad start as he lost each of the opening five legs.

Dave Chisnall missed one match dart, but then took out a 130 checkout to save the game after Wright had missed a match dart of his own.

The defeat meant that Dave Chisnall is yet to reach a quarter-final in a PDC World Championship.

Dave Chisnall threw 21 180s, the joint highest ever in a PDC match and 33 were hit in total, one short of the record.

Dave Chisnall made his first appearance at the 2017 World Cup as he was the second highest English player on the Order of Merit behind Lewis.

Dave Chisnall met his wife Michaela, who plays darts, at the St Anne's Open in 2008.

Dave Chisnall is originally from St Helens but now lives in Morecambe.