Darin Young
| Darin Young | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Big Daddy |
| Born |
February 2, 1973 United States |
| Home town |
White Haven, Pennsylvania United States |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1980 |
| Darts | 23g |
| Laterality | Left-handed |
| Walk-on music | Daddy Cool by Boney M. |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2000– |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2010 |
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2008, 2009 |
| Desert Classic | Last 16: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
| US Open/WSoD | Last 16: 2010 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| ADO AT Dreams Come True Shootout ADO Cleveland Extravaganza 34 ADO New York / New Jersey Open ADO Pacmania III ADO Seacoast Open Charlotte Open Las Vegas Open North American Darts Championship Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship USA Dart Classic Windy City Open North American Pro Tour Pro Tour Sacramento World Dart Series Las Vegas |
2011 2011 2010, 2011 2012 2011 2009 2006, 2008 2008 1999, 2000 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012 2005 2013 2013 |
Darin Young (born 2 February 1973) is an American darts player. His nickname is Big Daddy.
Career
Young made his PDC World Darts Championship debut in 2005 where he lost in the first round to fellow left-hander Josephus Schenk. He returned a year later but lost again in the first round, this time losing 3-0 to Mark Dudbridge.
Young has appeared in five successive Las Vegas Desert Classics, reaching the second round in four of them. In 2004, he beat Lionel Sams in the first round before losing to Wayne Mardle. In 2005, he defeated Andy Hamilton in round one, but lost in the second round to Canadian John Part. 2006 saw a first round exit for Young in the Desert Classic, losing to Raymond van Barneveld, who was making his debut in the event. In 2007, Young defeated another Desert Classic debutant Tony Eccles in round one, but lost to Dennis Smith 8-7 in the second round. In the 2008 Desert Classic, Young defeated qualifier Martin Burchell in the first round before losing to Adrian Gray in the second round.
On the eve of the 2008 US Open, Young claimed the biggest win of his career, winning the North American Darts Championship, earning him $15,000. His performances made him the top ranked player in the North American Order of Merit, earning him a spot in the 2008 Grand Slam of Darts. He was drawn in Group F with Terry Jenkins, Colin Lloyd and Wildcard qualifier Wes Newton. Young won his opening group game against Jenkins, coming from 3-0 down to win 5-4. He lost his next group game to Newton but then defeated Lloyd to advance to the second round where he lost to van Barneveld.
Young qualified for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship as the number one player in the American order of merit. He lost in the first round to Dutch teenager Michael van Gerwen. In the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts, Young again advanced from his group but again lost in the second round, in a last leg decider to Robert Thornton.
At the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, Young defeated Andy Smith 3-2 in the first round, before losing in the second round 4-0 to Terry Jenkins. Young was then a finalist in the 2010 North American Dart Championship, beating 1994 World Matchplay Darts champion Larry Butler before losing to former three-time world champion John Part in the final.
He topped the North American order of merit once more to reach the 2011 World Championship, but was whitewashed 0-3 to Wes Newton.[1]
Despite winning the first set in the 2012 World Championship first round against Colin Lloyd, Young would go on to lose the match 1-3.[2] He then represented the United States with Gary Mawson in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and reached the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by England 1–3, having beaten Germany in the second round.[3] he qualified for the 2013 PDC World Championship where he was involved in a tight game with Colin Lloyd in the first round. Young took the first set and also led 2–1, but was eventually edged out in a deciding set by six legs to four.[4]
Young played in his third World Cup of Darts and first with Larry Butler in February 2013, but they finished bottom of Group F after losing 4–5 to Finland and 3–5 to Germany.[5] He won two events on the North American Pro Tour during the year and finished runner-up in two others to top the Order of Merit.[6] This earned Young a first round spot in the 2014 PDC World Championship where he suffered a nightmare on doubles against Mervyn King as he could only hit one out of twenty to lose 3–0.[7][8]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2005: 1st Round (lost to Josephus Schenk 2–3)
- 2006: 1st Round (lost to Mark Dudbridge 0–3)
- 2009: 1st Round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 1–3)
- 2010: 2nd Round (lost to Terry Jenkins 0–4)
- 2011: 1st Round (lost to Wes Newton 0–3)
- 2012: 1st Round (lost to Colin Lloyd 1–3)
- 2013: 1st Round (lost to Colin Lloyd 2–3)
- 2014: 1st Round (lost to Mervyn King 0–3)
References
- ↑ "World Championship - Night Four". PDC. December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ↑ "World Championship - Night Six". PDC. December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Cash Converters World Cup Quarter-Finals Round-Up". PDC. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ladbrokes WDC Day Six". PDC. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Darin Young 2013". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ladbrokes World Championship Field". PDC. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ladbrokes World Championship Day Four". PDC. 16 December 2013.