Darin Young
| Darin Young | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Big Daddy |
| Born | February 2, 1973 United States |
| Home town | White Haven, Pennsylvania United States |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 23g |
| Laterality | Left-handed |
| Walk-on music | Daddy Cool by Boney M. |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2000 - present |
| Current world ranking | 68 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | 2nd Round 2010 |
| Grand Slam | Second round 2008, 2009 |
| Desert Classic | Last 16 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
| US Open/WSoD | Last 256 2008 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Soft Tip Bullshooter WC USA Dart Classic Windy City Open Las Vegas Open North American Darts Championship |
1999, 2000 2004, 2005, 2008 2005 2006, 2008 2008 |
Darin Young (born February 2, 1973) is an American darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Big Daddy.
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]
[edit] References
- ^ "World Championship - Night Four". PDC. December 20, 2011. http://www.pdc.tv/page/WorldChampsDetail/0,,10180~2247644,00.html. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ "World Championship - Night Six". PDC. December 20, 2011. http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2553953,00.html. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ "Cash Converters World Cup Quarter-Finals Round-Up". PDC. 5 February 2012. http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2600554,00.html. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
