Andy Fordham
| Andy Fordham | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Viking |
| Born |
2 February 1962 Charlton, London, England, UK |
| Home town | Dartford, Kent |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 21g Winmau 'Viking Raiders' |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1990–2008, 2013- |
| PDC | 2009–2011 |
| Current world ranking | (BDO) 30 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Winner 2004 |
| World Masters | Winner 1999 |
| World Darts Trophy | Semi Final: 2002 |
| Int. Darts League | Semi Final: 2003 |
| Zuiderduin Masters | Runner Up: 2001 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| Grand Slam | Group Stages: 2015 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| British Matchplay British Pentathlon Finnish Open Isle Of Man Open Norway Open Swiss Open WDF Europe Cup Pairs WDF World Cup Pairs Welsh Open |
1995 1998, 2003 1994 1995 1995, 2000 1994 1996 1995, 2001 2002 |
Andy "The Viking" Fordham (born 2 February 1962) is an English darts player. He plays for the British Darts Organisation, and won the 2004 BDO World Darts Championship and the 1999 Winmau World Masters.
Fordham made his first appearance on the stage at Lakeside in 1995 and made it to the semi-finals before losing to Richie Burnett. Another semi-final defeat followed in 1996, this time to Steve Beaton. On both occasions, his victor went on to claim the title. Second round defeats followed in 1997 (to Marshall James) and 1998 (to Raymond van Barneveld) before he made it a hat-trick of semi-final defeats in 1999, this time to Ronnie Baxter.
His 2000 campaign ended in the quarter-finals at the hands of Chris Mason and his fourth semi-final loss in 2001 was to Ted Hankey. In 2002 and 2003 he went out in the first and second rounds respectively, before he finally managed to end his jinx in the 2004 World Championship. His run in the 2004 World Championship saw him win his first match 3–0 against unknown Brian Derbyshire. He then beat former Masters champion Tony West 3–0, and teased a 9-dart leg in the third set. He defeated Darryl Fitton in the quarter-finals 5–4, and then stunned Van Barneveld, the defending champion and strong tournament favourite, by recovering from 0–3 and 2–4 down to win 5–4 in what is considered one of the most dramatic matches in BDO history.
Fordham defeated King in the final, hitting a 139 checkout to take the eighth set 3–2 when Mervyn had reached a double-18, and then recovering from 2–0 down in the next set to take it 3–2 with double-8, and win the match by 6 sets to 3.
He has failed to win a single match at Lakeside in the three years since his title victory. The BDO World Champion receives an exemption from qualifying for a three-year period but that has now expired. His world ranking has slipped dramatically and major concerns about his health mean that the chances of his returning to the heights of that 2004 success have receded.
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