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Darin Young

Darin Young
Personal information
Nickname Big Daddy
Born (1973-02-02) February 2, 1973 (age 44)
United States
Home town Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
United States
Darts information
Playing darts since 1992
Darts 23g
Laterality Left-handed
Walk-on music Daddy Cool by Boney M.
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2014–
PDC 2000–2014
Current world ranking (BDO) 82
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
ADO AT Dreams Come True Shootout 2011
ADO Cleveland Extravaganza 2011
ADO New York / New Jersey Open 2010, 2011
ADO Pacmania 2012
ADO Seacoast Open 2011
Charlotte Open 2009
Las Vegas Open 2006, 2008
North American Darts Championship 2008
North American Pro Tour Sacramento 2013
PDC Spectacular 2015
Port City Open 2015
Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship 1999, 2000
Soft Tip Dartslive Japan 2014
USA Dart Classic 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012
Virginia Beach Dart Classic 2015, 2016
Windy City Open 2005
World Dart Series Las Vegas 2013
World Dart Series New Orleans 2013

Darin Young (born February 2, 1973) is an American darts player. His nickname is 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.


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