Tony David
| Tony David | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Deadly Boomerang |
| Born |
11 September 1967 Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Home town | Townsville, Queensland Australia |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1993 |
| Darts | 23g Formula Sports Tony David |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Down Under by Men At Work |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1996, 2000-2015 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Winner: 2002 |
| World Masters | Semi Final: 2004 |
| World Darts Trophy | Winner: 2002 |
| Int. Darts League | Runner Up: 2004 |
| Zuiderduin Masters | Winner: 2002 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Australian Grand Masters Australian Masters Central Coast Australian Classic French Open New Zealand Open |
2002, 2008 1996, 2000, 2001 2006 2003 2006 |
Tony David (born 11 September 1967 in Townsville, Queensland) is a former darts player and is the only Australian player to have been a senior singles world champion, having won the 2002 Embassy World Championship. He played under the nickname The Deadly Boomerang.
David started playing darts at the age of 25 and progressed into the Queensland State team in 1995. Four years later, he made the Australian WDF World Cup team for the first time.
He made his first trip to the Lakeside Country Club in 2001 to play in the Embassy World Championship, losing to Andy Fordham 0-3 in the first round.
The following year, in 2002, he qualified for his second attempt at the World Championship. Despite being a 66/1 outsider before the tournament began, he went all the way to the final, beating Ritchie Davies, Marko Pusa, Bob Taylor before winning a tight semi-final against Martin Adams 5-4. He was the slight favourite for the title going into the final due to his results, and went on to beat Mervyn King 6-4 in the final. He became the first Australian player to win a World Professional Darts Championship.
Later in 2002, he won the World Darts Trophy in the Netherlands, one of the British Darts Organisation's other Grand Slam titles. Also in 2002, David won the Australian Grand Masters and the Doeland Grand Masters to cap off a superb year. David also reached the semi-finals of the World Darts Trophy in 2003 and 2004, losing both times to Raymond van Barneveld. David also lost to Barneveld in the final of the International Darts League in 2004.
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