David "Dave" Fatum (born August 4, 1968, in

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) is a

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- American professional

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player who plays in

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events. His nickname is The Scorpion. He is not a full-time professional and makes his living as a paramedic firefighter.

Career

Fatum's first major exposure came in the 2008 PDC US Open where he reached the semi finals losing to

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. In his third-round game, he defeated Davis Snider who had earlier beaten North American Darts champion

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and former BDO world champion

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. He then beat Stephen Panuncialman who beat Paul Lim in the third round. He then secured wins over

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and Chris Mason before eventually bowing out to Lloyd. His performance contributed to him finishing 3rd in the American order of merit, earning him a place in the

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. He defeated Shane O'Connor in the preliminary round, but was beaten by

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in the first round. Fatum is a winner 2018 Greater Vancouver Open Champions he beats John Downs. Other titles include Dartslive World Stage- Hong Kong, IDF World Cup Singles, Dartslive North American Tour Championship, CDC Matchplay, Medalist World Doubles, Bullshooter Singles Champion, NDA Team Dart Singles Champion

World Championship Results

PDC

* 2009: First round (lost to

0–3) (sets)

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
1968 births American darts players Canadian emigrants to the United States Living people Canadian darts players People from Prince Rupert, British Columbia Professional Darts Corporation associate players British Darts Organisation players {{US-darts-bio-stub