Dylan Duo

{{Infobox darts player

| name = Dylan Duo

| image =

| fullname = Dylan Duo Sr

| nickname = "The Rock"

| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{Birth date and age|1977|11|24|df=yes}}}}

| birth_place = Gibraltar

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| hometown = Gibraltar

| since = 1995

| darts = 22 Gram Bull's Signature

| laterality = Right-handed

| music = "We Will Rock You" by Queen

| BDO = 2000–2008

| PDC = 2008–2020

| currentrank =

| BDO World =

| World Masters = Last 128: 2005, 2006, 2017

| World Darts Trophy =

| Int. Darts League =

| PDC World = Last 64: 2010

| Matchplay =

| Grand Prix =

| UK Open = Last 64: 2010

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| GDA College Cosmos Open| 2012

| GDA Dave Obee Singles| 2010

| GDA Diamond Jubilee Superstars| 2012

| GDA Invitation Trophy| 2012

| GDA Joe Goldwin Classic| 2010

| GDA John Smiths Singles| 2010

| GDA Johnny Neale Charity Singles| 2011, 2012

| GDA Masters Singles| 2010

| GDA Millenium Singles| 2009

| GDA Willie Duo Singles| 2012

| Gibraltar National Championships| 2008, 2012

| Torremolinos Open| 2008

}}

Dylan Duo (born 24 November 1977) is a Gibraltarian professional darts player who has played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career

Duo qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship via the European Order of Merit. He became the first darts player from Gibraltar to qualify for either version of the World Darts Championship. In the first round, he was whitewashed 3–0 by Vincent van der Voort.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=1155 | title=2010 PDC World Championship Results | publisher=Darts Database | accessdate=28 October 2013}}

He currently plays for and Captains the College 501 team in the Gibraltar Darts Association league. In the 2009/10 season he achieved a first by winning all four major domestic ranking tournaments, as well as numerous other tournaments. He served several years as Treasurer of the Gibraltar Darts Association.

Duo represented Gibraltar with Dyson Parody in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 5–4 by Denmark in the first round, with Duo missing two darts for the match.{{cite web |url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/PDCWorldCupArticle/0,,10180~2598931,00.html |title=Cash Converters World Cup RD1 |publisher=PDC |date=3 February 2012 |accessdate=3 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206031856/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PDCWorldCupArticle/0%2C%2C10180~2598931%2C00.html |archivedate=6 February 2012 }} During the rest of 2012 he won six tournaments on the Gibraltar Darts Association tour.{{cite web|title=Dylan Duo 2012|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=3047|work=Darts Database|accessdate=2 February 2013}}

In January 2013, Duo entered Q School in an attempt to win a two-year PDC Tour Card and was one match away from doing so on the fourth and final day, but lost to Steve Coote 6–0.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1kb9fnz50anlu1b7fwl98sb868/title/pdc-qualifying-school-day-four | title=PDC Qualifying School Day Four | publisher=PDC | accessdate=2 February 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125042212/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1kb9fnz50anlu1b7fwl98sb868/title/pdc-qualifying-school-day-four | archivedate=25 January 2013 }} Duo played in his third World Cup of Darts with Dyson Parody in February, but they finished bottom of Group E after losing 5–2 to Poland and 5–0 to the Netherlands.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/7z70zfb6nkue17rlmi5j1xbbb/title/betfair-world-cup-of-darts---saturday-afternoon | title=Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon | publisher=PDC | accessdate=February 2, 2013}} In June he qualified for the Gibraltar Darts Trophy but was thrashed 6–0 by Gary Anderson in the first round.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/197h5wcior6nyz4aubtymhzlt/title/gibraltar-darts-trophy-day-one | title=Gibraltar Darts Trophy Day One | publisher=PDC | accessdate=28 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703014113/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/197h5wcior6nyz4aubtymhzlt/title/gibraltar-darts-trophy-day-one | archive-date=3 July 2013 | url-status=dead }} In the final of the Iberian qualifier for the 2014 World Championship, Duo was narrowly beaten 10–9 by Julio Barbero.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=4484 | title=2013 PDC World Iberian Qualifying Event Results | publisher=Darts Database | accessdate=27 December 2013}}

At the 2014 World Cup of Darts, Duo and Parody were beaten 5–2 by Sweden in the opening round.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/13ot1jnntsvt21nv34y1z7tv3u/title/bwin-world-cup-of-darts-first-round | title=bwin World Cup of Darts First Round | publisher=PDC | accessdate=6 June 2014 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043925/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/13ot1jnntsvt21nv34y1z7tv3u/title/bwin-world-cup-of-darts-first-round | url-status=dead }}

In August 2015, Dylan Duo was disciplined by the Darts Regulation Authority for "Threatening behaviour and failure to mark" at the Gibraltar Qualifier for the PDC World Cup. He was fined £350.{{cite web |url=http://www.thedra.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DRA-Hearing-results-2015-111.pdf | title=2015 Disciplinary Cases | publisher=Darts Regulation Authority | accessdate=17 December 2015}}

At the 2017 World Cup, Duo and Parody lost 5–2 to England in the opening round.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=11145| title=2017 PDC World Cup of Darts Results| publisher=Darts Database| accessdate=10 June 2017}}

Duo Quit the PDC in January 2020.

World Championship results

=PDC=

2010: First round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 0–3) (sets)

References

External links

[http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=3047 Profile and stats on Darts Database]

Category:1977 births

Category:Gibraltarian darts players

Category:Living people

Category:Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders

Category:British Darts Organisation players

Category:PDC World Cup of Darts Gibraltarian team