Dylan Duo Explained

Dylan Duo
Fullname:	Dylan Duo Sr
Nickname:	"The Rock"
Birth Place:	Gibraltar
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
World Masters:	Last 128: 2005, 2006, 2017
Pdc World:	Last 64: 2010
Uk Open:	Last 64: 2010

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.^[1]

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.^[2] During the rest of 2012 he won six tournaments on the Gibraltar Darts Association tour.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5] In June he qualified for the Gibraltar Darts Trophy but was thrashed 6–0 by Gary Anderson in the first round.^[6] In the final of the Iberian qualifier for the 2014 World Championship, Duo was narrowly beaten 10–9 by Julio Barbero.^[7]

At the 2014 World Cup of Darts, Duo and Parody were beaten 5–2 by Sweden in the opening round.^[8]

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.^[9]

At the 2017 World Cup, Duo and Parody lost 5–2 to England in the opening round.^[10]

Duo Quit the PDC in January 2020.

World Championship results

PDC

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

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2010 PDC World Championship Results . Darts Database . 28 October 2013.
2. Web site: Cash Converters World Cup RD1 . . 3 February 2012 . 3 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206031856/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PDCWorldCupArticle/0%2C%2C10180~2598931%2C00.html . 6 February 2012 .
3. Web site: Dylan Duo 2012. Darts Database. 2 February 2013.
4. Web site: PDC Qualifying School Day Four . . 2 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130125042212/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1kb9fnz50anlu1b7fwl98sb868/title/pdc-qualifying-school-day-four . 25 January 2013 .
5. Web site: Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon . . February 2, 2013.
6. Web site: Gibraltar Darts Trophy Day One . . 28 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703014113/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/197h5wcior6nyz4aubtymhzlt/title/gibraltar-darts-trophy-day-one . 3 July 2013 . dead .
7. Web site: 2013 PDC World Iberian Qualifying Event Results . Darts Database . 27 December 2013.
8. Web site: bwin World Cup of Darts First Round . . 6 June 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043925/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/13ot1jnntsvt21nv34y1z7tv3u/title/bwin-world-cup-of-darts-first-round . dead .
9. Web site: 2015 Disciplinary Cases . Darts Regulation Authority . 17 December 2015.
10. Web site: 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts Results. Darts Database. 10 June 2017.