| Dave Askew | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "Diamond Dave" |
| Born | 3 April 1963 Redhill, Surrey, England |
| Home town | Redhill, Surrey, England |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 19 Gram Phil Taylor |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1988–2000 |
| PDC | 2000–2010 |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 1995 |
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 1993 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2001, 2002 |
| World Matchplay | Last 16: 2001, 2002, 2005 |
| World Grand Prix | Quarter Final: 2001 |
| UK Open | Last 16: 2005 |
| US Open/WSoD | Last 64: 2007 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Denmark Open French Open Cockney Classic WDF World Cup Windy City Open British Internationals Scandinavian Open Mill Rythe Darts Festival | 1988 1989 1989 1993 2000 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002 |
| Other achievements | |
| Nine dart finish PDPA Players Championships Germany, 2008 | |
Dave Askew (born 3 April 1963) is a former English professional darts player who competed from 1988 to 2010 in events of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He is a two-time semi-finalist of the PDC World Championship (2001 and 2002), losing to eventual winner Phil Taylor on both occasions.
Askew was never a full-time professional and earned his living as a bricklayer.