Darryl Fitton

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Darryl Fitton
Personal information
Nickname	The Dazzler
Date of birth	May 5, 1962
Place of birth	Stockport, England
Organisation
BDO	since 2003
Current World Ranking	5 (WDF, February 2007)
BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances
World Ch'ship	Semi finalist 2005
World Masters	Quarter finalist 2006
World Darts Trophy	Quarter finalist 2005
Int. Darts League	Semi finalist 2004
Other Tournament Wins
Tournament	Years
British Classic Belgium Open Welsh Classic	2004 2003 2006
Infobox last updated on: January 31, 2007.

Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962 in Stockport, England) is an English professional darts player currently playing for the BDO. Darryl debuted in the World Championship in 2002 as a qualifier, he lost his first match 1-3 against another qualifier John Burton. In 2004 Darryl went back to Lakeside hitting a 180 score with his very first turn. He reached the quarter-finals before being beaten by Andy Fordham, who went on to win the title. The following year, he reached the semi-finals, this time losing out to Raymond van Barneveld in a hard-fought 5-3 scoreline. Barneveld would also win the title that year. Since then, Darryl has not won a match at the World Championship, losing to Martin Adams and Phil Nixon in the first round of the 2006 and 2007 championships respectively. He is nicknamed 'The Dazzler' and comes to the stage dancing to Madness wearing sunglasses.