Nick Fullwell
Encyclopedia
Nick Fullwell is an English
darts
player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation
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Fullwell joined the PDC circuit in 2005 and narrowly missed out qualifying for the World Grand Prix, losing in the final game to Gary Welding. After that, Fullwell struggled to progress in tournaments, failing to qualify for major tournaments, including the UK Open. It wasn't until the end of 2007 where Fullwell began showing some promise, reaching the last 16 in a Player Championship tournament in Holland. He then reached the quarter-finals of the 2008 Bobby Bourn Memorial Trophy.
Fullwell won qualification for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship
, defeating former world champion Richie Burnett
along the way, eventually beating Ken Dobson to qualify. He faced 2005 finalist Mark Dudbridge
in the first round but lost 3-2.
. Having hit two maximum 180s, Fullwell hit treble 20, followed by treble 17 and then finished on double 12 and while celebrating he was informed that he still required 6.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
darts
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation is a professional darts organization, established in the United Kingdom during 1992, when a group of leading professional players split from the British Darts Organisation to form what was initially called the World Darts Council...
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Fullwell joined the PDC circuit in 2005 and narrowly missed out qualifying for the World Grand Prix, losing in the final game to Gary Welding. After that, Fullwell struggled to progress in tournaments, failing to qualify for major tournaments, including the UK Open. It wasn't until the end of 2007 where Fullwell began showing some promise, reaching the last 16 in a Player Championship tournament in Holland. He then reached the quarter-finals of the 2008 Bobby Bourn Memorial Trophy.
Fullwell won qualification for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship
2009 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 16th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....
, defeating former world champion Richie Burnett
Richie Burnett
Richie Burnett is a Welsh darts player who was the 1995 Embassy World Darts Champion and currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Prince of Wales.-BDO career:...
along the way, eventually beating Ken Dobson to qualify. He faced 2005 finalist Mark Dudbridge
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Daniel Dudbridge is an English professional darts player.-Darts career:He started playing in his very early teens, citing Dennis Priestley as one of his heroes...
in the first round but lost 3-2.
Trivia
Fullwell once miscounted on a nine-dart finish in a tournament in IrelandRepublic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. Having hit two maximum 180s, Fullwell hit treble 20, followed by treble 17 and then finished on double 12 and while celebrating he was informed that he still required 6.