{"id":100626,"date":"2023-12-06T11:14:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=100626"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:14:12","slug":"my-dad-was-world-darts-championship-star-who-took-on-taylor-and-was-a-bricklayer-now-im-making-my-own-way-in-the-sport-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/sport\/my-dad-was-world-darts-championship-star-who-took-on-taylor-and-was-a-bricklayer-now-im-making-my-own-way-in-the-sport-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"My dad was World Darts Championship star who took on Taylor and was a bricklayer\u2026 now I\u2019m making my own way in the sport | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
JASON ASKEW will be hoping his dad points him in the right direction as he tries to forge his own career with the arrows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Askew Jr, 30, followed in his father\u2019s footsteps when he qualified for the UK Open in 2020.<\/p>\n
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But he still has a long way to go to replicate the career of his famous parent.<\/p>\n
That is because Dave Askew, 60, was a two-time PDC World Darts Championships semi-finalist and among the best players in the world in the early 2000s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Diamond Dave\u2019 spent 22 years as a professional from 1988 to 2010, finishing with a decade in the PDC – although he never went full-time and continued with his day job as a bricklayer.<\/p>\n
He made an instant impact on the BDO circuit when he beat Cliff Lazarenko 6-0 in the Denmark Open final.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Askew Sr picked up five Windy City Open titles – including four in a row from 1992 to 1995 – and enjoyed a 8-2 winning record for England in British Internationals, helping his country to five titles.<\/p>\n A 1993 World Cup winner, the Surrey star\u2019s career peaked when he made back-to-back semis at the Worlds in 2001 and 2002 – either side of his quarter-final run at the World Grand Prix.<\/p>\n But on both occasions at the PDC showpiece in Purfleet, he came brutally unstuck by eventual champion Phil Taylor 6-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n Askew nailed a nine-darter in 2008 but after missing out on the 2009 World Championships, he decided to call it a day soon after as he struggled to replicate his early TV success.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFER<\/strong><\/p>\n However, his son Jason has taken on the darts mantle for the family.<\/p>\n Born in October 1993, Askew Jr has certainly inherited the eye for the bullseye.\u00a0<\/p>\n The 30-year-old generally plays across Surrey – winning a title in March 2023 in Morden – but has also featured on the PDC Challenge Tour.<\/p>\n However, he got his biggest break when he qualified for the 2020 UK Open, held at Butlin\u2019s in Minehead.<\/p>\n Askew won two rounds before falling 6-4 to Jelle Klaasen, who beat Gary Anderson to reach the quarters, while Michael van Gerwen beat Gerwyn Price in the final.<\/p>\n And ahead of the tournament, Jason admitted his desire to emulate his old man at the oche.<\/p>\n Askew Jr said: \u201cI used to watch my dad when I was younger and think, \u2018I want to do that\u2019, so now getting the opportunity to replicate that is a real honour.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got a long way to go and I\u2019m still learning the game, but I\u2019m taking it in my stride and trying to be the best I can be.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a little bit of added pressure as he has been there and done it to a very high standard.<\/p>\n "But I think that helps me and keeps me motivated to follow in his footsteps \u2013 two World Championship semi-finals isn\u2019t too bad I suppose!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/picture>AUBER-GENIUS <\/span><\/p>\n
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