Well in one month time I will be stepping on to the largest dart stage in the world, the PDC World Championship finals. I have actually found the desire to practice and have began hitting it hard. Playing a few hours on my own a day plus meeting people every night I have off from the fire dept. I will say I have been playing a bit fustrated as I know the pressure is starting to weigh on me by leaving it so late to get ready but it also pushes me to do more.
The Scorpion was named to 2009 Team USA for the National Darts Association World Finals for the second successive year. The tournament held in Las Vegas at the end of March at the Riveria Hotel and there is 14 countries represented. He will be looking to defend the title that he helped capture last year with the defeat of Team France in 2008.
In 2008 David "The Scorpion" Fatum represented the USA three times in China (Arachnid), France(Medalist) and Las Vegas(Arachnid/NDA) along with once for Canada winning the World Bullshooter finals with John Part, Chris White and Shawn Brennaman.
Well it is just under seven weeks out from the PDC World Finals and thought I would share what I am doing to get ready...... not much so far LOL. Ok seriously I am actually raising my fitness alot to handle the heat and stress of the stage better but as far as practice? Not alot thus far. I was pretty burnt out as I had been playing so much I wanted to take a break so I had taken a month off that turned into 6 weeks :) I have played a few small shoots and was playing so well and with so much focus it was hard to get motivated. I play in two soft-tip leagues ( play the min amount to qualify for the respective finals) and I have set records for highest nights ever for averages and playing with ease..... well until this last week :)
The Scorpion put on a clinical display this past weekend winning the Regional final for the ADO Cricket Nationals to be held in Las Veagas this coming January. He followed up that performace by winning both the 501 singles and Cricket singles titles only dropping one leg in either event to close off the weekend. His next preperation shoot will be in Columbus Ohio mid November.
