Andy Fordham

ANDYFordham ( Charlton , February 2 1962 ), nicknamed The Viking is an English darts player . In January 2004 he won the World Professional Darts Championship, better known as Lakeside (formerly The Embassy).

 AndyFordham was born southeast of London . As a child he played football and athletics, but when he left high school he discovered the darts. His beard, long hair and grotesque figure he soon got the nickname The Viking. In his darts career Andy Fordham won many awards, but the crown on hisWORK he achieved in January 2004in the final of the Lakeside tournament when he Mervyn King defeated and became world champion.

Partly because of the unhealthy lifestyle of Fordham, he's in January 2007 admitted to hospital with breathing problems. After an illness of about six months, he has fallen considerably (about 108 kilos) and all the way back to again reach the top. Andy Fordham made ​​his comeback in September in Turkey during Turunc Open. Here he took the surprising semifinal. He lost it by the laterWINNER Martin Phillips from Wales, which in the final Darryl Fitton defeated.

"I've been very happy that I can play darts again. I have seven or eight months can not play darts and now I'm up to an hour to play a row, so I do not expect miracles in Bridlington. Even if not I qualify me for the Lakeside than yet this will be a good stepping stone to return to the top. I can not set too many goals, but should just be happy that I'm back. "said The Viking.

 AndyFordham knew himself not to qualify for the World Professional Darts Championship in 2008, he lost in the 2nd round of the qualifying tournament of David Smith-Hayes. During the Winmau World Masters a day later, Fordham lost again. He went 3-0 against Stuart Kellett in the eighth finals of Martin Adams lost.

In February 2009 Andy Fordham got together with Mark Webster on the PDC . Since January 2013 Fordham plays again for the BDO.

Andy Fordham is married to Jenny and they have two children. Andy and Jenny run together 'The Cutty Sark "in Thamesmead, before she ran all the Queen's Arms inWoolwich and The Rose in Dartford . ==Played World Cup finals [  edit ] ==
 * WDF 1995 Andy Fordham / Martin Adams - Ronnie Baxter / Steve Beaton 4 - (Best of 7 legs)
 * WDF 2001 Martin Adams - Andy Fordham 4-3 (best of 7 legs)
 * WDF 2001 Andy Fordham / John Walton - Ulf Ceder / Marko Kantele 4-2 (best of 7 legs)
 * WDF 2003 Martin Adams / Mervyn King - Andy Fordham / Tony O'Shea 4-1 (best of 7 legs)
 * BDO 2004 Andy Fordham - Mervyn King 6-3 (best of 11 sets)