Andy Fordham - Definition

Andy Fordham (born 1962) is an English darts player, also known by his nickname, The Viking. He won the 2004 World Professional Darts Championship, beating Mervyn King in the final.

In 2004, he was forced to withdraw from a best-of-13-sets match at Purfleet's Circus Tavern which pitted the two world darts champions head-to-head, due to heat intensity. England's Phil Taylor was subsequently declared the victor having been leading the contest by 5 sets to 2.

Fordham's health had long been an obvious concern, weighing in at 30 stones and in the habit of consuming 25 bottles of lager before going on stage to play. The scare during the head-to-head game led Fordham to seek help via the television programme Celebrity Fit Club. While getting a regime underway to try to lose some weight, he was defeated in the first round of the 2005 world championship.