Colin Monk

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Colin Monk
Personal information
Nickname"Mad Monk"
Born (1967-09-29) 29 September 1967 (age 57)
Lewisham, London, England
Home town Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1985
Darts23g Eigen Ontwerp
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"I Fought the Law" by The Clash
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1993–2004
PDC 2004–2011
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship Semi-Final: 1998, 2002
World Masters Winner (1) 1996
World Trophy Quarter-Final: 2003
Int. Darts League Last 32 Group: 2003
Finder Masters Last 16 Group: 2000, 2001, 2002
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship Last 64: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
World Matchplay Last 32: 2004
UK Open Quarter-Final: 2003
Desert Classic Last 32: 2009
US Open/WSoD Last 64: 2007
WSDT major events – best performances
World MastersQuarter-final: 2022
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Denmark Open
German Open
Norway Open
British Open
Hampshire Open		1995
1996
1996
1998
2003, 2008, 2009

Colin Monk (born 29 September 1967) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.

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Career

Monk won the Winmau World Masters in 1996, where he beat Richie Burnett 3–2 in the final. Monk's best run in the BDO World Darts Championship came in 1998 and 2002 when he reached the semi-finals, losing to Raymond van Barneveld and Mervyn King respectively. Monk was also part of what is often cited as one of the all-time great matches at Lakeside in 2003 when he defeated Tony O'Shea 3–2 in the Last 16 in a sudden death leg, with Monk's end average being 97.08 to O'Shea's 94.05.

Since joining the PDC full-time in 2004, Monk has struggled for form, losing in the first round of the PDC World Championship in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010, failing to win a set in any of those matches. Monk reached the quarter-finals of the 2003 UK Open, a run which included a 9–8 victory over the 2003 PDC World Champion John Part in the Last 16, but Monk was still a BDO/WDF member at the time. Monk's only appearance in the first round at the World Matchplay event in Blackpool in 2004, saw Monk get whitewashed 10–0 by John Part, averaging 59.96.

Monk became a member of the 9 Dart Club when he had a nine dart finish in the Blue Square UK Open in Barnsley during his 6–1 win over Ray Farrell. In the 2010 PDC World Championship, he was drawn against Phil Taylor in the first round and lost three sets to nil.

Personal life

Monk is the father of Arron Monk.

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRef.
Winner1. 1996 Winmau World Masters Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richie Burnett 3–2 (s) [1]

Performance timeline

Tournament1993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
BDO World Championship DNP L16 QF QF L16 SF QF QF L32 SF QF L32 No longer a BDO Member
Winmau World Masters L16 L32 L32 W L32 L64 L16 QF L32 L32 L192 Did not participate
World Darts Trophy Not held L32 QF DNPNot held
International Darts League Not held L32G DNPNot held
PDC World Championship NYFDNP L64 L64 L64 DNQ L64 DNQ
World Matchplay NYFDNP L32 DNQ
UK Open Not held QF L16 L32 L64 L16 L64 L64 L64 L160
Las Vegas Desert Classic Not heldDNP L32 NH
US Open Not held L64 L128 L16 L64 NH
News of the World Not held L32 Not held
Performance Table Legend
DNPDid not play at the eventDNQDid not qualify for the eventNYFNot yet foundedL#lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finalsSFlost in the semi-finalsRUlost in the finalWwon the tournament

References

  1. ↑ "1996 World Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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