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'''Colin Monk''' (born 29 September 1967 in [[Lewisham]]) is an [[England|English]] retired professional [[darts]] player who competed in [[Professional Darts Corporation]] events and formerly played in [[British Darts Organisation]] events.
'''Colin Monk''' (born 29 September 1967) is an English retired professional [[darts]] player who competed in [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC) events and formerly played in [[British Darts Organisation]] (BDO) events.


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 20:54, 8 August 2020

Colin Monk
Personal information
Nickname"Mad Monk"
Born (1967-09-29) 29 September 1967 (age 57)
Lewisham, England
Home townBasingstoke, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1985
Darts23g Eigen Ontwerp
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"I Fought the Law" by The Clash
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1993–2004
PDC2004–2011
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi-Final: 1998, 2002
World MastersWinner (1) 1996
World TrophyQuarter-Final: 2003
Int. Darts LeagueLast 32 Group: 2003
Finder MastersLast 16 Group: 2000, 2001, 2002
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
World MatchplayLast 32: 2004
UK OpenQuarter-Final: 2003
Desert ClassicLast 32: 2009
US Open/WSoDLast 64: 2007
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 retired professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events and formerly played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.

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 and 2008, and 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 at the World Matchplay event in Blackpool in 2004, saw Monk get whitewashed 10–0 in the first round 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

Monk is married with five children. He is the father of Aaron Monk.

World Championship Performances

BDO

  • 1994: 2nd round (lost to Steve McCollum 1–3)
  • 1995: Quarter-finals (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 2–4)
  • 1996: Quarter-finals (lost to Andy Fordham 1–4)
  • 1997: 2nd round (lost to Paul Williams 1–3)
  • 1998: Semi-finals (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 3–5)
  • 1999: Quarter-finals (lost to Andy Fordham 3–5)
  • 2000: Quarter-finals (lost to Ronnie Baxter 4–5)
  • 2001: 1st round (lost to Marko Pusa 2–3)
  • 2002: Semi-finals (lost to Mervyn King 1–5)
  • 2003: Quarter-finals (lost to Mervyn King 0–5)
  • 2004: 1st round (lost to Ted Hankey 2–3)

PDC

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Ref.
Winner 1. 1996 Winmau World Masters Wales Richie Burnett 3–2 (s) [1]

Performance timeline

Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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 DNP Not held
International Darts League Not held L32G DNP Not held
PDC World Championship NYF DNP L64 L64 L64 DNQ L64 DNQ
World Matchplay NYF DNP L32 DNQ
UK Open Not held QF L16 L32 L64 L16 L64 L64 L64 L160
Las Vegas Desert Classic Not held DNP L32 NH
US Open Not held L64 L128 L16 L64 NH
News of the World Not held L32 Not held
Performance Table Legend
DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded L# lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals RU lost in the final W won the tournament

References

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