Mark McGeeney
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| Mark McGeeney | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Gladiator |
| Born | 28 June 1972 Wyken, Coventry, England, United Kingdom |
| Home town | Stockport, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1991 |
| Darts | A180 22.5g |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Metalingus by Alter Bridge |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2010– |
| Current world ranking | (BDO) 1 |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 2018 |
| World Masters | Runner Up: 2016, 2017 |
| World Trophy | Semi Final: 2015 |
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2017, 2018 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| UK Open | Preliminary: 2013 |
| Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2017, 2018 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| British Open Dutch Open England Classic German Open Hal Open Helvetia Open Isle Of Man Classic WDF World Cup Team | 2015 2017, 2018 2014 2017 2017 2017 2018 2015 |
| Other achievements | |
| Lincolnshire Open 2015 Weoley Castle Open 2010 | |
Mark McGeeney (born 28 June 1972) is an English darts player from Coventry, England who competes in British Darts Organisation events.
Career
BDO
In August 2010 Mark won the Weoley Castle Open beating Kevin Taylor in the Final. In September 2014 he won the England Classic, he beat Sam Hewson in the Quarter-final before beating Wesley Harms in the Final. In April 2015 he won the Lincolnshire Open beating Joshua Richardson in the Final. In September 2015 he won the British Open beating Scott Waites in the final.
McGeeney is currently the world number one as a result of reaching back-to-back Winmau World Masters finals, losing to Glen Durrant and Krzysztof Ratajski in 2016 and 2017 respectively, and winning the Dutch Open. In 2018, after two previous second round losses, McGeeney reached the final against Durrant. McGeeney came from 6-4 down in sets to lead 2-0 in the decider, but eventually lost 7-6. He therefore became only the second player in World Championship history after Mike Gregory in 1992 to miss championship darts (one at D18 and one at D9) and lose the match. The following month, McGeeney retained his Dutch Open title, beating Durrant 3-1 in sets in the final.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2016: 2nd Round (lost to Scott Mitchell 3-4)
- 2017: 2nd Round (lost to Scott Waites 2–4)
- 2018: Runner Up (lost to Glen Durrant 6-7)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | Did not qualify | 2R | 2R | F | |||||
| Winmau World Masters | 2R | 2R | RR | 3R | QF | 6R | F | F | 6R |
| Finder Darts Masters | Did not qualify | RR | |||||||
| BDO World Trophy | Not held | DNQ | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | |||
| UK Open | Did not participate | Prel. | Did not participate | ||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | Did not participate | RR | |||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | 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 | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
References
External links
- Mark McGeeney Official Website
- Mark McGeeney on Darts Database
- Mark McGeeney on Facebook
- Mark McGeeney on Twitter
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