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Colin Monk

Colin Monk
Personal information
Full name Colin Monk
Nickname Mad Monk
Born (1967-09-29) 29 September 1967 (age 49)
Lewisham, England
Home town Basingstoke
England
Darts information
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music I Fought the Law by The Clash
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1993-2004
PDC 2004-2011
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Semi-Final: 1998, 2002
World Masters Winner 1996
World Darts Trophy Quarter-Final: 2003
Int. Darts League Last 32 Group: 2003
Zuiderduin Masters Last 16 Group: 2000, 2001, 2002
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
World Matchplay Last 32: 2004
Desert Classic Last 32: 2009
UK Open Quarter-Final: 2003
US Open/WSoD Last 64: 2007
Other tournament wins
Tournament Years
Denmark Open
German Open
Norway Open
British Open
Hampshire Open
1995
1996
1996
1998
2003, 2008, 2009

Colin Monk (born 29 September 1967 in Lewisham) is an English darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation events and formerly played in British Darts Organisation events.

Monk's career best moment was winning the prestigious 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. Monk's greatest comeback victory in the PDC was arguably at the 2007 UK Open, when he was 3-7 down to Martyn Turner, and came back to win the match 8-7.


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