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Mervyn King (darts player)

Mervyn King
Personal information
Full name Mervyn King
Nickname The King
Born (1966-03-15) 15 March 1966 (age 51)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Home town Bradwell, Norfolk
England
Darts information
Playing darts since 1979
Darts 22g Winmau Mervyn King
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music King of Kings by Motörhead
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1994–2007
PDC 2007–
Current world ranking 22
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Runner-up: 2002, 2004
World Masters Winner: 2004
World Darts Trophy Runner-up 2003, 2005
Int. Darts League Winner: 2005
Zuiderduin Masters Winner: 2005
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Semi-finals: 2009
World Matchplay Semi-finals: 2009
World Grand Prix Runner-up: 2012
Grand Slam Semi-finals: 2008, 2014
Premier League Runner-up: 2009
Ch'ship League Runner-up: 2008
Desert Classic Quarter-finals: 2008, 2009
European Ch'ship Semi-finals: 2014
UK Open Semi-finals: 2014
US Open/WSoD Quarter-finals: 2007
Players Ch'ship Finals Runner-up: 2010
The Masters Runner-up: 2014
Other tournament wins
Antwerp Open 1999
BDO British Classic 1998, 1999, 2002
BDO British Open 2000
Dutch Open 1997
Finnish Open 1997, 2000
French Open 1996
Swiss Open 2005
UK Open Qualifier 2010
WDF Europe Cup Pairs 2002
WDF World Cup Pairs 2003

European Tour Events

European Darts Grand Prix 2014

Players Championships

Players Championship (GER) 2011
Players Championship (GLA) 2008
Players Championship (HOL) 2008
Players Championship (SPA) 2011
Players Championship (SWI) 2010
Other achievements
Nine dart finish, Coventry Players Championship 2009, South African Masters 2009, UK Open 2010

European Tour Events

Players Championships

Mervyn King (born 15 March 1966 in Ipswich) is a former World No. 1 English professional darts player, who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. His nickname is The King.

King first took up the game at the age of twelve, playing with an old rolled-cardboard dartboard given to him by his father. His father insisted that he played darts using competition distance and height. By the age of thirteen, he had ambitions to become a professional player as he was playing county darts at Superleague level. His first county A game was at the age of fourteen and he won his local men's singles league at that age.

Additionally, King hit his first ever 9-dart leg of 501 aged fourteen in a practice match with his father.

King made his professional debut as a 29-year-old in the 1994 World Masters where he lost in the last 32 to Andy Fordham. His first title in the BDO came in the 1996 French Open where he beat Leo Laurens in the final. King has won several Open titles since he came onto the darts scene in 1995, including the Dutch Open in 1997. He made his debut at BDO World Darts Championship in 1997 as a 30-year-old. He reached the semi final of the event beating Ronnie Baxter and Roland Scholten before losing to eventual champion Les Wallace. He won £8,700 for his performance.

King reached eight major finals whilst playing in the BDO and converted only two of them into tournament victories. It wasn't until 2004 that he claimed his first BDO major title when he won the World Masters in Bridlington, defeating Tony O'Shea 7–6 in the final having trailed 3–5. His two other major victories to date have both taken place in the Netherlands. The first of these was the 2005 International Darts League, where he defeated O'Shea again in the final, this time by 13–11 in legs. Later the same year he added the Dutch Grand Masters beating Martin Adams 5–4 in the final.


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