Anne Kirk (born 6 April 1951) is a Scottish former professional

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player. She was nicknamed "Captain Kirk".

Career

Kirk won the 2001 Women's World Masters, beating American

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in the final. She then reached the semi final of the 2002 Women's World Darts Trophy, beating

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in the quarter finals before losing to

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. Kirk made her World Championship debut in 2003, and defeated

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and

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to reach the final where she was defeated by reigning champion Gulliver who made it a hat-trick of wins. She then lost in the quarter finals in 2004 to

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and in 2005 to Gulliver. Kirk qualified for the 2009 Women's World Championship and faced Krappen in the quarter finals, losing 1–2.

World championship results

BDO

* 2003: runner-up (lost to

0–2) (sets) * 2004: quarter finals (lost to

0–2) * 2005: quarter finals (lost to

0–2) * 2009: quarter finals (beat

1–2)

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
1951 births Living people Scottish darts players People from Castle Douglas Sportspeople from Dumfries and Galloway Female darts players British Darts Organisation players {{UK-darts-bio-stub