Colin Monk (born 29 September 1967) is an English former professional

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player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and

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(BDO) events.

Career

Monk won the

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in 1996, where he beat Richie Burnett 3–2 in the final. Monk's best run in the

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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

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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, 2008 and 2010, failing to win a set in any of those matches. Monk reached the quarter finals of the

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, a run which included a 9–8 victory over the 2003 PDC World Champion

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in the Last 16, but Monk was still a BDO/WDF member at the time. Monk's only appearance in the first round at the World Matchplay event in Blackpool in 2004, saw Monk get whitewashed 10–0 by

, 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

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. In the 2010 PDC World Championship, he was drawn against Phil Taylor in the first round and lost three sets to nil.

Personal life

Monk is the father of

Arron Monk Arron Monk (born 15 April 1990) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the son of fellow former professional darts player and the 1996 Winmau World Masters winner Colin Monk. ...

World Championship results

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

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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

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4–5) *2001: 1st round (lost to

Marko Pusa Marko Pusa (born 15 April 1977) is a Finnish former darts player. Career Pusa made his televised debut at the 1999 Winmau World Masters, reaching the semi-finals with wins over Andy Gudgeon, former World Champion Steve Beaton and Andy Jenkin ...

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

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2–3)

PDC

*2006: 1st round (lost to Andy Smith 0–3) *2007: 1st round (lost to

Per Laursen Per Laursen (born 16 April 1966) is a Danish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments. BDO career Laursen reached the final of the WDF World Cup in both singl ...

0–3) *2008: 1st round (lost to

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0–3) *2010: 1st round (lost to Phil Taylor 0–3)

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

Performance timeline

References

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Monk, Colin 1967 births English darts players Living people Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders British Darts Organisation players