Koha Kokiri (born 7 June 1976) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional

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player.

Career

Kokiri won the men's singles at the 2010

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, seeing off

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4–1 in the final. Kokiri defeated

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in the final of the 2015 Oceanic Masters to qualify for the

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. He played former world champion

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in the first round, losing 3–0. Kokiri won the 2016 West Coast Classic by beating

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and lost 6–3 in the final of the Perth Open to

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. He played in the Perth Darts Masters, but was knocked out 6–1 by

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in the opening round. Who played in the

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but knocked out 6–3 by

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and the

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but was knocked out stages by 6–0 by

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World Championship record

PDC

*2016: First round (lost to

0–3)

References

External links

* 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Porirua New Zealand darts players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia Professional Darts Corporation associate players New Zealand Māori sportspeople {{NewZealand-sport-bio-stub