Kevin Münch (born 27 July 1988) is a German

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player.

Career

Münch reached the last 40 of the 2011 Winmau World Masters before losing to Colin Fowler. Münch qualified for the

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after winning the German Qualifier, defeating Bernd Roith 10–8 in the final. He defeated

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's Lee Choon Peng 4–2 in the preliminary round. In the first round, he played

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, and won the first set 3–0 before Ovens was forced to retire from the match due to a back injury. He played Steve Farmer in the second round and although he led 2–1, with chances to go to 3–1, he would lose the match 4–2. In June, he earned a place in the

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by defeating Alexander Tauber and Maik Langendorf in the Home Nation Qualifier. Münch played

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in the first round and lost 6–4. He also qualified for the European Darts Open with a win over

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. Münch played

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in the first round in

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and, after winning the opening leg, lost 6–1. He qualified for the remaining two European Tour Events of the season, but lost in the first round on both occasions. He briefly returned to the

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, but returned to the PDC in 2015 and went on to qualify for the 2015 European Darts Grand Prix and 2016 European Darts Trophy, where he was knocked out in the first round. On 19 December 2017 at the

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, in a major upset Münch defeated former two-time champion

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in the first round 3–1, before losing out to

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of Spain in the Last 32.

World Championship results

PDC

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: Second round (lost to Steve Farmer 2–4) *

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: Second round (lost to

1–4)

Performance timeline

PDC

References

External links

* 1988 births Living people German darts players Sportspeople from Bochum Professional Darts Corporation associate players British Darts Organisation players 21st-century German people {{Germany-sport-bio-stub