Colin Monk

Colin Monk (born 29 September 1967 in Lewisham) was an English darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation events and formerly played in British Darts Organisation events.

Career

Monk's career best moment was winning the prestigious Winmau World Masters in 1996, where he beat Richie Burnett 3–2 in the final. Monk's best run in the BDO World Darts Championship 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 Tony O'Shea 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 and 2008, and failing to win a set in any of those matches. Monk reached the quarter finals of the 2003 UK Open, a run which included a 9-8 victory over the 2003 PDC World Champion John Part in the Last 16, but Monk was still a BDO/WDF member at the time. Monk's only appearance at the World Matchplay event in Blackpool in 2004, saw Monk get whitewashed 10-0 in the first round by John Part. Monk's greatest comeback victory in the PDC was arguably at the 2007 UK Open, when he was 3-7 down to Martyn Turner, and came back to win the match 8-7.

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 Ray Farrell. Monk had a hard time in the 2010 PDC World Championship, when he was drawn against Phil Taylor in the first round and lost 3 sets to nil.

Monk is known for a personal tick in which he opens his mouth every time he throws. 2012 BDO World Champion Christian Kist has drawn comparisons to Monk for having a similar habit, along with Shayne Burgess and Jamie Lewis. Away from the oche, Monk is a massive Tottenham Hotspur F.C. fan and is married with five children. His son Arron also competes on the PDC Pro Tour and won the first ever New Kids on the Oche event – Nuts TV's last televised darts tournament. Arron Monk also won the 2011 PDC Under-21 World Championship, defeating the 2006 World Master, Michael van Gerwen, 6-4 in legs in the final.

Colin Monk has won the biggest one-day darts tournament in the UK, the Hampshire Open on 3 separate occasions, in 2003, 2008 and 2009. His son, Arron, also won the Hampshire Open in 2010.

World Championship Performances

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 Andy Fordham 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 Ronnie Baxter 4-5)
• 2001: 1st round (lost to Marko Pusa 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 Ted Hankey 2-3)

PDC

• 2006: 1st round (lost to Andy Smith 0-3)
• 2007: 1st round (lost to Per Laursen 0-3)
• 2008: 1st round (lost to Denis Ovens 0-3)
• 2010: 1st round (lost to Phil Taylor 0-3)

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score	Ref.
Winner	1.	1996	Winmau World Masters	Richie Burnett	3–2 (s)	[1]

Performance timeline

References

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database