Ted Hankey

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Ted Hankey

Personal information
Nickname	The Count
Date of birth	February 20, 1968
Place of birth	Stoke-On-Trent, England
Home town	Telford, England
Organisation
BDO	1984
Current World Ranking	10
BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances
World Ch'ship	Winner 2000
World Masters	Semi finalist 1997 2003,2004
World Darts Trophy	Quarter-finalist 2004
Int. Darts League	Quarter finalist 2004,2005,2006
Other Tournament Wins
Tournament	Years
Dutch Open England Open German Open Belgium Open Norway Open Denmark Open Malta Open Embassy Gold Cup Primus Gold Cup	1999,2003 2003 2002,2003 2002 2004 2003 1995,1996 1999 2002
Infobox last updated on: February 22, 2007.

Edward "Ted" Hankey (born February 20, 1968 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) is an English darts player who won the BDO World Championship in 2000. His nickname is The Count.

Hankey built up a large fan base due to his obsession with Dracula. His entry onto stage is typically marked by him wearing a gown, while he plays his darts with a trademark scowl.

In 2000, he whitewashed Ronnie Baxter 6-0 in the Embassy World Final, winning the match with a spectacular 170 checkout - which was the highest in the tournament. The final lasted only 46 minutes - the shortest in history. Ted reached the final again the next year, but lost to John 'Boy' Walton 6-2.

Hankey hasn't made another final since. In 2002, Hankey was knocked out in the 2nd round by Wayne Jones and suffered a first round exit the following year by 'Silverback' Tony O'Shea. Ranked number two for the 2004 tournament, he was knocked out in the Quarter Finals, again losing to O'Shea 5-1. This was a huge disappointment for a man who had won four Open events in the last year. Hankey again reached the Quarter Finals in 2005, losing to England captain Martin Adams 5-3 having led 3-1. In the 2006 tournament, 'The Count' had a bad day in the office and crashed out at the first hurdle to Dutchman Albertino Essers. Hankey was seeded 8th for the 2007 Championship and defeated Mario Robbe of the Netherlands by 3 sets to 0 in the first round. He then hit another 170 checkout in his tight 4-3 win against qualifier Davy Richardson, before losing to Martin Adams, again by 5-3 but he had several darts to stay in the match. However, he remained positive after the match.

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He is married to Sarah, they have a three-year old daughter and a baby boy born June 1st 2006. He and Sarah live in Telford with Ted's eldest daughter (16 years old) and Sarah's son (8 years old).