Colin Monk

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Colin Monk
Personal information
Nickname	The Mad Monk
Date of birth	September 29, 1967 (1967-09-29) (age 40)
Place of birth	Lewisham, England
Home town	Basingstoke, England
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1993 to 2004
PDC	2004 to present
Current World Ranking	38
BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances
World Ch'ship	Semi-Final 1998, 2002
World Masters	Winner 1996
World Darts Trophy	Quarter-Finals 2003
Int. Darts League	Last 32 Group 2003
PDC Majors - Best Performances
World Ch'ship	Last 64 2006, 2007, 2008
World Matchplay	Last 32 2004
UK Open	Quarter-Final 2003
Other Televised PDC events - Best Performances
US Open	Last 64 2007
Other Tournament Wins
Tournament	Years
Denmark Open German Open Norway Open British Open	1995 1996 1996 1998

Colin Monk (born September 29, 1967 in Lewisham) is an English darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly the British Darts Organisation. He is not a full-time professional and works as a builder.

Monk won the 1996 Winmau World Masters beating Richie Burnett in the final. His best run in the BDO World Darts Championship came in 1998 and 2002 when he reached the semi-finals. Since joining the PDC full-time in 2004, he has not matched his performances in their version of the World Championship, losing in the first round in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He reached the quarter finals of the 2003 PDC UK Open Darts but was still a WDF member at the time.

Away from the oche, Monk is a massive Tottenham Hotspur fan and is married with four children. His son Aaron also competes in the PDC Pro Tour, playing in the UK Open regionals and PDPA Players Championships.