| Arron Monk | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Arron Monk |
| Nickname | Monkey |
| Born | 15 April 1990 England |
| Home town | Basingstoke,Hampshire England |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | (Theme From) The Monkees by The Monkees |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2008 - present |
| Current world ranking | 65[1] |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64 - 2012 |
| Grand Slam | Group Stage - 2010 |
| UK Open | Last 64 - 2010 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| PDC U-21 World Championship Eastbourne Open |
2011 |
Arron Monk (born 15 April 1990) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is the son of fellow professional darts player and former World Masters winner Colin Monk[2]
He came to prominence with a group of young darts players at the 2010 UK Open which included Joe Cullen, William O'Connor and Reece Robinson. He defeated Nick Fullwell in the second round of the UK Open whilst being cheered on by his father, former World Master Colin Monk. In the third round, however he was defeated by the in-form Denis Ovens, who went on to reach the semi-final.
Monk also competes on the PDC Pro Tour and won the New Kids on the Oche event – Nuts TV's last televised darts tournament – in 2008.
On 3 January 2011, he won the final of the PDC Under-21 World Championship against Michael van Gerwen, played before the final of the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship. As a result of reaching the final, he qualified for the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts.
Monk qualified for his first PDC World Championship in 2012 by beating Joe Cullen in the PDPA Qualifier.[3] He was perhaps unlucky with the draw for the first round as he played the winner of the previous weeks Players Championship Finals, Kevin Painter, and was beaten 1-3.[4]