| Colin Monk | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Colin Monk |
| Nickname | The Mad Monk |
| Born | 29 September 1967 Lewisham, England |
| Home town | Basingstoke England |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | - |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1993 - 2004 |
| PDC | 2004 - present |
| Current world ranking | 84 |
| BDO majors - 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 premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| World Matchplay | Last 32 2004 |
| Desert Classic | 1st Round 2009 |
| UK Open | Quarter-Final 2003 |
| US Open/WSoD | Last 64 2007 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Denmark Open German Open Norway Open British Open Hampshire Open |
1995 1996 1996 1998 2003, 2008, 2009 |
| Other achievements | |
Colin Monk (born 29 September 1967 in Lewisham) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events and formerly played in British Darts Organisation events. He is turning full time professional in January 2010.
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 struggled for form, losing in the first round in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He reached the quarter finals of the 2003 UK Open but was still a WDF member at the time.
Monk's greatest comeback was at the UK Open Darts Championships 2007 when he was 4-7 down to Martin Turner and finally won the match 8-7.
Monk had a hard time in the 2010 Word Professional Darts Championships when he was drawn against Phil Taylor in the first round and lost 3 sets to nil. But during 2009 he 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.
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. He is currently ranked 81st on the PDC Order of Merit, compared to his father's 51st.
Colin has also won the biggest one-day darts tournament in the UK, the Hampshire Open on 3 separate occasions, in 2003, 2008 and 2009.