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.