Anne Kirk (born 6 April 1951) is a Scottish former professional darts player. She was nicknamed "Captain Kirk".[citation needed]
| Anne Kirk | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "Captain Kirk" |
| Born | 6 April 1951 Castle Douglas, Scotland |
| Home town | Castle Douglas, Scotland |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1977 |
| Darts | 24 Gram Tungsten |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Star Trekkin'" by The Firm |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1997–2014 |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Women's Runner-up: 2003 |
| World Masters | Women's Winner (1) 2001 |
| World Trophy | Women's Semi-final: 2002, 2003 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| British Classic Dutch Open Pacific Masters Scottish Open Welsh Open | 1999 2006 2005 1996, 1999 1996, 1999 |
Career edit
Kirk won the 2001 Women's World Masters, beating American Marilyn Popp in the final. She then reached the semi-final of the 2002 Women's World Darts Trophy, beating Trina Gulliver in the quarter-finals before losing to Crissy Manley.
Kirk made her World Championship debut in 2003, and defeated Gaynor Williams and Francis Hoenselaar to reach the final where she was defeated by reigning champion Gulliver who made it a hat-trick of wins. She then lost in the quarter-finals in 2004 to Karin Krappen and in 2005 to Gulliver.
Kirk qualified for the 2009 Women's World Championship and faced Krappen in the quarter-finals, losing 1–2.
World championship results edit
BDO edit
- 2003: runner-up (lost to Trina Gulliver 0–2) (sets)
- 2004: quarter finals (lost to Karin Krappen 0–2)
- 2005: quarter finals (lost to Trina Gulliver 0–2)
- 2009: quarter finals (beat Karin Krappen 1–2)
External links edit
- Profile and stats on Darts Database Archived 3 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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