NAME: Mervyn King
NICKNAME: The King
DATE OF BIRTH: 15th March 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
RESIDES: Bradwell, Norfolk, England
HEIGHT: 5’ 9”
MARITAL STATUS: single
SPONSORS: totally into sport, Datadart, Manorfield Cars
PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION: King was a member of the British Darts Organization from 1995 to 2007. He was still under a contract from BDO for the 2008 tournament, when he made a rather controversial switch to the Professional Darts Corporation in February 2007. Still a member of PDC, his recent stint at the 2009 World Championship, elevated him to sixth position in the PDC Order of Merit.
TYPE OF DARTS USED: 22g Datadart (Own Design)
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: He is very much into cars and also golfing.
TITLES: King has won on several Open titles since he first emerged onto the darts scene back in 1995. However it was in 2004 in Bridlington, only after a long wait, he claimed his first Grand Slam when he defeated Tony O’Shea and won the Winmau World Masters.
First at the International Darts League he defeated O’Shea in the finals, 13-11 in the legs. Second was Dutch Grand Masters held on 11th December 2005, where he beat Adams 5-4 in the finals He clinched his very first PDC Pro-Tour title in April 2008 at the Scottish Players Championship in Glasgow.
In his recent competition at the 2009 World Championship, he reached the semi finals before being truly beaten by Phil Taylor, 6-2.
NICKNAME: The King
DATE OF BIRTH: 15th March 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
RESIDES: Bradwell, Norfolk, England
HEIGHT: 5’ 9”
MARITAL STATUS: single
SPONSORS: totally into sport, Datadart, Manorfield Cars
PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION: King was a member of the British Darts Organization from 1995 to 2007. He was still under a contract from BDO for the 2008 tournament, when he made a rather controversial switch to the Professional Darts Corporation in February 2007. Still a member of PDC, his recent stint at the 2009 World Championship, elevated him to sixth position in the PDC Order of Merit.
TYPE OF DARTS USED: 22g Datadart (Own Design)
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: He is very much into cars and also golfing.
TITLES: King has won on several Open titles since he first emerged onto the darts scene back in 1995. However it was in 2004 in Bridlington, only after a long wait, he claimed his first Grand Slam when he defeated Tony O’Shea and won the Winmau World Masters.
First at the International Darts League he defeated O’Shea in the finals, 13-11 in the legs. Second was Dutch Grand Masters held on 11th December 2005, where he beat Adams 5-4 in the finals He clinched his very first PDC Pro-Tour title in April 2008 at the Scottish Players Championship in Glasgow.
In his recent competition at the 2009 World Championship, he reached the semi finals before being truly beaten by Phil Taylor, 6-2.
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