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 (1951-04-06) 6 April 1951 (age 73)
Castle Douglas, Scotland
Home townCastle Douglas, Scotland
Darts information
Playing darts since1977
Darts24 Gram Tungsten
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Star Trekkin'" by The Firm
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1997–2014
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipWomen's Runner-up: 2003
World MastersWomen's Winner (1) 2001
World TrophyWomen's Semi-final: 2002, 2003
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
British Classic
Dutch Open
Pacific Masters
Scottish Open
Welsh Open
1999
2006
2005
1996, 1999
1996, 1999

Career

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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

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  • 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)
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