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Kyle McKinstry
Northern Irish darts player
Kyle McKinstry (born 26 August 1986) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who is currently serving an eight-year ban from the sport[1] after admitting to match fixing in 2020.[2]
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| Kyle McKinstry | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | "The Village Man" | ||||||||
| Born | (1986-08-26) 26 August 1986 (age 37) Tandragee, Northern Ireland | ||||||||
| Home town | Moygashel, Northern Ireland | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2004 | ||||||||
| Darts | 24 Gram | ||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Penny Arcade" by Roy Orbison | ||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
| BDO | 2014–2019 | ||||||||
| PDC | 2020 | ||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Finals: 2019 | ||||||||
| World Masters | Last 32: 2015 | ||||||||
| World Trophy | Quarter Finals: 2018 | ||||||||
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2017 | ||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
| UK Open | Last 16: 2020 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
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In 2017, McKinstry won the Hal Masters and the Northern Ireland Open. He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as number 17 in the BDO rankings, but he lost 3–2 to Richard Veenstra in the first round. The following year, he qualified for the tournament once again, and has beaten Chris Landman 3–2 in the first round, David Cameron 4–3 in the second round and losing to Glen Durrant 5–2 in the Quarter Finals.
In 2020, McKinstry debut of the 2020 UK Open has beaten Fallon Sherrock in the first round, Jason Heaver in the second round, Stephen Burton in the third round, Bradley Brooks in the forth round, Martin Schindler in the fifth round and losing to Dimitri Van den Bergh 10–8 in the Sixth Round. In August 2020, McKinstry and Wessel Nijman were suspended for match-fixing during Modus Live League games.[2][3] McKinstry was eventually served with an eight-year ban from the sport following the DRA inquiry.[1]
BDO
- 2018: 1st round (lost to Richard Veenstra 2–3)
- 2019: Quarter-finals (lost to Glen Durrant 2–5)
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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| BDO World Championship | DNQ | 1R | QF | DNQ | ||
| BDO World Trophy | DNQ | QF | 1R | NH | ||
| Winmau World Masters | L32 | L48 | L48 | DNP | NH | |
| Zuiderduin Masters | DNQ | RR | DNQ | Not held | ||
| UK Open | Did not qualify | 6R | ||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
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| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | RU | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
- "MCKINSTRY BANNED FROM DARTS FOR EIGHT YEARS DUE TO MATCH FIXING". DartsNews. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Wessel Nijman and Kyle McKinstry suspended with match-fixing cases to answer". Sky Sports. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Kyle McKinstry & Wessel Nijman suspended over match-fixing claims". BBC. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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