Anne Kirk

Anne Kirk
Anne Kirk
Personal information
Nickname	"Captain Kirk"
Born	6 April 1951 (age 73); 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

Anne Kirk (born 6 April 1951) is a Scottish former professional darts player. She was nicknamed "Captain Kirk".^{[citation needed]}

Career

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.