Anne Kirk

{{Short description|Scottish darts player (born 1951)}} {{for|the American film actress|Ann Kirk}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox darts player | name = Anne Kirk | image = | fullname = | nickname = "Captain Kirk" | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|4|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = Castle Douglas, Scotland | death_date = | death_place = | hometown = | since = 1977 | darts = 24 Gram Tungsten | laterality = Right-handed | music = "Star Trekkin'" by The Firm | BDO = 1997–2014 | PDC = | currentrank = | BDO World = Women's Runner-up: 2003 | World Masters = Women's '''Winner (1)''' 2001 | World Darts Trophy = Women's Semi-final: 2002, 2003 | Int. Darts League = | PDC World = | Matchplay = | Grand Prix = | UK Open = | Vegas = | Premier League = | US Open = | tournament = British Classic Dutch Open Pacific Masters Scottish Open Welsh Open | resultyears = 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".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne Kirk |url=https://dartswdf.com/players/anne-kirk |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=DartsWDF |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==

Kirk won the 2001 Women's World Masters, beating American Marilyn Popp in the final. The following year, she reached the semi-finals 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. There, 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==

===BDO===

* 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)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=4020 Profile and stats on Darts Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703003354/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=4020 |date=3 July 2017 }}

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