Kyle McKinstry
Kyle McKinstry (born 26 August 1986 from Tandragee) is a Northern Irish professional darts player. He qualified for the 2018 and 2019 BDO World Darts Championship.
| Kyle McKinstry | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Village Man |
| Born | 26 August 1986 Tandragee, Northern Ireland |
| Home town | Moygashel Northern Ireland |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2004 |
| Darts | 24 Gram |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Freed From Desire by Gala |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2014–2019 |
| PDC | 2020– |
| Current world ranking | 92 |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Finals: 2019 |
| World Masters | Last 32: 2015 |
| World Darts Trophy | Quarter Finals: 2018 |
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2017 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| UK Open | Last 16: 2020 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| England Open Hal Masters Northern Ireland Open PDC Challenge Tour | 2018 2017 2017, 2019 2019 |
Career
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.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2018: 1st Round (lost to Richard Veenstra 2–3)
- 2019: Quarter-finals (lost to Glen Durrant 2–5)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | DNQ | 1R | QF | ||
| BDO World Trophy | DNQ | QF | 1R | ||
| Winmau World Masters | L32 | L48 | L48 | DNP | |
| Zuiderduin Masters | DNQ | RR | DNQ | ||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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