Koha Kokiri
Koha Kokiri (born 7 June 1976 from Porirua)[1] is a former New Zealand born Australian professional darts player based in Perth, Australia.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Koha Kokiri | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Kiwi | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 June 1976 Porirua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Perth Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23 Gram Target | ||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Dancing on the Ceiling" by Lionel Richie | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2008–2012 | ||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2012–2020 | ||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||
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Career
Kokiri won the men's singles at the 2010 WDF Asia-Pacific Cup in Tokyo, Japan, seeing off Morihiro Hashimoto 4–1 in the final.[2]
Kokiri defeated Warren Parry in the final of the 2015 Oceanic Masters to qualify for the 2016 PDC World Darts Championship.[3] He played former world champion Steve Beaton in the first round, losing 3–0.[1] Kokiri won the 2016 West Coast Classic by beating Adam Rowe and lost 6–3 in the final of the Perth Open to David Platt.[4][5] He played in the Perth Darts Masters, but was knocked out 6–1 by Dave Chisnall in the opening round.[6] Who played in the 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters but knocked out 6–3 by James Wade and the 2017 Perth Darts Masters but was knocked out stages by 6–0 by Daryl Gurney.
World Championship record
PDC
- 2016: First round (lost to Steve Beaton 0–3)
References
- "Kiwi Koha Kokiri pushes former champion at darts world championship". Stuff.co.nz. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- "2010 WDF Asia-Pacific Cup Singles Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- "Ryder & Kokiri Claim DPA Wins". PDC.tv. 8 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- "2016 West Coast Classic Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "2016 DPA Perth Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "2016 Perth Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 December 2016.