Lakeside World Darts Finalist, Back to Back Dutch Open Champion 2017/2018
Mark started playing darts in 1991 with a few of his workmates locally in Coventry. He joined his local pub team (The Devonshire Arms in Wyken, Coventry). He used to go and watch his mates Nick Gedney, and Pete Allen play for Warwickshire County. They both encouraged Mark to join a Super League team to give him a chance to be selected for the county. He finally made his senior county debut in 1993, and after playing for four consecutive years at this level, he stopped playing in 1997.
In 2010, after a thirteen-year break from the sport, Mark returned to the county darts circuit. In 2011, after was his most successful year at the county level, he was selected to play for England.
Mark made his England international debut at the British Internationals in Cardiff in April 2012. He has been a regular member of the international team Until he joined the PDC in 2019
However, the floodgates didn’t open, and Mark had to wait another four years for his second tournament victory, the England Classic, in which he upset Dutchman Wesley Harms in the final.
The following year was a fruitful one for Mark, for he won the Lincolnshire Open and the British Open. He qualified for his first World Championship in 2016, losing to defending champion Scott Mitchell in the second round, and it was another Scott - Waites, this time - who ended his journey in 2017..
Mark’s greatest success to date is the back-to-back Dutch Open champion titles in 2017/2018. The Dutch open is the biggest darts event in the world and attracted entrance levels of 4000 in 2017 and over 5,000 in 2018
Mark is also back-to-back Winmau World Master runner up for 2016/2017 and the 2018 Isle of Man Classic Champion. He beat the then-current World Champion Glen Durrant in the final 5-4. He was the BDO World Champions runner-up in 2018
Mark’s best mates in darts are Wesley Harms, Richard Veenstra and Daryl Fitton. He is an engineer by trade, plays golf in his spare time, and his darting hero is the great Phil Taylor.
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Mark took part in the 2020 PDC world Darts Championships making it to the second round. In the first round, he beat Matt Cambell but was knocked out by ‘Rapid’ Ricky Evans in the second.
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Mark McGeeney Major Dart Titles & WINMAU PDC Challenge Tour 2024
The former BDO World No.1 joined the PDC in January 2019 after winning a tour card at the PDC Q School. Mark had a successful BDO/WDF career, winning back-to-back Dutch Open titles and being a runner-up in the 2018 BDO World Championships and 2018/2016 Winmau Masters. Mark was also part of the very successful England squad from 2012 until he joined the PDC.
Mark’s major dart titles include the British Open, German Open, Hal Open, The Dutch Open and a WDF World Cup team winner.
Following three years in the PDC elite main events, Mark lost his tour card and has since played in the PDC Winmau Challenge Tour. In 2024, Mark will again play the Challenge Tour, the WDST, and some WDF Dart Events.
Mark will only be playing in Limited WDF events in 2024, the UK legs of the Winmau Challenge Tour, plus Qualifying WSDT events. The Winmau Challenge lasts for 12 months before players return to zero. The WSDT is based on a 24-month season, and ranking points are awarded to the final stages as one point per win from the last 64 onwards in each event. Further details can be found on the main PDC (Winmau Challenge Tour), WSDT (World Ranking) and the WDF Websites.
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