Kyle McKinstry (born 26 August 1986) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who is currently serving an eight-year ban from the sport after admitting to match fixing in 2020.
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.
In 2020, McKinstry debut of the 2020 UK Open has beaten Fallon Sherrock in the first round, Jason Heaver in the second round, Stephen Burton in the third round, Bradley Brooks in the fourth round, Martin Schindler in the fifth round and losing to Dimitri Van den Bergh 10–8 in the Sixth Round. In August 2020, McKinstry and Wessel Nijman were suspended for match-fixing during Modus Live League games. McKinstry was eventually served with an eight-year ban from the sport following the DRA inquiry.
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 2020 DNQ 1R QFDNQ BDO World TrophyDNQ QF 1RNH Winmau World Masters L32 L48 L48DNPNH DNQ RRDNQNot held Did not qualify 6R
Performance Table LegendDNP Did not play at the eventDNQ Did not qualify for the eventNYF Not yet founded#R lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)QF lost in the quarter-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsRU lost in the finalW won the tournament
External links Kyle McKinstry's profile and stats on Darts Database
References