Ice-cool King joins a select band

Wednesday 14th January 2009, 2:30PM GMT.

TERRY KING felt no nerves when he became one of the select few players locally to hit an 11-dart finish.

Needing double 18 to wrap up the achievement in a recent Guernsey Triples Darts League Division One match, the 45-year-old was as cool as a cucumber.

‘I was confident because I’d been hitting the trebles quite well,’ he said.

King (pictured), who has twice represented Guernsey in the inter-insular against Jersey, opened the leg with a 180 and followed it with an 85.

He got himself back on track with a 140 before hitting treble 20 and double 18 for a 96 checkout.

It was the first time that he has got an 11-darter in a competitive match.

‘I was happy with that to be honest,’ he said.

King said his favourite darts player is the larger than life Wayne ‘Hawaii 501’ Mardle.

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