Martin McCloskey

Martin McCloskey
Personal information
Full name	Martin McCloskey
Nickname	The Fox
Born	22-09-1964 Republic of Ireland
Home town	Letterkenny, Donegal Republic of Ireland
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1999 to present
Current world ranking	65 (WDF)
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16, 2010
World Masters	Semi-final, 2010
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Republic of Ireland Open	2008

Martin McCloskey is an Irish darts player.

Darts career

McCloskey reached the semi-finals of the 1999 WDF World Cup Men's singles, beating England captain Martin Adams in the first round and Richie Davies in the last 16 before beating Belgium's Chris van den Bergh 4-0 in the quarter-finals. He was eventually beaten by Raymond van Barneveld who went on to lift the title. McCloskey won the 2008 Republic of Ireland Open, beating Damien O'Driscoll in the final.

McCloskey finally made his Lakeside debut in the 2010 BDO World Championship after winning one of four places in the Inter-Playoffs in Bridlington. He defeated Steve West in the first round after being 2-1 down in sets. However, he was defeated by Garry Thompson in the second round by 4 sets to 1.

McCloskey failed to qualify for the 2011 World Championship, but he did play in the 2010 Winmau World Masters where he reached the semi-finals. He was defeated by Martin Adams, who won the title.

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database

Persondata
Name	Maccloskey, Martin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1964
Place of birth	Republic of Ireland
Date of death
Place of death