Loveday King
Personal information
Full nameLoveday King
Born (1935-09-08) 8 September 1935
Lower Woodley, Cornwall, England
Home townLower Woodley
Darts information
Playing darts since1952
Darts26g
LateralityRight-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1974–1990
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 32, 1984
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
BDO Gold Cup1981

Loveday King (née Carter, born 8 September 1935) is a retired English darts player.

Personal life

King was born Loveday Carter to parents John and Vivienne. She married Tommy King, and they had two daughters, Patricia and Lorraine, and one son named Mark.[1]

Career

King won the inaugural Indoor League ladies' Darts championship in 1973, defeating Jessie Catterick 2–0 in the final. This was the first ever televised women's darts tournament. Later, she continued to play county Darts for Cornwall from 1974 until 1990.

King went on to win the BDO Gold Cup in 1981, defeating Jean Smith 3–2 in the final, having beaten tournament favourite Maureen Flowers en route.[1] She also played in the World Masters in the early 1980s.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "LOVEDAY KING – THE FIRST SUPERSTAR OF LADIES' DARTS". 22 August 2019.
  2. "Loveday King - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
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