Loveday King
| Loveday King | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 8 September 1935 Lanivet, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 30 June 2025 Wadebridge, Cornwall, England |
| Home town | Lower Woodley, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1952 |
| Darts | 26g |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1974–1984 |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Masters | Last 32, 1984 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| BDO Gold Cup | 1981 |
Loveday King (née Carter; born September 1935; died June 30th, 2025) was a former English female 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]
King passed away at home in Wadebridge, Cornwall, on June 30th 2025.[2]
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, before losing to New Zealand's Jane Karena in the last 32.[3] King quit the BDO in 1984.
In a career retrospective written during her lifetime, Dr. Patrick Chaplin called King "the first superstar of ladies' darts"[4]
References
- ^ a b "LOVEDAY KING – THE FIRST SUPERSTAR OF LADIES' DARTS". 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Loveday King Funeral Notice". Funeral Notices.
- ^ "Loveday King - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
- ^ "Loveday King - The First Superstar of Ladies' Darts". Dr Patrick Chaplin.
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