Editing Ted Hankey (section)

{{short description|English darts player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox darts player
| name = Ted Hankey
| image = 
| fullname = Edward Hankey
| nickname = "The Count"
| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{Birth date and age|1968|2|20|df=y}}}}
| birth_place = [[Stoke-on-Trent]], England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| since = 1977
| darts = 16g Winmau Ted Hankey
| laterality = Right-handed
| music = "Be on Your Way" by [[DJ Zany]]
| BDO = 1996–2012, 2014–2020
| PDC = 2009-2011, 2012–2013
| WDF = 2014–2020
| currentrank = 
| BDO World = '''Winner (2)''' 2000, 2009
| World Masters = Semi-final: 1997, 2003, 2004
| World Darts Trophy = Quarter-final: 2004
| Int. Darts League = Quarter-final: 2003, 2004, 2006
| Zuiderduin Masters = Runner-up: 2004
| PDC World =
| Grand Slam = Quarter-final: 2011, 2013
| Matchplay =
| Grand Prix =
| UK Open = Last 64: 2013 
| Vegas =
| Premier League =
| US Open =
| results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap
| '''BDO Gold Cup'''| 1999
| '''Belgium Open'''| 2002
| '''British Open'''| 2010
| '''Denmark Open'''| 2003
| '''Dutch Open'''| 1999, 2003
| '''England Open'''| 2003, 2007, 2009
| '''German Open'''| 2002, 2003
| '''IDPA Lakeside Classic'''| 2008
| '''Isle of Man Open'''| 2011
| '''Malta Open'''| 1995, 1996
| '''Norway Open'''| 2004
}}
| achievement =
| updated =
}}
'''Edward Hankey''' (born 20 February 1968) is an English former professional [[darts]] player and convicted sex offender. Nicknamed "'''The Count'''", he won the [[BDO World Darts Championship]] in [[2000 BDO World Darts Championship|2000]] and [[2009 BDO World Darts Championship|2009]] and was runner-up in [[2001 BDO World Darts Championship|2001]].

He moved to the [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC) in 2012 but suffered a [[Transient ischemic attack|mini-stroke]] while playing [[Michael van Gerwen]] at the [[2012 Grand Slam of Darts]] and took three months away from the sport to recuperate. He lost his PDC tour card in 2014, when he was 94th on the [[PDC Order of Merit]], and returned to the BDO, where he failed to impress in the latter years of his playing career. He made his last appearance at the BDO World Darts Championship in [[2016 BDO World Darts Championship|2016]], losing 3–0 in the first round.

Hankey struggled financially in his later career and was declared bankrupt in 2018. In September 2021, he sexually assaulted a girl who was aged over 16 but under 18 at the time. After pleading guilty, he was sentenced in May 2022 to two years in prison and placed on the [[sex offender registry]] for ten years.