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===BDO career=== In the [[2000 BDO World Darts Championship]], after beating [[Bob Taylor (darts player)|Bob Taylor]], Steve Douglas, [[Kevin Painter]] and [[Chris Mason (darts player)|Chris Mason]], Hankey [[Whitewash (sport)|whitewashed]] [[Ronnie Baxter]] 6β0 in the final, winning the match with a spectacular 170 checkout β the highest three-dart finish achievable.<ref name="data"/> The final lasted only 46 minutes, the shortest in the tournament's history. In the semi-final v Chris Mason, he scored a championship record 22 x 180s in a match. (The next highest are 15 and 14, which he also holds, in matches v [[Tony O'Shea]] in the final and [[Martin Adams]] in the semi-finals respectively, both in 2009.) He also scored a record 48 x 180s during the 2000 tournament.<ref name="data"/> Hankey reached the final again in [[2001 BDO World Darts Championship|2001]], but lost to [[John Walton (darts player)|John Walton]] 6β2. After this Hankey went through a fairly barren spell at the [[Lakeside Leisure Complex|Lakeside]] and did not reach another major final or World Championship semi-final until his victory in the 2009 BDO World Championships.<ref name="data"/> In [[2002 BDO World Darts Championship|2002]], he was knocked out in the second round by [[Wayne Jones (darts player)|Wayne Jones]] and suffered a first round exit in [[2003 BDO World Darts Championship|2003]] to 'Silverback' [[Tony O'Shea]].<ref name="data"/> Ranked number two for the [[2004 BDO World Darts Championship|2004 tournament]], he was defeated in the quarter-finals, again losing to O'Shea 5β1.<ref name="data"/> Hankey again reached the quarter-finals in [[2005 BDO World Darts Championship|2005]], this time falling to England captain Martin Adams 5β3, despite at one stage in the contest having led by 3β1 in sets.<ref name="data"/> In the [[2006 BDO World Darts Championship|2006 tournament]], Hankey had an uncharacteristic "bad day at the office", crashing out at the first hurdle to Dutchman [[Albertino Essers]].<ref name="data"/> Seeded eighth for the [[2007 BDO World Darts Championship]], he defeated [[Mario Robbe]] of the [[Netherlands]] by 3β0 in the opening round. He then hit another 170 checkout in his tight 4β3 victory over qualifier Davy Richardson, before losing to Adams, again by 5β3.<ref name="data"/> Despite this setback, Hankey remained positive and upbeat about his darts future after the game. He achieved the 9-Darter in the Scottish open 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdodarts.com/1201/21-02-2011/Scottish_Open_-_The_view_from_Poison_Arrow |title= Scottish Open β the view from Poison Arrow |access-date= 12 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120606210253/http://www.bdodarts.com/1201/21-02-2011/Scottish_Open_-_The_view_from_Poison_Arrow |archive-date=6 June 2012 }}</ref> Hankey won his first round match of the [[2008 BDO World Darts Championship|2008 BDO World Championship]] over [[Steve West (darts player)|Steve West]] 3β2.<ref name="data"/> as he defeated [[Andy Boulton]] in the second round.<ref name="data"/> He then lost in the quarter-finals to Australian [[Simon Whitlock]] 0β5.<ref name="data"/> However, controversy continued to follow Hankey during the BDO International Open (formerly the England Open) on 15 June 2008.<ref name="data"/> During a quarter-final match with former [[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] player [[Robbie Green]], Hankey went on to lose the match 2β1 in sets in the deciding leg.<ref name="data"/> ====Second world title and final seasons==== Hankey began the 2009 Lakeside Championships with a first round victory over close friend [[Brian Woods (darts player)|Brian Woods]] with a scoreline of 3β0.<ref name="data"/> He then went on to win the Championship, beating his problems with "[[oche]] rage" as well as opponents such as former World Champion Walton and England darts team captain Adams, winning the final 7β6 in sets against O'Shea.<ref name="data"/> Hankey led 4β2 at the interval, but missed several darts to win the match at 6β5, but he finally closed out the match 3β1 in the final set.<ref name="data"/>
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