Editing Ted Hankey

{{short description|English darts player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
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| name = Ted Hankey
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| 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
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| 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
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| UK Open = Last 64: 2013 
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| '''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
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'''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.

==Darts career==

===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]] 6–0 in the final, winning the match with a spectacular 170 checkout – 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]] 6–2. 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 5–1.<ref name="data"/> Hankey again reached the quarter-finals in [[2005 BDO World Darts Championship|2005]], this time falling to England captain Martin Adams 5–3, despite at one stage in the contest having led by 3–1 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 3–0 in the opening round. He then hit another 170 checkout in his tight 4–3 victory over qualifier Davy Richardson, before losing to Adams, again by 5–3.<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 – 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]] 3–2.<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]] 0–5.<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 2–1 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 3–0.<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 7–6 in sets against O'Shea.<ref name="data"/> Hankey led 4–2 at the interval, but missed several darts to win the match at 6–5, but he finally closed out the match 3–1 in the final set.<ref name="data"/>

===PDC career===
As a result of his world title win, Hankey was invited to the [[2009 Grand Slam of Darts]], which is organised by the PDC. He accepted the invitation and was drawn in group E with [[Scott Waites]], [[Wayne Mardle]] and [[Simon Whitlock]].<ref name="data"/>  He lost his opening group game 3–5 to Waites, but went on to win against [[Wayne Mardle]], and was defeated by Simon Whitlock 5–4.<ref name="data"/>

In the [[2010 BDO World Darts Championship]] Hankey beat [[Gary Robson (darts player)|Gary Robson]] 3–0 and [[Willy van de Wiel]] 4–1 before being knocked out of the competition in the quarter-final by [[Dave Chisnall]] with a scoreline of 5–4 on sets, despite at one point leading 4–1.<ref name="data"/>

In the [[2010 Grand Slam of Darts]] he defeated [[Phil Taylor (darts player)|Phil Taylor]] 5–4 in the group stages, giving him 2 wins out of 2.<ref name="data"/> He then went on to defeat [[Michael van Gerwen]], also 5–4, to proceed to the knockout stage of the competition.<ref name="data"/> Hankey was knocked out of the competition by [[Steve Beaton]] in the first knockout stage.<ref name="data"/> He won the [[Isle of Man Open|Isle of Man open]] but was unable to follow that up. Although he did get to the semi-finals of the [[England Open|English Open]].<ref name="data"/>

Hankey qualified for the 2011 [[Grand Slam of Darts]]. He managed to win 2 of his 3 group matches to qualify for the last 16.<ref name="data"/> He played [[Michael van Gerwen]] winning the match by 10 legs to 9 before losing narrowly against [[Mark Walsh (darts player)|Mark Walsh]] 14–16, after making a comeback from a 9–15 deficit.<ref name="data"/>

In the [[2012 BDO World Darts Championship]], Hankey defeated newcomer Clive Barden 3–2 in sets, then the man who knocked him out of the previous year's tournament, [[Scott Waites]] 4–3 to qualify for the quarter-final.<ref name="data"/> In the quarter-final, Hankey defeated [[Martin Atkins (darts player)|Martin Atkins]] 5–1.<ref name="data"/> In the semi-final, Hankey led against débutant and eventual champion [[Christian Kist]] 5–3 and had a dart at bullseye to win 6–4, but Kist recovered to win the match 6–5.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/darts/16562801|title=Ted Hankey|work=BBC Sport |access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref> After the match Hankey announced he did not plan on returning to Lakeside the following year and would instead join the BDO's rival organisation, the [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC).<ref name="quit"/> Hankey also controversially suggested that the air conditioning was deliberately turned on when he was throwing for the match in the tenth set so as to prevent him from leaving the BDO as World Champion.<ref name="quit">{{cite news|title=BDO World Championship : Ted Hankey quits BDO after Kist defeat|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/darts/16562493.stm|work=BBC Sport|access-date=14 January 2012|date=14 January 2012}}</ref>

===Return to PDC===

The day after Hankey's announcement that he was leaving the BDO, the PDC announced on its website that it was offering two-year tour cards to the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship semi-finalists. This meant that Hankey automatically received a tour card to play in the PDC and its [[PDC Pro Tour|Pro Tour]], rather than having to play through the qualifying school tournament (usually a requirement to all new PDC players).<ref>{{cite web|title=PDC Statement Re: Tour Cards|url= http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2577909,00.html|access-date=17 January 2012|date=15 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120117001320/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2577909,00.html|archive-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> His first event on the tour was the opening Players Championship of 2012, The Spanish Darts Trophy, where he lost 4–6 to [[Matthew Edgar]] in the preliminary round.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2591582,00.html | title=Pipe Claims First Blood In 2012 | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | date=28 January 2012 | access-date=29 January 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130062641/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2591582,00.html | archive-date=30 January 2012 }}</ref> Hankey then won his first matches in the PDC by defeating [[Steve West (darts player)|Steve West]] 6–5 and [[Toon Greebe]] 6–1 in the first UK Open qualifier in Crawley, before losing 6–4 to [[Connie Finnan]]. In May, Hankey had his best finish on the tour to date, reaching the last 16 of the [[2012 PDC Pro Tour#2012 Players Championships|Players Championship Event 5]], losing 1–6 to [[Raymond van Barneveld]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2789065,00.html | title=Chisnall Enjoys Second 2012 Win | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | access-date=27 May 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120529032826/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2789065,00.html | archive-date=29 May 2012 }}</ref> In his first major event on the tour, the [[2012 UK Open|UK Open]], Hankey beat qualifier Danny Dutson 4–0 and [[Andy Jenkins]] 4–1, but then lost to his old BDO rival [[Mervyn King (darts player)|Mervyn King]] 1–4 in the second round.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2805211,00.html | title=Speedy Services UK Open Day One | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | access-date=8 June 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120609041224/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2805211,00.html | archive-date=9 June 2012 }}</ref>

====Health concerns====

Hankey was drawn in Group B of the [[2012 Grand Slam of Darts]] with [[Michael van Gerwen]], [[Robert Thornton (darts player)|Robert Thornton]] and [[Steve Beaton]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1q96iutol6sr11wjmvqbd49mtw/title/william-hill-grand-slam-draw | title=William Hill Grand Slam Draw | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] |access-date= 5 November 2012 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121108002955/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1q96iutol6sr11wjmvqbd49mtw/title/william-hill-grand-slam-draw | archive-date=8 November 2012 }}</ref> He was whitewashed 0–5 by Thornton but defeated Beaton 5–3 to stay alive in the group.<ref name="data">{{cite web |url= https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/player-profile-live.php?pid=176 |title= Ted Hankey |publisher=Darts Database |access-date= 17 January 2025}}</ref> However, requiring a 5–0 or 5–1 victory over Van Gerwen in his last game to have a chance of progressing, Hankey visibly struggled with a three-dart average of 59, missing five successive shots at a single in the first leg (including two that missed the board completely) to set up a double. Hankey was then seen rubbing his left eye repeatedly and losing his balance, and Van Gerwen eventually won the match 5–0 with a 90 average. Two days later it was revealed that Hankey had suffered a [[transient ischemic attack]], had very high cholesterol and diabetes and needed six to eight weeks' rest, which ruled him out of the qualifier for the [[2013 PDC World Darts Championship|2013 World Championship]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/358723/Ted-Hankey-has-stroke | title=Ted Hankey Has Stroke | newspaper=[[Daily Express]] | access-date=17 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/darts/20396445 | title=Ted Hankey told to rest after suffering a mild stroke | work=[[BBC Sport]] | access-date=26 November 2012}}</ref>

====Return to the oche====
Hankey returned to competitive darts for the first time in three months in February 2013, in an attempt to qualify for the first European Tour event of the year, the [[2013 PDC European Tour Event 1|UK Darts Masters]]. He beat Wayne Atwood in the last 96, before losing 3–6 to Keith Rooney.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=5149 | title=2013 PDC UK Masters UK Qualifying Results | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> He produced encouraging displays at the second [[2013 PDC Pro Tour#2013 Players Championships|Players Championship]] by beating [[John Henderson (darts player)|John Henderson]] 6–3, world number 15 [[Paul Nicholson (darts player)|Paul Nicholson]] 6–5 and world number four [[James Wade]] 6–1 to reach the fourth round. Hankey faced [[Dennis Smith (darts player)|Dennis Smith]] and lost 5–6, missing one dart for the match in the deciding leg to play in his first PDC quarter-final.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/18e7hsnyphyx51nwatch2ekzm4/title/super-van-gerwen-kos-kellett | title=Super Van Gerwen KO's Kellett! | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | access-date=5 May 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130508011304/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/18e7hsnyphyx51nwatch2ekzm4/title/super-van-gerwen-kos-kellett |archive-date= 8 May 2013 }}</ref> Hankey qualified for the [[2013 UK Open|UK Open]] and beat [[Bernd Roith]] and Dave Weston before seeing a 3–1 lead turn into a 4–9 defeat in the third round to [[John Part]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/kyvvdwabovg61ux60pkqc1lwb/title/speedy-services-uk-open---friday | title=Speedy Services UK Open – Friday | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | access-date=8 June 2013}}</ref> He qualified for his first European Tour event in July but was forced to withdraw from it in September due to whiplash injuries suffered in a minor car crash.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1mrgzcabn6gtk1viy4v6sjbh9p/title/hankey--taylor-to-miss-et7 | title=Hankey & Taylor To Miss ET7 | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | access-date=28 September 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130923062054/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1mrgzcabn6gtk1viy4v6sjbh9p/title/hankey--taylor-to-miss-et7 | archive-date=23 September 2013 }}</ref> He returned for the [[2013 Grand Slam of Darts|Grand Slam of Darts]] and lost 5–3 in his opening group game to [[Scott Waites]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/5mp0hy5db74o14vunw5ogmpw3/title/william-hill-grand-slam-day-one | title=William Hill Grand Slam Day One | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | access-date=10 November 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131109142238/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/5mp0hy5db74o14vunw5ogmpw3/title/william-hill-grand-slam-day-one | archive-date=9 November 2013 }}</ref> However, Hankey produced a superb performance in his next game against [[Dave Chisnall]] as from 3–3 he hit a 170 finish and then scored 177 in the next leg to set up 32 and a 5–3 win.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/byppoa365lsu1p1glhy3czamo/title/william-hill-grand-slam-day-two | title=William Hill Grand Slam Day Two | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | access-date=10 November 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131110190317/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/byppoa365lsu1p1glhy3czamo/title/william-hill-grand-slam-day-two | archive-date=10 November 2013 }}</ref> He then defeated 2013 World Youth champion [[Michael Smith (darts player)|Michael Smith]] 5–1 in his final game to progress to the knock-out stages, where he faced [[Simon Whitlock]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/FixtureList.aspx?EventKey=4276 | title=2013 Grand Slam Of Darts Fixtures | publisher=Darts Database | access-date=12 November 2013}}</ref> Hankey made an amazing fightback from 6–1 down to win 10–9 and reach the quarter-finals of the event for the second time in his career.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/ammznf7m35wx1uqqr473jl05y/title/william-hill-grand-slam-day-five | title=William Hill Grand Slam Day Five | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | access-date=13 November 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114002250/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/ammznf7m35wx1uqqr473jl05y/title/william-hill-grand-slam-day-five | archive-date=14 November 2013 }}</ref> He played Waites once again and his run came to an end with a 16–10 defeat.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/3buymo8h3fqb1fhr4h15wd2yr/title/william-hill-grand-slam-day-seven | title=William Hill Grand Slam Day Seven | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | access-date=15 November 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118012625/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/3buymo8h3fqb1fhr4h15wd2yr/title/william-hill-grand-slam-day-seven | archive-date=18 November 2013 }}</ref>

===Return to the BDO===
Hankey's two-year tour card expired after the [[2014 PDC World Darts Championship|2014 World Championship]] and with him being ranked world number 94, well outside the top 64 who retain their professional status, he lost his position in the PDC.<ref>{{cite web|title=Order of Merit on 2 January 2014|url=http://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit|work=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]]|access-date=13 January 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140102233715/http://www.pdc.tv/pdc-order-of-merit|archive-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He registered to Q School, but withdrew from the event before it began.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/imuu8h7ko4fxzhk04jblaifg/title/record-entry-for-2014-qualifying-school | title=Record Entry For 2014 Qualifying School | publisher=[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] | access-date=13 January 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116073336/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/imuu8h7ko4fxzhk04jblaifg/title/record-entry-for-2014-qualifying-school | archive-date=16 January 2014 }}</ref> It was announced soon after that Hankey had decided to end his unsuccessful stay in the PDC and would return to the BDO.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/other-sport/2014/01/14/ted-hankey-returns-to-the-bdo/ | title=Telford's Ted Hankey returns to the BDO | newspaper=Shropshire Star | access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>
In his first season back in the BDO, his best results were two quarter finals as he narrowly failed to automatically qualify for the Lakeside, being ranked 29 in the BDO (top 28 qualified). He also failed to qualify for the Masters, Lakeside and the World Trophy in the qualifying tournaments held in Hull. In 2015 he qualified for the [[2015 BDO World Trophy]] but was beaten in the first round by Sam Hewson 6–4.<ref name="data"/> 

==Personal life==
Hankey has three children.<ref name=":1" /> Following a stroke in 2012, his earnings from tournaments declined and he was declared bankrupt in June 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Louie |last2=Grant |first2=Rob |date=2 July 2018 |title=Former world darts champion Ted Hankey is declared bankrupt |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/darts/former-world-darts-champion-ted-12840093 |access-date=16 May 2022 |website=mirror }}</ref> As of May 2022, he and his wife were in the process of divorcing.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=12 May 2022 |title=Ted Hankey: Former darts champion jailed for sexual assault |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-61423653 |access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>

=== Conviction for sexual assault ===
In March 2022, Hankey was charged with [[Sexually assaulting#United Kingdom|sexual assault]]; the prosecution said his female victim was over 16 but under the age of 18.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ted Hankey, former world darts champion, charged with sexual assault |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/31/ted-hankey-former-world-darts-champion-charged-with-sexual-assault |website=The Guardian |access-date=31 March 2022 |date=31 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> The incident took place in September 2021 and was captured on film.<ref name=":1" /> He pleaded guilty to the charge on 14 April 2022 and was released on conditional [[Bail in the United Kingdom|bail]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Ted Hankey: Former darts champion admits sexual assault |work=BBC News |date=14 April 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-61106682 |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> On 12 May 2022 at [[Chester Crown Court]], he was sentenced to two years in prison and placed on the [[sex offender registry]] for ten years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Russell |first1=Rachel |title=Ted Hankey: Former darts world champion jailed for two years over sexual assault caught on camera |url=https://news.sky.com/story/ted-hankey-former-darts-world-champion-jailed-for-two-years-over-sexual-assault-caught-on-camera-12611132 |publisher=Sky News |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref>

==Career finals==
<ref name="data"/>
===BDO major finals: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)===
{| class="wikitable"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|  World Championship (2–1)
|- style="background:#ccf;"
|  Zuiderduin Masters (0–1)
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome
!width="20"| No.
!width="50"| Year
!style="width:250px;"| Championship
!style="width:200px;"| Opponent in the final
!width="70"| Score<ref group=N name=score>(l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.</ref>
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| [[2000 BDO World Darts Championship|2000]]
| [[BDO World Darts Championship|World Championship]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie Baxter]]
| 6–0 (s)
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;" 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1.
| [[2001 BDO World Darts Championship|2001]]
| [[BDO World Darts Championship|World Championship]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[John Walton (darts player)|John Walton]]
| 2–6 (s)
|- style="background:#ccf;" 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 2004
| [[Zuiderduin Masters]]
| {{Flagicon|NLD}} [[Raymond van Barneveld]]
| 1–5 (s)
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 2.
| [[2009 BDO World Darts Championship|2009]]
| [[BDO World Darts Championship|World Championship]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony O'Shea]]
| 7–6 (s)
|- 
|}
{{reflist|group=N}}

==World Championship results==
<ref name="data"/>
===BDO===
* 1998: Quarter-finals (lost to [[Colin Monk]] 2–5)
* 1999: Second round (lost to [[Chris Mason (darts player)|Chris Mason]] 1–3)
* 2000: '''Winner''' (beat [[Ronnie Baxter]] 6–0)
* 2001: Runner-up (lost to [[John Walton (darts player)|John Walton]] 2–6)
* 2002: Second round (lost to [[Wayne Jones (darts player)|Wayne Jones]] 2–3)
* 2003: First round (lost to [[Tony O'Shea]] 2–3)
* 2004: Quarter-finals (lost to [[Tony O'Shea]] 1–5)
* 2005: Quarter-finals (lost to [[Martin Adams]] 3–5)
* 2006: First round (lost to [[Albertino Essers]] 1–3)
* 2007: Quarter-finals (lost to [[Martin Adams]] 3–5)
* 2008: Quarter-finals (lost to [[Simon Whitlock]] 0–5)
* 2009: '''Winner''' (beat [[Tony O'Shea]] 7–6)
* 2010: Quarter-finals (lost to [[Dave Chisnall]] 4–5)
* 2011: First round (lost to [[Scott Waites]] 0–3)
* 2012: Semi-finals (lost to [[Christian Kist]] 5–6)
* 2016: First round (lost to [[Martin Phillips (darts player)|Martin Phillips]] 0–3)

==Performance timeline==
<ref name="data"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%; margin:0"
|-
! Tournament !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011  !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| {{Nowrap|[[BDO World Darts Championship|BDO World Championship]]}}
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1998 BDO World Darts Championship|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1999 BDO World Darts Championship|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:lime;"|'''[[2000 BDO World Darts Championship|W]]'''
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|[[2001 BDO World Darts Championship|F]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 BDO World Darts Championship|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 BDO World Darts Championship|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2004 BDO World Darts Championship|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2005 BDO World Darts Championship|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 BDO World Darts Championship|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2007 BDO World Darts Championship|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2008 BDO World Darts Championship|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:lime;"|'''[[2009 BDO World Darts Championship|W]]'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2010 BDO World Darts Championship|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 BDO World Darts Championship|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|[[2012 BDO World Darts Championship|SF]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 BDO World Darts Championship|1R]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| [[BDO World Trophy]]
| colspan="19" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Not held 
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 BDO World Trophy|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 BDO World Trophy|1R]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| {{Nowrap|[[International Darts League]]}}
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Not held
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[International Darts League|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[International Darts League|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[International Darts League|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2006 International Darts League|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc; |DNP
| colspan="11" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Not held
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| [[World Darts Trophy]]
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Not held
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[World Darts Trophy|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[World Darts Trophy|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[World Darts Trophy|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[World Darts Trophy|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 World Darts Trophy|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
| colspan="11" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Not held
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| [[Winmau World Masters]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|3R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|SF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|4R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2000 World Masters (darts)|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 World Masters (darts)|3R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 World Masters (darts)|4R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|[[2003 World Masters (darts)|SF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|[[2004 World Masters (darts)|SF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 World Masters (darts)|4R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2006 World Masters (darts)|4R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2007 World Masters (darts)|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 World Masters (darts)|6R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 World Masters (darts)|6R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2010 World Masters (darts)|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 World Masters (darts)|2R]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 World Masters (darts)|4R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 World Masters (darts)|3R]] 
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 World Masters (darts)|4R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 World Masters (darts)|4R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 World Masters (darts)|1R]]
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| {{Nowrap|[[Finder Darts Masters]]}}
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Not held
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[Zuiderduin Masters|RR]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"| [[Zuiderduin Masters|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"| [[Zuiderduin Masters|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"| [[Zuiderduin Masters|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"| [[Zuiderduin Masters|F]]
| style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"| [[Zuiderduin Masters|SF]]
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|NH
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2007 Zuiderduin Masters|RR]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2008 Zuiderduin Masters|RR]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2009 Zuiderduin Masters|RR]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"| [[2010 Zuiderduin Masters|QF]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2014 Zuiderduin Masters|RR]]
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| [[UK Open]]
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Not held
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 UK Open|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 UK Open|3R]]
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| [[Grand Slam of Darts]]
| colspan="12" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Not held
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Grand Slam of Darts|RR]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 Grand Slam of Darts|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2011 Grand Slam of Darts|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 Grand Slam of Darts|RR]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2013 Grand Slam of Darts|QF]]
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! colspan="8"|Performance Table Legend
|-
|  style="color:#ccc; text-align:center; width:30px;"|DNP
| Did not play at the event
|  style="color:#ccc; text-align:center; width:30px;"|DNQ
| Did not qualify for the event
|  style="color:#ccc; text-align:center; width:30px;"|NYF
| Not yet founded
|  style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|#R
| lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| lost in the quarter-finals
|  style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF
| lost in the semi-finals
|  style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F
| lost in the final
|  style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|'''W'''
| won the tournament
|}

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tedhankey170.co.uk Official website]
*[http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=176 Ted Hankey's profile and stats on Darts Database]

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