Depraved darts monster Ted Hankey's downfall - world championships to sex assault shame

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landed him a two-year jail term and a place on the Sexual Offenders Register for the next ten years.'The Count' was rarely away from the spotlight for one reason or another during his sporting career.

He stunned the BDO scene in 2000 when he blitzed their World Championship final.Opponent Ronnie Baxter was whitewashed 6-0 in just 46 minutes, the shortest time ever taken.

Not only that, but Hankey also rounded off the victory with an emphatic and astonishing 170 finish, sparking joyous scenes amongst the crowd.However, it was the fans who became his worst enemy as his career began to decline throughout the noughties.

Hankey's 'oche rage', which made him an easy target for the darts faithful, led to several run-ins with darts authorities.At the 2008 BDO World Championship he blamed the crowd for his poor form, who wound him up so much that he punched the board and had to be warned about his behaviour by referee Barry Gilbey.Later that year, he gave up midway through a match after having his request for the air conditioning to be turned off.