Kirk Shepherd was born on October 5th, 1986 in Ramsgate, England. He was an excellent youth player winning a host of titles. He joined the PDC in 2005 but struggled to make an impact. He then won 5 matches to qualify for the 2008 PDC World Championship.
In the first round he came up against Terry Jenkins who missed 7 darts to win the match before Shepherd progressed. He then beat Mick McGowan, Barrie Bates and Peter Manley to progress to the Semi Finals. Both McGowan and Manley had darts to knock Shepherd out. |
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