[1] Monk came to prominence with a group of young darts players at the 2010 UK Open which included Joe Cullen, William O'Connor and Reece Robinson.
Monk also competed on the PDC Pro Tour and won the New Kids on the Oche event – Nuts TV's last televised darts tournament – in 2008.
[6] He also qualified for the third European Darts Open with wins over Jack Hill and Chris Mason,[7] but lost to Steve Brown 6–2 in the first round in Düsseldorf.
He defeated the likes of Dennis Priestley, Roland Scholten and Mark Webster, all of whom have won major titles in the past, before losing 6–1 to Michael van Gerwen.
[9] Monk then saw off John Part, Vincent van der Voort and Andy Hamilton, to make the quarter finals of the firth European Tour Event of the year, the Dutch Darts Masters.
[14] Monk reached his second World Championship by finishing 35th on the 2012 ProTour Order of Merit,[15] claiming the fifth of sixteen spots that were awarded to non-qualified players.
[27] Monk received a ban from the DRA for reckless throwing of darts and did not play in an event until September 2015 and only won two matches in the nine tournaments he entered.