| Michael Barnard | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Barney |
| Born | October 8, 1976 Barking, England |
| Home town | Romford England |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 22g Unicorn |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2003 - present |
| Current world ranking | 77 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | First round 2009 |
| UK Open | Last 32 2006, 2009 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| World Youth Masters | 1991 |
Michael Barnard (born October 8, 1976) is an English darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
A winner of the World Youth Masters in 1991, Barnard joined the PDC circuit in late 2003 taking part in UK Open regionals, reaching the semi finals of the Scottish Regional and the quarter finals of the North West Regional. His performances helped him progress to the third round of the 2004 UK Open automatically where he narrowly lost 8-7 to Andy Jenkins. He then reached a semi final in the Midlands Regional for the 2005 UK Open as he entered the third round automatically once more, losing to Roland Scholten. He followed this with a quarter final showing in the Open Holland.
Barnard started his 2006 UK Open campaign in the second round, beating Nigel Langton 8-1. He then beat Lee Palfreyman in the third round to reach the fourth round for the very first time. He was drawn against Ronnie Baxter and lost 11-7. Poor form forced Barnard to begin his 2007 UK Open campaign in the first round where he beat Vernon Shepherd but lost in the second round to Paul Williams. He then lost in the Preliminary Round in the 2008 UK Open, losing to Paul Cooper.
Besides from the UK Open, Barnard had failed to qualify for any of the other PDC majors. This run ended when he won one of eight places to qualify for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship. He was beaten by Andy Hamilton in round one.