Daryl Gurney
| Daryl Gurney | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Dude |
| Born |
22 March 1986 Northern Ireland |
| Home town |
Derry Northern Ireland |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | - |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Boom Boom Boom by The Outhere Brothers |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2004-2013 |
| PDC | 2013- |
| Current world ranking | 72 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2009, 2010 |
| World Masters | Last 24: 2009 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2013 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| England Masters Northern Ireland Open Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy |
2012 2012 2012 |
Daryl Gurney (born 22 March 1986) is a Northern Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Darts career
Gurney reached the quarter finals of the 2008 Scottish Open, beating Andy Boulton and Alan Soutar before losing to Shaun Greatbatch. He then reached the final of the 2008 WDF Europe Cup, beating Stig Jorgensen in the quarter finals and then beat Fabian Roosenbrand 4-0 in the semi finals before losing to defending champion Mark Webster 4-0 in the final.
Gurney qualified for the 2009 BDO World Championships, beating former World Masters finalist Jarkko Komula before defeating Belgium's Kim Huybrechts to become the first Northern Irish player to qualify for Lakeside since Mitchell Crooks in 2001. He defeated 14th seed Garry Thompson in the first round to set up a second round encounter with 2007 champion and reigning Masters champion Martin Adams. Gurney put up a brave fight, levelling the match at one set all and then two sets all before Adams' experience paid off as he took the next two sets for a 4-2 win.
The following year, Gurney qualified again, and once more played the 14th seed in the first round, this time the debuting Scott Mitchell. Gurney won the first two sets before Mitchell levelled the match and took a 2-0 lead in the decider, hitting nine out of twelve darts at double. But Gurney eventually prevailed 4-2 with consistent scoring. He once again played Adams in the second round, and once again was defeated. Adams went on to win the title.
World Championship Results
BDO
- 2009: 2nd Round (lost to Martin Adams 2-4)
- 2010: 2nd Round (lost to Martin Adams 1-4)
PDC
- 2013: 2nd Round (lost to Dave Chisnall 1-4)