11 Facts About Daryl Gurney

Daryl Gurney was born on 22 March 1986 and is a Northern Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Daryl Gurney reached the quarter-finals of the 2008 Scottish Open, beating Andy Boulton and Alan Soutar before losing to Shaun Greatbatch.

Daryl Gurney 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.

Daryl Gurney played Adams in the second round, and was again defeated.

In June 2012, Daryl Gurney won the England Masters, Northern Ireland Open and the Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy.

Later in the year, Daryl Gurney made his debut in the World Grand Prix which he qualified for by being the second highest non-exempt Irish player on the Pro Tour Order of Merit.

Daryl Gurney won the first set of his second round match against Anderson at the 2016 World Championship.

Daryl Gurney was now Northern Ireland's number two player on the Order of Merit and so he teamed up with Brendan Dolan at the World Cup of Darts and they beat Japan, Ireland and Canada to reach the semi-finals, where they lost both their singles matches against the English pairing of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis.

Daryl Gurney fared much better at the World Grand Prix, despite having taken a month off due to a broken bone in his throwing hand.

However, Daryl Gurney then took six of the final seven legs to move into the third round for the first time in his career and played Mark Webster.

Daryl Gurney missed four match darts against Mensur Suljovic in the semi-finals of the Gibraltar Darts Trophy.