1. Daryl Gurney was born on 22 March 1986 and is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-five; he reached a peak ranking of world number three in 2019.
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 came close to recording an upset in the first round against Adrian Lewis.
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.
Later that month at the 2017 World Matchplay, Daryl Gurney reached the semi-finals for the first time.
Daryl Gurney earned a win against reigning world champion Rob Cross in front of a home crowd in Belfast on Week 8.
Daryl Gurney finished in fifth place at the end of the league stage.
Daryl Gurney made his debut in the Champions League of Darts but was unable to get out of his group.
At the 2018 Players Championship Finals, Daryl Gurney progressed past the second round with a victory over Ryan Searle, who missed match darts to beat Daryl Gurney.
The win saw Daryl Gurney rise to World No 3, his highest career ranking.
Daryl Gurney reached the play-offs of the Premier League, losing in his semi-final match with Michael van Gerwen.
Daryl Gurney reached the final of the 2019 Melbourne Darts Masters, defeating Kyle Anderson, Simon Whitlock and Rob Cross along the way.
Daryl Gurney was unable to play on the 2020 PDC Home Tour, a tournament launched amid the COVID-19 outbreak which allowed players to compete from their own homes.
Daryl Gurney dropped out of the world's top ten as a result.
Daryl Gurney reached the quarter-finals of the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship with wins over William O'Connor, Chris Dobey and Vincent van der Voort.
Daryl Gurney was eliminated in the third round of the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship by Rob Cross, who hit a 170 checkout to defeat Daryl Gurney in a deciding set.
Daryl Gurney defeated Cross in the opening round of the 2022 World Grand Prix, which was Daryl Gurney's first win at the event in four years.
Daryl Gurney then defeated Ricky Evans before losing to Dave Chisnall in the fourth round.
Daryl Gurney replaced Gerwyn Price in the 2024 Masters after Price withdrew from the tournament for family reasons.
Daryl Gurney made the semi-finals of the 2024 German Darts Championship, where he lost to Luke Littler.
Daryl Gurney was among the Tour Card holder qualifiers for the 2024 World Series of Darts Finals, where he reached the quarter-finals after wins over Dirk van Duijvenbode and Gerwyn Price.
At the 2024 World Grand Prix, Daryl Gurney drew Michael van Gerwen in the first round.