Colin Edward McGarry (born 22 July 1965) is a Northern Irish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments. He was nicknamed The Chief.
| Colin McGarry | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Colin Edward McGarry |
| Nickname | "The Chief" |
| Born | 22 July 1965 Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Home town | Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1985 |
| Darts | 24 gram Unicorn |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Crazy Horses" by The Osmonds |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2014–2016 |
| PDC | 2003–2014 |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Masters | Last 128: 2016 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2004 |
| Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2008 |
| WSDT major events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Runner Up: 2024 |
| World Matchplay | Quarter Final: 2022 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Northern Ireland Open Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy | 2015 2013 |
Career
editMcGarry qualified for the 2004 PDC World Darts Championship where he beat Rory Orvis 3-0 and Mark Holden 3–0 to reach the third round, losing 4–0 to Phil Taylor. Despite his good showing in Purfleet, McGarry failed to maintain his performances, failing to qualify for the 2006 World Matchplay and the 2006 and 2007 World Championship.
McGarry caused a real surprise in the Grand Slam of Darts Wildcard Qualifier where he reached the final, beating Mark Dudbridge and Jamie Caven along the way, but lost in the final to Wes Newton. The result meant McGarry took one of the reserved spots for the event and eventually earned qualification. He was drawn into Group C with Mervyn King, Dutch wonderkid Michael van Gerwen and BDO World Champion Mark Webster. McGarry went on to score a big upset win over Webster in a final leg decider in his opening group game. However, defeats to King and van Gerwen meant that the Ulsterman would be eliminated in the group stages.
McGarry qualified for the 2014 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the 2013 Irish Matchplay, defeating Connie Finnan six legs to four.[1] He lost to Per Laursen 4–2 in the preliminary round.[2]
World Championship results
editPDC
edit- 2004: Last 32: (lost to Phil Taylor 0–4) (sets)
- 2014: Last 72: (lost to Per Laursen 2–4) (legs)
WSDT
edit- 2023: First round (lost to Phil Taylor 2-3)
- 2024: Runner Up (lost to John Henderson 0-5)
References
edit- ^ "McGarry Takes Irish Matchplay Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Ladbrokes World Championship Day Two". PDC. 14 December 2013.