Daryl Gurney

Daryl Gurney
Personal information
Born	22 March 1986 (1986-03-22) (age 25) Northern Ireland
Home town	Derry Northern Ireland
Darts information
Darts	-
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2004 to present
Current world ranking	33 (BDO) 151 (WDF)
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship	Second Round 2009
World Masters	Last 24 2009

Daryl Gurney (born 22 March 1986) is a Northern Irish darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation 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 successfully 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.

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database

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Name	Gurney, Daryl
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Date of birth	22 March 1986
Place of birth	Northern Ireland
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