Gary Anderson (darts player)

Darts player infobox
playername = Gary Anderson


fullname =
nickname = Dreamboy
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|12|22
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
hometown = Eyemouth, Berwickshire
homecountry = Scotland
since = 2002
darts = 22g Gary Anderson
music = Jump Around by House of Pain
BDO = since 2002
PDC = n/a
currentrank = 1 (WDF)
BDO World = Semi-final 2003
World Masters =
World Darts Trophy = Winner 2007
Int. Darts League = Winner 2007
PDC World =
Matchplay =
Grand Prix =
UK Open =
Vegas =
Premier League =
US Open =
Grand Slam = Semi-final 2007
tournament = Scottish Open
British Open
British Classic
Swiss Open
German Open
Denmark Open
Northern Ireland Open
Welsh Open
Isle of Man Open
Coevorden Open
Fife Open
Portland Open
Scottish Masters
BDO Pro Challenge
BDO Gold Cup
resultyears = 2007
2007
2006
2006
2004, 2006, 2008
2003
2003
2001, 2008
2006
2006
2006
2006
2002, 2006
2006
2006
achievement = Nine dart finish (non-televised) at the Gold Cup 2005.
updated = November 27, 2007

Gary Anderson (born December 22, 1970) is a . His nickname is Dreamboy. Gary uses "Jump Around" by House of Pain as his walk-on theme/music. He won his first major televised event at the 2007 International Darts League - which featured players from both darts organisations - the British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation.

His record at the BDO World Darts Championship is disappointing given that he has been ranked as high as world number one by the World Darts Federation. He made his debut at Lakeside in 2002 and went out to Sweden's Stefan Nagy in the first round.

He has also suffered first round defeats in 2004 (to Tony O'Shea), 2005 (to Raymond van Barneveld), 2007 (to Albertino Essers) and in 2008 (to Fabian Roosenbrand). His only level of success came in 2003 when he progressed to the semi-finals, losing 2-5 to Welshman Richie Davies. His only other win at Lakeside was in 2006, when he got past Gary Robson in the first round before losing again to van Barneveld in the second round.

He has won several BDO Open events including the 2006 Swiss Open and German Open.

Major successes

Anderson won both the International Darts League and World Darts Trophy titles in 2007. It was a significant achievement as he succeeded against fields comprising of the top players and world champions from both the rival organisations the PDC and BDO.

In the two events, he had victories against Wayne Mardle, Roland Scholten, Mervyn King, James Wade, Adrian Lewis, Mark Webster, John Part, Peter Manley, Andy Hamilton and Phil Taylor.

Shortly after his WDT title, his success continued by clinching the British Open to add to his 2007 Scottish Open success.

In 2008, Anderson added the German Open and the Welsh Open to his resume.

World Championship Record

* 2002: 1st Round (lost to Stefan Nagy 0-3)
* 2003: Semi Finals (lost to Ritchie Davies 2-5)
* 2004: 1st round (lost to Tony O'Shea 0-3)
* 2005: 1st round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0-3)
* 2006: 2nd round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0-3)
* 2007: 1st round (lost to Albertino Essers 2-3)
* 2008: 1st round (lost to Fabian Roosenbrand 2-3)

External links

* [http://www.mib180.co.uk Official Website For Gary Anderson]
* [http://www.idpa.co.uk/gary-anderson.html Gary Anderson profile (IDPA)]
* [http://www.teessidesoftware.no-ip.com/DartsDatabase/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=181 Gary Anderson's profile and stats on Darts Database]