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Colin McGarry

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Colin McGarry
Personal information
Full nameColin Edward McGarry
Nickname"The Chief"
Born (1965-07-22) 22 July 1965 (age 59)
Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Home townLarne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since1985
Darts24 gram Unicorn
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Crazy Horses" by The Osmonds
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2014–2016
PDC2003–2014
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 128: 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2004
Grand SlamGroup Stage: 2008
WSDT major events – best performances
World Ch'shipRunner Up: 2024
World MatchplayQuarter Final: 2022
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Northern Ireland Open
Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy
2015
2013

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.

Career

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McGarry 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

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PDC

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WSDT

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  • 2023: First round (lost to Phil Taylor 2-3)
  • 2024: Runner Up (lost to John Henderson 0-5)

References

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  1. ^ "McGarry Takes Irish Matchplay Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Ladbrokes World Championship Day Two". PDC. 14 December 2013.
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