Andy Callaby

Andy Callaby
Personal information
Nickname	Super Cally [1]
Born	(1965-03-10) 10 March 1965 (age 60) Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	2004
Darts	21g Rab Smith [1]
Laterality	Right-handed [1]
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2004–2010
PDC premier events – best performances
World Grand Prix	Quarter-final: 2004
UK Open	Quarter-final: 2006
Desert Classic	Last 16: 2005

Andy Callaby (born 10 March 1965) ^[2] is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career

Callaby made his first appearance in a PDC tournament by qualifying for the 2004 World Grand Prix, when he made an instant impact by defeating then-defending champion Phil Taylor in the first round, a result frequently cited as one of the biggest shocks in darts history. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Callaby then went on to defeat former world champion Dennis Priestley to reach the quarter finals, before being defeated by eventual finalist Alan Warriner-Little. ^[6]

This appearance proved to be his only televised appearance in 2004, but he would return to a major tournament at the 2005 UK Open, losing in the third round to Andy Belton. ^[7] , before qualifying for the Las Vegas Desert Classic, where his run to the last sixteen saw him defeat Mark Dudbridge before falling to finalist Wayne Mardle. ^[8]

Having failed to qualify for that year's World Championship, his next major appearance would be a return to the UK Open in 2006, in which he equalled his best major result in running to the quarter-finals, defeating John Part in the fifth round before losing out 11-5 to Alan Tabern. ^[9] He would also return to the World Grand Prix later that year, but despite beating Kevin Painter in the first round, he was unable to repeat his 2004 heroics, losing out in the next round, once again to an eventual finalist, Terry Jenkins. ^{[10] [11]}

His last PDC major appearance was in 2007, losing in the fifth round of the UK Open. ^[12] He continued to play sporadically on the PDC Pro Tour until 2010. ^[2]

Performance timeline

Source: ^[2]

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007
UK Open	DNQ	3R	QF	5R
World Grand Prix	QF	DNQ	2R	DNQ
Las Vegas Desert Classic	DNQ	L16	DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37
2004	Did not participate			ROT L64	EDI DNP
2005	IOW SF	IOW L64	BLA DNP	NEW L32	DUB DNP	IRV L64	LIS L64	LIS L64
2006	Did not participate			BLA L128	NEW L256	DUB L32	IRV L64	LIS DNP
2007	Did not participate								LVE L128	BLA L256	Did not participate
2008	Did not participate
2009	DON L32	Did not participate				IRV L128	Did not participate																		DUB L64	Did not participate				IRV L128	IRV L128
2010	GIB DNP		SWI L128	DER L128	GLA L128	GLA L128	WIG L64	CRA DNP	BAR L128	DER L128	WIG L128	DNP			BAR L64	BAR L128	Did not participate								CRA L128	CRA L128	Did not participate							BAR L128	BAR L128	DER DNP

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. "Andy Callaby". Mastercaller. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
2. "Andy Callaby Player Profile". Darts Database. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
3. "Darts: Taylor loss stuns world of darts". The Independent. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
4. Davies, Ben (7 October 2024). "Phil Taylor shocked in World Grand Prix by qualifier in record-breaking upset". talkSPORT. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
5. "Five of the biggest shocks in darts history". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
6. "Results of World Grand Prix 2004". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
7. "Results of UK Open 2005". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
8. "Results of Desert Classic 2005". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
9. "Results of UK Open 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
10. "Results of World Grand Prix 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
11. "Smith demolishes off-form Mardle". BBC Sport. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
12. "Results of UK Open 2007". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.