Gerald Porter

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Gerald Porter
Personal information
NicknameThe Irish Man
Born (1968-05-14) 14 May 1968 (age 56)
Dublin, Ireland
Home town Ballybofey, County Donegal
Darts information
Playing darts since1988
Darts22 Gram Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Dearg Doom" by Horslips
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1991–1993, 2005–2006
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2006
World Masters Last 128: 2005
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Irish Masters
Kent Open
2005 [1]
2005 [1]

Gerald Porter (born 14 May 1968) is an Irish professional darts player.

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Porter won the standby qualifiers for the 2006 BDO World Darts Championship and qualified when Raymond van Barneveld beat Göran Klemme in the 2005 Winmau World Masters final as Klemme would have taken Porter's place if he had won. He faced Martin Atkins in the first round and lost 3–0.

World Championship results

BDO

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