Jacko Barry

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Jacko Barry
Personal information
Full nameJason Barry [1]
Nickname"Jacko"
Born (1975-02-13) 13 February 1975 (age 50)
Dublin, Ireland
Home town Rush, County Dublin, Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since1991
Darts26 gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Back in Black" by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2010–2016
PDC 2007–2009
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 264: 2011
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship Last 64: 2008
World Grand Prix Quarter Finals: 2009
UK Open Last 32: 2008
European Championship Last 32: 2008
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Ireland Players Championship2010, 2012, 2012

Jason "Jacko" Barry (born 13 February 1975) is an Irish former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments. His best performance at a PDC major tournament was reaching the quarter-finals of the 2009 World Grand Prix.

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Career

Barry qualified for the World Grand Prix for the first time in 2007, coming through a record-breaking field of 549 players at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin by defeating Brendan Dolan 6–5 in the final qualifying round. [2] He competed against world number sixteen Andy Jenkins in the first round and lost 1–2 in sets. [3] [4] Following the World Grand Prix, Barry qualified for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Jamie Harvey 5–3 in his last match. [5] He faced Irish compatriot Mick McGowan in the first round, losing 0–3 in sets despite finishing the match with a higher three-dart average. [6]

Barry followed these tournaments up with a run to the fourth round of the 2008 UK Open. He defeated Adrian Welsh and Alan Casey in the early stages to secure his place in the last 32. [7] The fourth round draw saw Barry matched up against world number one and defending champion Raymond van Barneveld. Coming from 1–5 and 3–6 down, Barry levelled the score with checkouts of 128 and 140 before Van Barneveld eventually took a 9–7 victory. [8]

At the 2008 World Grand Prix, Barry achieved his first win on television by beating Brendan Dolan in the first round. [9] With Dolan 104 points away from victory, Barry produced a 144 checkout to tie the match. Barry went on to win the deciding set in a sudden death leg and take the 2–1 victory. In the second round, Barry was eliminated in a 0–3 loss to reigning world champion John Part. [10] He also competed at the inaugural European Championship through a qualifier in Dinslaken, [11] but lost to Phil Taylor 1–5 in round one. [12]

Barry qualified for his third successive World Grand Prix in 2009. [13] He beat Mick McGowan 2–0 in the first round, [14] before defeating Steve Beaton 3–2 in the second round to advance to his first televised quarter-final. [15] He faced Raymond van Barneveld for a place in the semi-finals, but lost 0–4. [16] This was his last appearance at a PDC major tournament, playing his last PDPA Players Championship events later in the year. [17]

Personal life

Barry has worked as a lorry driver; he hoped that his quarter-final result at the 2009 World Grand Prix would "get [him] a bit of sponsorship". [18] When he first joined the PDC, he became acquainted with fellow Irish player Mick McGowan and the two travelled to tournaments together. [19]

World Championship results

PDC

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Barry". Mastercaller. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Quartet Book Grand Prix Places". Professional Darts Corporation. 16 September 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jacko Barry draws famed Pompey ace Andy Jenkins". Irish Independent. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "World Grand Prix 08/10/2007 - 14/10/2007". Darts Database. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship PDPA Qualifiers". Professional Darts Corporation. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Caven downs Newton". Sky Sports. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "UK Open 05/06/2008 - 08/06/2008". Darts Database. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Blue Square UK Open Fourth Round". Professional Darts Corporation. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Barry books second round place". RTÉ. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Darts: Barry plays his Part in dream showdown". Irish Independent. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Jenkins & Barry Qualify For European Championship". Professional Darts Corporation. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Taylor cruises through opening test". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 31 October 2008. ProQuest   426884167 . Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Jacko in the throes of Grand Prix challenge". Irish Independent. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Cronin, Niall (7 October 2009). "Barry dumps McGowan in Dublin thriller". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Local hero reaches Citywest quarter-final". RTÉ. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Taylor still the master". Sky Sports. 10 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Jacko Barry Player Profile". Darts Database. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Back to the day job for Jacko". Irish Independent. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Irish Pair Ready For Battle!". Professional Darts Corporation. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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