Born on 25 June 2002,[1] Barry is from Duleek, County Meath, Ireland.[4] He started playing darts at the age of four after asking his father to let him join in on his practice; he claimed to hit his first score of 180 at age five.[5] Outside of darts, Barry played underage Gaelic football for Duleek/Bellewstown GAA.[6]
Barry captured the World Youth Masters title in 2019, defeating Charlie Manby in his third successive final.[10] He also won the JDC International Open, beating Nathan Girvan in the final.[11] After playing the early rounds of the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay in Tramore, Barry qualified for the final which was contested during the 2019 World Grand Prix in October.[12] In the lead-up to the match, he claimed his first BDO senior title at the Northern Ireland Matchplay with a 6–2 victory over Paul Hogan.[13] Barry beat Liam Gallagher to win the Irish Matchplay, coming back from 5–2 down to win 6–5 and surviving eleven missed match darts from Gallagher. This victory secured him a place at the 2020 PDC World Championship.[14] He also made the semi-finals of the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship, where he lost 6–2 to Luke Humphries.[15]
On 16 December 2019, Barry made his PDC World Championship debut as the youngest player in the tournament at age 17, but lost to Vincent van der Voort 3–0 in sets. Despite his disappointment with the outcome, Barry stated, "It was a dream come true to even be up there on that stage."[16] On 21 December, he defeated Adam Gawlas 5–3 in legs in the 2019 JDC World Championship final.[17]
In February, Barry won the JDC Super 16 title in his last JDC event with a 5–3 win over Luke Littler.[21] He spent the rest of 2020 competing in PDC Development Tour and Challenge Tour events. He picked up his sole Challenge Tour title in event five, beating Maikel Verberk 5–4 in the final.[22] He won two back-to-back Development Tour titles in events eight and nine. He won five straight legs to defeat Ryan Meikle 5–3 in the final of event eight,[23] before beating Meikle again 5–4 the following day to claim the event nine title. He finished second on the 2020 Development Tour Order of Merit to secure a PDC Tour Card for the first time and a place at the 2021 PDC World Championship.[24]
Barry claimed his first Alexandra Palace win in the first round of the 2022 World Championship. He established a 2–0 lead against Royden Lam before Lam won the next two sets to level the match at 2–2, but Barry took the final set to secure a 3–2 victory.[27] Barry almost produced a surprise result in the second round by going 2–1 up against Jonny Clayton – one of the tournament favourites – but he ultimately lost 3–2.[28]
At the 2022 UK Open, Barry had his best run at a PDC major event by reaching the semi-finals, including eliminating the defending champion James Wade 10–4 in the quarter-finals.[29] He lost in the semi-finals to Michael Smith 11–6.[30] Barry also competed on the 2022 Development Tour, finishing the year with three titles at events two, twelve and fifteen.[31][32][33]
Barry was drawn against Reynaldo Rivera in the first round of the 2024 World Championship.[39] He defeated Rivera 3–1 to advance to the second round, but he was eliminated following a 3–0 loss to Michael van Gerwen.[40] He reached his second PDC World Youth Championship semi-final in the 2024 edition, where he was defeated 6–4 by Jurjen van der Velde.[41] In November, Barry was one of eight players to earn a place at the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier, making his debut at the event.[42] He exited the tournament by finishing third in Group F with a win against Lourence Ilagan and losses against Luke Littler and Dimitri Van den Bergh.[43]
Barry took one of the two Development Tour qualifying spots for the 2025 World Championship after winning three titles in 2024.[44] He claimed back-to-back titles at events two and three[45] before adding a third win at event twelve.[46] At his sixth PDC World Championship, he won his opening match 3–1 against Kim Huybrechts.[47] However, he was whitewashed 3–0 by Gerwyn Price in the second round.[48]
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