Northern Irish professional darts player (born 1986)
Darts player
Daryl Gurney
Gurney in 2019
Personal information
Nickname
"SuperChin"
Born
(1986-03-22) 22 March 1986 (age 38) Derry, Northern Ireland
Home town
Derry, Northern Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since
1996
Darts
Winmau Daryl Gurney 23gr
Laterality
Right-handed
Walk-on music
"Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond, preceded by "Superman March" from Boston Pops Orchestra and John Williams
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO
2004–2013
PDC
2013– (Tour Card: 2013-)
Current world ranking
28 (26 May 2024)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship
Last 16: 2009, 2010
World Masters
Last 24: 2009
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship
Quarter-final: 2017, 2021
World Matchplay
Semi-final: 2017, 2019
World Grand Prix
Winner (1): 2017
UK Open
Semi-final: 2017, 2020
Grand Slam
Quarter-final: 2017
European Ch'ship
Semi-final: 2017, 2019
Premier League
Semi-final: 2019
PC Finals
Winner (1): 2018
Masters
Quarter-final: 2024
Champions League
Group Stage: 2018, 2019
World Series Finals
Semi-final: 2017
Other tournament wins
England Masters
2012
Ireland Players Championship
2014
Northern Ireland Open
2012
Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy
2012, 2014
European Tour Events
German Darts Championship
2019
Players Championships
Players Championship (BAR)
2017, 2019
Other achievements
2016 Breaks into the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time
2017 claims his first major televised title after winning the World Grand Prix
2017 Breaks into the top 4 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time
2019 Reaches a career-high ranking of world No. 3
Daryl Gurney (born 22 March 1986) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Gurney is a winner of two majors, having won the World Grand Prix in 2017 and the Players Championship Finals in 2018.
^"PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
DarylGurney (born 22 March 1986) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Gurney is a winner...
was eliminated from the competition in week 16, after an 8–2 defeat to DarylGurney, and a poor run of form saw him slip out of the playoffs, for the first...
end of the season, with wildcards going to World Grand Prix champion DarylGurney, Champions League winner Mensur Suljović, and world number 12 Gerwyn...
2024. Steve Beaton hit a nine-dart finish against James Hurrell, whilst DarylGurney also hit one against Jeffrey de Graaf and Chris Dobey did the same against...
consecutive World Championship appearance, but lost in the second round to DarylGurney. After 28 years with the PDC, referee Russ Bray retired at the end of...
interview". The Guardian. "World Darts Championship: Mensur Suljovic and DarylGurney in Monday action". Sky News. Retrieved 23 December 2017. "What is dartitis...
has been used at home games ever since. Northern Irish darts player DarylGurney began using the song as his walk-on song in 2015 for Professional Darts...
van der Voort, Mervyn King, Robert Thornton, Alan Norris, Max Hopp, DarylGurney, Jamie Hughes, Devon Petersen, José de Sousa, Damon Heta, Ricardo Pietreczko...
Steve Lennon 8–5 in the final. Notably, in his semi-final match with DarylGurney, van Gerwen trailed 2–6 as well as surviving 3 match darts but the Dutchman...
Qualifiers Dimitri Van den Bergh (second round) Chris Dobey (second round) DarylGurney (third round) Andrew Gilding (second round) Raymond van Barneveld (second...
nine 'contenders' to replace him. He would play a one-off match against DarylGurney on night two in Glasgow which he lost 7–3. At the second PDC Players...
had a run to the quarter-finals, losing out 10-2 to eventual winner DarylGurney. He qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship via the Pro Tour...
2018. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating DarylGurney 8–6 in the 2017 final. However, he lost 8–3 in the quarter-finals to...
£303,500 26 Krzysztof Ratajski £292,500 27 Brendan Dolan £279,250 28 DarylGurney £276,250 29 Raymond van Barneveld £255,250 30 José de Sousa £245,250...