# Keane Barry

Keane Barry (born 25 June 2002) is an Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A professional since 2021, he has participated in six PDC World Championships and reached his first PDC major semi-final at the 2022 UK Open.
In his youth career, Barry found success in the British Darts Organisation's youth system, most notably winning the 2020 BDO World Youth Championship. He has also won eight PDC Development Tours, as well as the Junior Darts Corporation's JDC World Darts Championship in 2019.

## Early life

Born on 25 June 2002, Barry is from Duleek, County Meath, Ireland. 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. Outside of darts, Barry played underage Gaelic football for Duleek/Bellewstown GAA.

## Career
### 2017–2019

Barry was the runner-up at the BDO World Youth Masters in 2017 and 2018, losing in a deciding leg in both matches. He won the youth final at the 2018 Finder Darts Masters by beating Levy Frauenfelder 2–0 in sets.
Barry captured the World Youth Masters title in 2019, defeating Charlie Manby in his third successive final. He also won the JDC International Open, beating Nathan Girvan in the final. 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. 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. 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. He also made the semi-finals of the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship, where he lost 6–2 to Luke Humphries.
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." On 21 December, he defeated Adam Gawlas 5–3 in legs in the 2019 JDC World Championship final.

### 2020: BDO World Youth Champion

In January 2020, he defeated defending champion Leighton Bennett 3–0 to win the 2020 BDO World Youth Championship. Later in January, Barry went to UK Q-School in an attempt to earn a PDC Tour Card. On the last day of play, he reached the final where he faced Scott Waites with the victor obtaining a Tour Card; Barry lost 5–0.
In February, Barry won the JDC Super 16 title in his last JDC event with a 5–3 win over Luke Littler. 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. 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, 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.

### 2021–2022: UK Open semi-finalist

Barry competed on the opening night of the 2021 World Championship, but lost his first-round match to Jeff Smith 3–1. He made his PDC European Tour debut at the 2021 Hungarian Darts Trophy. He got past Thomas Lovely and Dirk van Duijvenbode to reach the third round, where he lost to eventual runner-up Michael Smith.
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. 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.
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. He lost in the semi-finals to Michael Smith 11–6. Barry also competed on the 2022 Development Tour, finishing the year with three titles at events two, twelve and fifteen.

### 2023–2025

Barry was eliminated in the first round of the 2023 World Championship, suffering a shock 3–1 loss to South African qualifier Grant Sampson. On the 2023 European Tour, Barry reached the quarter-finals at both the German Darts Grand Prix and the Dutch Darts Championship. He was eliminated by Michael Smith and Michael van Gerwen respectively. His results on the European Tour saw him qualify for the 2023 European Championship, where he succumbed to a 6–1 defeat to Gerwyn Price in the first round. Barry also represented Ireland in the PDC World Cup of Darts for the first time at the 2023 edition, partnering William O'Connor.
Barry was drawn against Reynaldo Rivera in the first round of the 2024 World Championship. He defeated Rivera 3–1 to advance to the second round, but he was eliminated following a 3–0 loss to Michael van Gerwen. 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. 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. 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.
Barry took one of the two Development Tour qualifying spots for the 2025 World Championship after winning three titles in 2024. He claimed back-to-back titles at events two and three before adding a third win at event twelve. At his sixth PDC World Championship, he won his opening match 3–1 against Kim Huybrechts. However, he was whitewashed 3–0 by Gerwyn Price in the second round.

## World Championship results
### PDC

* 2020: First round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 0–3)
* 2021: First round (lost to Jeff Smith 1–3)
* 2022: Second round (lost to Jonny Clayton 2–3)
* 2023: First round (lost to Grant Sampson 1–3)
* 2024: Second round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 0–3)
* 2025: Second round (lost to Gerwyn Price 0–3)

## Performance timeline

| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| PDC Ranked televised events ||||||||
| PDC World Championship | DNQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R |
| PDC World Masters | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Prel. |
| UK Open | DNP | 1R | 3R | SF | 4R | 6R | 3R |
| European Championship | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |
| Grand Slam of Darts | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | RR | |
| Players Championship Finals | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | 3R | DNQ | DNQ | |
| PDC Non-ranked televised events ||||||||
| PDC World Cup of Darts | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | RR | RR | |
| World Series of Darts Finals | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 1R | |
| PDC World Youth Championship | SF | 3R | QF | QF | 3R | SF | |
| Career statistics ||||||||
| Season-end ranking (PDC) | 137 | 118 | 72 | 42 | 41 | 50 | |
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021 | HDT 3R | GDT 1R |
| 2022 | IDO 2R | GDC DNQ | GDG 3R | ADO DNQ | EDO 1R | CDO DNQ | EDG DNQ | DDC DNQ | EDM DNQ | HDT DNQ | GDO 1R | BDO 2R | GDT 1R |
| 2023 | BSD DNQ | EDO DNQ | IDO DNQ | GDG QF | ADO DNQ | DDC QF | BDO 2R | CDO DNQ | EDG DNQ | EDM 2R | GDO DNQ | HDT 2R | GDC DNQ |
| 2024 | BDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | IDO DNQ | EDG 2R | ADO DNQ | BSD DNQ | DDC DNQ | EDO DNQ | GDC DNQ | FDT DNQ | HDT 2R | SDT DNQ | CDO 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 |
| 2020 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | COV 3R | COV 4R | COV 3R | COV 1R | COV 2R |
| 2021 | BOL 4R | BOL 1R | BOL 4R | BOL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 2R | NIE 1R | MIL 3R | MIL DNP | MIL DNP | MIL DNP | COV 3R | COV 1R | COV 2R | COV 1R | BAR 1R | BAR QF | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R |
| 2022 | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | WIG QF | WIG 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | NIE 3R | NIE 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | WIG 1R | WIG 3R | NIE SF | NIE 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R |
| 2023 | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | HIL 1R | HIL 1R | WIG 4R | WIG 2R | LEI 1R | LEI DNP | HIL 2R | HIL 1R | LEI 3R | LEI 1R | HIL 1R | HIL 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 4R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R |
| 2024 | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | LEI 1R | LEI 1R | HIL 1R | HIL 1R | LEI 1R | LEI 1R | HIL 1R | HIL 3R | HIL 1R | HIL QF | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 1R | MIL QF | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | WIG 2R | WIG QF | WIG 2R | LEI 1R | LEI 2R |
| 2025 | WIG 2R | WIG 1R | ROS 1R | ROS 1R | LEI | LEI | HIL | HIL | LEI | LEI | LEI | LEI | ROS | ROS | HIL | HIL | LEI | LEI | LEI | HIL | HIL | MIL | MIL | MIL | HIL | HIL | LEI | LEI | LEI | WIG | WIG | WIG | WIG | WIG |
* ↑ Not a Tour card holder
Performance Table Legend :
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. | Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round | DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | #R RR Prel. | Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round | NYF | Not yet founded |