Jason "Jacko" Barry is an Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 darts

Darts

Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...

 player.

Barry won a place in the 2007 World Grand Prix

2007 World Grand Prix Darts

The 2007 SkyBet World Grand Prix was the tenth staging of a PDC darts tournament which took place between October 8 and October 14. It was the seventh year that the event was being staged at the Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Dublin...

, coming through a record-breaking field of 549 players at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin to qualify. He competed against World No. 16 Andy Jenkins

Andy Jenkins

Andy Jenkins is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Jenkins had trials for Southampton Football Club while at school.-BDO career:...

 in the first round and managed to push him to the limit, losing two sets to one.

Following the World Grand Prix, Barry qualified for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship

2008 PDC World Darts Championship

The 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, sponsored by Ladbrokes, was the 15th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation...

, beating Jamie Harvey

Jamie Harvey

Jamie Harvey is a Scottish darts player who plays in the British Darts Organization . He currently resides in Barrhead. Harvey uses the nickname Bravedart for his matches - a play on the lead character from the film Braveheart...

 5-3 in his last match. He faced fellow Dubliner Mick McGowan

Mick McGowan

Mick McGowan is an Irish darts player. He currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, where he is Ireland's top ranked player...

 in the first round, losing 0-3 in sets.

Barry followed these tournaments up with a good showing at the 2008 UK Open

2008 UK Open Darts

The 2008 Blue Square UK Open was the sixth year of the PDC darts tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a single elimination tournament to be crowned champion...

. He defeated Adrian Welsh in the early stages of the tournament and followed this with a 9-2 vistory over pub-qualifier Alan Casey, to secure his place in the last 32. The fourth round draw placed Barry in the biggest game of his career to date against the World No. 1 darter and defending champion Raymond van Barneveld

Raymond van Barneveld

Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...

. Coming from 1-5 down, Barry levelled 6-6 with finishes of 128 and 140 before Barneveld eventually took a 9-7 victory.

Barry made an impressive appearance at the 2008 World Grand Prix, making him the first Irish player ever to make two successive appearances. Following a first round victory over Fermanagh's Brendan Dolan

Brendan Dolan

Brendan Dolan is a Irish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.After two early exits in the 2003 and 2004 UK Open, his first major run came in the 2004 World Grand Prix where he qualified through the All Ireland qualifiers, winning one of four places...

, Barry was defeated 3-0 by the World Champion John Part

John Part

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. He also qualified for the inaugural European Darts Championship in Frankfurt but lost to Phil Taylor in round one.

Barry qualified for his third successive World Grand Prix in 2009. He beat Mick McGowan 2-0 in the first round before defeating Steve Beaton

Steve Beaton

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 3-2 in the second round to set up a quarter final clash with Raymond van Barneveld. Barry lost to Barneveld in four straight sets.

Shortly after his run in the 2009 World Grand Prix, Barry quit the PDC circuit.

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