Colin Edward McGarry (born 22 July 1965) is a Northern Irish former professional

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player who played in

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(PDC) tournaments. He was nicknamed The Chief.

Career

McGarry qualified for the

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where he beat Rory Orvis 3-0 and Mark Holden 3–0 to reach the third round, losing 4–0 to Phil Taylor. Despite his good showing in

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, McGarry failed to maintain his performances, failing to qualify for the 2006 World Matchplay and the 2006 and 2007 World Championship. McGarry caused a real surprise in the

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Wildcard Qualifier where he reached the final, beating

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and

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along the way, but lost in the final to

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. The result meant McGarry took one of the reserved spots for the event and eventually earned qualification. He was drawn into Group C with Mervyn King,

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and BDO World Champion Mark Webster. McGarry went on to score a big upset win over Webster in a final leg decider in his opening group game. However, defeats to King and van Gerwen meant that the Ulsterman would be eliminated in the group stages. McGarry qualified for the

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by winning the 2013 Irish Matchplay, defeating

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six legs to four. He lost to

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4–2 in the preliminary round.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2004: Last 32: (lost to Phil Taylor 0–4) (sets) * 2014: Last 72: (lost to

2–4) (legs)

WSDT

* 2023: First round (lost to Phil Taylor 2–3) * 2024: Runner-up (lost to John Henderson 0–5) * 2025: First round (lost to

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2–3)

References

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:McGarry, Colin 1965 births Living people Darts players from Northern Ireland British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation associate players