Barry Lynn (darts player)
English darts player
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Barry Lynn (born 18 March 1987) is an English semi-professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation events and the Braintree Premier League.
| Barry Lynn | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "Life Wire" |
| Born | 18 March 1987[1] Braintree, Essex, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2007 |
| Darts | 23g |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Ode to Joy" by Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2014–2019 |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Masters | Last 48: 2016 |
| World Trophy | Last 32: 2016 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| UK Open | Quarter-final: 2016 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| PDC Challenge Tour | 2016 |
He is most famous for his "dream run" in the 2016 UK Open, after having to qualify via the Riley's qualifiers, before reaching the quarter-finals. After early wins against Daniel Studholme and Dean Stewart and Brett Claydon, he defeated former major finalist Brendan Dolan, before knocking out the reigning back-to-back world champion Gary Anderson in round 4 by a 9–3 scoreline. Then after defeating Stuart Kellett in round 5, he took on the world number one Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals, where he eventually lost 10–6.
He would later qualify for the 2016 BDO World Trophy, losing in the first round to Darius Labanauskas. He also won a PDC Challenge Tour title in 2016.
