Keane Barry

Still in his teens, the Duleek youngster mixed it with the best at the Cazoo-sponsored ranking event..

It was a sensational display from the 19 year old, who registered a 100.19 average to easily dispatch the veteran Wade, finishing in style in the 14th leg with a 146 checkout. Earlier in the day, Duleek teenager Barry had knocked out defending champion James Wade in the Q-Finals 10-4 - one of the most notable wins of his professional career. Local thrower Keane Barry made it as far as the semi finals at the UK Open at Minehead Resort on Sunday, losing-out to Michael Smith who in turn, was beaten 11-10 by Dutchman Danny Noppert in the final.

The Irish pair scored big quarter-final wins on Sunday afternoon but came up just short against strong opposition.

Noppert went on to win the tournament after beating Smith 11-10 in a dramatic finale last night. He lead semi-final opponent Michael Smith 6-2 in the early stages last night, but fell to an 11-6 defeat to the Englishman. Keane Barry and Willie O'Connor bowed out of the Cazoo UK Open in last night's semi-final after impressive runs to the last four.

Keane Barry had continued his exceptional run at the 2022 UK Open dumping out the defending champion, James Wade with a 10-4 victory.

Wade got off the mark but at the interval, he was 4-1 up. Wade attempted to hit back with a 102 checkout to go 7-4 down but this proved to be a consolation as ‘Dynamite’ surged to victory. To begin the tie, Barry surged into an early lead with a second 180 and a 120 checkout to go 3-0 up.

Willie O'Connor and Keane Barry will this evening compete in the semi-finals of the Cazoo UK Open after triumphing in their respective quarter-finals this ...

The penultimate leg saw Smith miss a match dart at the bullseye for a 124 checkout, before Noppert pinned a crucial double four to hold throw and then fired in a 180 on his way to a 13-dart break to claim the title. Limerick man O'Connor, who accounted for world champion Peter Wright in the last-16, survived a match dart in the deciding leg before coolly wrapping up the match with a two-dart checkout of 89. Earlier on Sunday, in the quarter-finals, Barry was far too strong for reigning champion James Wade, cruising to a 10-4 victory, while O'Connor was made to sweat with a dramatic 10-9 win over Sebastian Bialecki.

The Drogheda teenager was incredible against defending champion James Wade.

A dramatic finish saw Noppert fight back to 8-8 and he was victorious on the final three legs. However, Smith, who was successful versus Gerwyn Price in the last eight, reeled off nine consecutive legs to seize victory. Barry started his semi-final against Michael Smith brightly, powering to a 4-1 lead.