Keane Barry

2022 - 12 - 15

Ireland's Keane Barry crashes out on opening night of World Darts ... (The42)

The Meath 20-year-old was stunned by South Africa's Grant Sampson in a big first-round upset.

It is the biggest night of my life. Back home, we only play in front of 50 people so to play in front of a crowd like that was beautiful. The crowd was awesome, wow.

Keane Barry crashes to first round loss against Grant Sampson at ... (Irish Mirror)

In a match where both players struggled to hit their doubles, the fancied Barry looked off colour as his opponent thrived while making his TV debut. The South ...

I'm really really really proud of it. It is the biggest night of my life. "Playing in front of a crowd like that was beautiful. The South African didn't necessarily outplay his opponent - in truth it was a poor matchup between the pair - but he pounced when Barry struggled to connect with his own efforts. With 56 Keane's highest checkout, he never looked convincing and that paved the way for the South African to make hay. It was a win on debut for South Africa's Grant Sampson as he stunned Ireland's Keane Barry in a first round upset at the Ally Pally.

Sampson stuns Barry at Ally Pally (RTE.ie)

Unheralded South African Grant Sampson capitalised on a wretched performance from Keane Barry to record a 3-1 win and advance to the second round at the ...

"All my dreams came true by qualifying so I had nothing to lose. Back home we only play in front of 50 people so playing in front of a crowd like that was beautiful. The world number 211 had needed to use crowdfunding to help pay for his flight from Cape Town and he travelled to the venue on the bus.

Sampson stuns Barry on his debut (Sky Sports)

The first upset of this year's tournament. Grant Sampson stuns Keane Barry on his television debut. A deserved victory for the South African star!

Darts star who caused World Championship upset took bus to Ally ... (Daily Star)

South African Grant Sampson, a 1000-1 long shot with the bookies, won with an average of just 77.29 average to eliminate UK Open semi-finalist Keane Barry ...

I won’t be able to sleep tonight.” It’s the biggest night of my life. Rafferty will face Grand Slam champion Michael Smith in round two. “Wow,” he said. After his dream debut in front of 3,000 fans, Sampson gushed: “This is amazing – back home we play in front of 30 people. “I’m still pumped with adrenalin.

Debutant Sampson stuns Barry, set to face Huybrechts at PDC ... (Dartsnews.com)

Grant Sampson has stunned Keane Barry in the opening round of the 2022/23 PDC World Darts Championship with a 3-1 sets win for the African Qualifier who is ...

Barry missed 160 but returned to hold on double 10. Sampson hit a 60 checkout to hold at 1-0 up. A 125 checkout to hold saw Sampson go one away from a 2-0 sets lead.

Kim Huybrechts vs Grant Sampson – Second Round – Preview ... (The Stats Zone)

Kim Huybrechts vs Grant Sampson match preview: TV & streaming details, ticket information, free betting tips & prediction…

Where can I stream Kim Huybrechts vs Grant Sampson in the UK? Although the Belgian has never quite played to his ability in this event, he will fancy his chances of securing a comfortable victory here. A 78 average will not be enough to compete with Huybrechts, a seasoned campaigner who has made it to at least the third round in the past four editions of the PDC World Darts Championship.