Gerry Convery
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| Gerry Convery | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Nickname | "The Rover" | |
| Born | 27 September 1955 The Main Event Chris Hatter Memorial Greater Vancouver Open | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 2005 2008 2004, 2009 2005, 2007 2005, 2008, 2009 |
Gerry Convery (born September 27, 1955) is a Northern Irish-born Canadian former professional darts player.
Career
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Convery made his televised debut in the 2004 Las Vegas Desert Classic, beating Darren Webster in the first round before losing in the second round to Dennis Smith. Convery then played in the 2005 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Tang Jun of China in the first round and then beat Wes Newton to progress to the third round where he lost to fellow Canadian John Part. Convery also won the Canada National Championship in 2005.
He returned to Las Vegas for the 2005 Desert Classic but lost in the first round to Alex Roy. Convery then returned to the World Championship in 2006, beating Dave Askew in the first round before losing in the second round to Alan Warriner-Little. Convery then suffered first round exits in the World Championships in 2007 to Steve Beaton and in 2008 to Barrie Bates. He also suffered first round losses in the 2007 and 2008 Desert Classics, losing to Mervyn King and Jelle Klaasen.
2008 was not a good year for Convery. Apart from winning the WDF-ranked
World Championship results
PDC
- 2005: 2nd round (lost to John Part 1–4) (sets)
- 2006: 2nd round (lost to Alan Warriner-Little 0–4)
- 2007: 1st round (lost to Steve Beaton 0–3)
- 2008: 1st round (lost to Barrie Bates 0–3)