"There's no-one really dominating anymore..": Keane Barry sees opening after glut of new winners
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In a particularly high-profile first-round match, Keane Barry won 3-1 over Kim Huybrechts on Sunday night at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship. After securing the win in a high-quality match that featured 17 180s, Barry will now take on tenth-seeded former world champion Gerwyn Price in the second round.
Barry, who managed to win only two matches in five previous World Darts Championships, lost the first set against Huybrechts, but then managed to take the win thanks to three 100+ finishes and a double percentage of 50%, among other things. 'Dynamite' posted an average of 94.97 versus his opponent's 96.92.
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“It’s a great feeling. I’m really happy with that performance,” reflected a delighted Barry in his post-match press conference. “I have struggled in the past on the World Championship stage, especially with my doubles, but I felt really comfortable tonight. I’m feeling confident in my game, and hopefully I can keep playing like that, because I know I’m capable of even better.”
Barry is also able to take some inspiration from the recent spat of surprising major finalists. Although the Irishman is a former UK Open semifinalist in own right, a potentially deep run at the Alexandra Palace could see his vast potential finally come to fruition. "There's no one really dominating anymore," he notes. "I always believe in myself, I always believe every tournament I'm in, I'm going to win and want to win. If you don't have belief in yourself, then there's no point showing up."
In the second round, Barry takes on the aforementioned Gerwyn Price this Monday night. "I'll have to probably improve a little bit more, but I'm well able to play play like that again and play even better," he previews determinedly. "But yeah, I'm feeling good and I'm feeling confident."
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- Imagine what he'd be like if he done it on TV.medinabello15-12-2024
- Moot point Wattemina will beat him anyways so he will have an early Xmas after all.medinabello15-12-2024
- Grow up mate it's a game of darts surely a player has the capacity to play more than 1 best of 5 set match in one evening.medinabello15-12-2024
- Modus will be good for him. Great comp.medinabello15-12-2024
- I'm with Asp here. If they moan about it don't pick them. Simple as.medinabello15-12-2024
- We don't need the Saudi's money and prohibitive laws. Simply take the World's to other countries like Germany, Holland, Scotland, Poland, Belgium. Not only will you get sell out crowds with bigger venues but it will also freshen up the comp a bit. Let's face it Ally Pally is getting a bit boring now. Imagine 10,000 in Berlin, Rotterdam, Brussels etc.medinabello15-12-2024
- Am probably going to be in a small minority, i would not miss the walk ons, best part used to be the lovely ladies which obviously now makes me a misogynist. Its all part of the razzamatazz show business side and its not that long so not something that winds me up however some of the walk on choices are abysmal while some work, MVG and Seven Nation Army being an example. Dimi the Dancer is / was just awful and Peter Wrights is old hat now.Mysstree14-12-2024
- It’s filling the Sky schedule and generating the revenue. Tournament goes on to long could easily shave a couple of days off with more matches each day. I agree that perhaps all first round matches should be played first.Mysstree12-12-2024
- Wright deserved to be selected for the premier league last year. He was the only player besides Humphries to win a major (European Championships) in the back half of the year. And he was still ranked in the top 8. Plus he's a draw for fans, let's face it that's a big factor.Matilda6212-12-2024
- The game needs Lewis,he's a top bloke. If they put wright in the premier league last year,they can give Lewis a tour card. He has nothing to proverick6710-12-2024