Gerry Convery (born September 27, 1955) is a Northern Irish-born Canadian former professional darts player.

Gerry Convery
Personal information
Nickname"The Rover"
Born (1955-09-27) 27 September 1955 (age 69)
Derry, Northern Ireland
Home townWinnipeg, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since1987
Darts24g
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Vertigo" by U2
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2001–2011
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 192: 2001
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2005, 2006
Desert ClassicLast 16: 2004
US Open/WSoDLast 32: 2007
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Klondike Open
Canada National Championships
Quebec Open
The Main Event
Chris Hatter Memorial
Greater Vancouver Open
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
2005
2008
2004, 2009
2005, 2007
2005, 2008, 2009

Career

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From Winnipeg. Convery played in the 2001 Winmau World Masters, where he lost in the Last 192 stage to Wayne Jones of England

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 Quebec Open, he suffered early exits in the North American Darts Championship and the US Open as well as the Players Championship Las Vegas. He also lost his Klondike Open title which he had won the past four years, losing in the semi-finals. He didn't earn enough money to qualify for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship through the North American rankings.

World Championship results

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