Keane Barry

Barry started competing alongside his father, Neil, in the local Duleek and District Darts League, representing the Greyhound Bar. He showed promise from an early age and was awarded the league's Star of the Future Award in 2015, at the age of 12. He became captain of the Irish youth national team and was a finalist in the 2016 WDF Europe Youth Cup boys' event, where he lost 3–1 to Justin van Tergouw of the Netherlands. He won his first British Darts Organisation (BDO) youth tournament at the 2016 Northern Ireland Open. At age 15, he was touted as the number-one youth player in Ireland by former professional Mick McGowan.

Barry was the runner-up at the BDO World Youth Masters in 2017 and 2018, losing in a deciding leg in both matches. He won the youth final at the 2018 Finder Darts Masters by beating Levy Frauenfelder 2–0 in sets. He captured the World Youth Masters title in 2019, defeating Charlie Manby in his third successive final. He began competing on the PDC Development Tour in 2018 and reached his first final during the 2019 season, losing to compatriot Shane McGuirk. He also won the 2019 JDC International Open, beating Nathan Girvan in the final.

After playing the early rounds of the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay in Tramore, Barry qualified for the final which was contested during the World Grand Prix in October. In the lead-up to the match, he claimed his first BDO senior title at the Northern Ireland Matchplay with a 6–2 victory over Paul Hogan. Barry beat Liam Gallagher to win the Irish Matchplay, coming back from 5–2 down to win 6–5 and surviving eleven missed match darts from Gallagher. This victory secured him a place at the 2020 PDC World Championship.

Barry reached the semi-finals of the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship, where he lost 6–2 to Luke Humphries. On 16 December 2019, he made his PDC World Championship debut as the youngest player in the tournament, aged 17, where he lost to Vincent van der Voort 3–0 in sets. On 21 December, he defeated Adam Gawlas 5–3 in the JDC World Championship final.

In January 2020, Barry defeated defending champion Leighton Bennett 3–0 in sets to win the 2020 BDO World Youth Championship. Later in January, Barry attended UK Q-School in an attempt to earn a PDC Tour Card. On the last day of play, he reached the final alongside Scott Waites, with the victor obtaining a Tour Card; Barry lost 5–0.

In February, Barry won the JDC Super 16 title in his last JDC event with a 5–3 win over Luke Littler. He spent the rest of 2020 competing in PDC Development Tour and Challenge Tour events. He picked up his sole Challenge Tour title in event five, beating Maikel Verberk 5–4 in the final. He won back-to-back Development Tour titles in events eight and nine: he won five straight legs to defeat Ryan Meikle 5–3 in the final of the former, before beating Meikle again the following day to claim the event nine title with a 5–4 score. He finished second on the 2020 Development Tour Order of Merit to secure a PDC Tour Card for the first time and a place at the 2021 PDC World Championship.

Barry competed on the opening night of the 2021 World Championship, losing his first-round match to Jeff Smith 3–1 in sets. He made his PDC European Tour debut at the 2021 Hungarian Darts Trophy. He got past Thomas Lovely and Dirk van Duijvenbode to reach the third round, where he lost to eventual runner-up Michael Smith.

Barry claimed his first Alexandra Palace win in the first round of the 2022 World Championship. He established a 2–0 lead against Royden Lam before Lam won the next two sets to level the match at 2–2, with Barry taking the final set to secure a 3–2 victory. Barry almost produced a surprise result in the second round by going 2–1 up against Jonny Clayton – one of the tournament favourites – before ultimately losing 3–2.

At the UK Open, Barry had his best run at a PDC major event by reaching the semi-finals, including eliminating the defending champion James Wade 10–4 in the quarter-finals. He lost 11–6 in the semi-finals to Michael Smith. His run at the tournament saw him earn £20,000 in prize money, which caused him to rise from 66th to 52nd on the PDC Order of Merit. Barry also competed on the Development Tour that year, closing his campaign with three titles at events two, 12, and 15.

Barry, ranked world number 45, was eliminated in the first round of the 2023 World Championship in a shock 3–1 loss to South African qualifier Grant Sampson. On the European Tour, Barry reached the quarter-finals at both the German Grand Prix and the Dutch Championship; he was eliminated by reigning world champion Michael Smith and three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen, respectively. His results on the European Tour saw him qualify for the European Championship, where he succumbed to a 6–1 defeat to former world champion Gerwyn Price in the first round. Barry also represented Ireland in the PDC World Cup for the first time, partnering William O'Connor.

Barry was drawn against Reynaldo Rivera in the first round of the 2024 World Championship. He defeated Rivera 3–1 to advance to the second round, where he was eliminated following a 3–0 loss to Michael van Gerwen. He reached his second PDC World Youth Championship semi-final, where he was defeated 6–4 by Jurjen van der Velde. He partnered O'Connor again at the PDC World Cup, where they were eliminated in Group E by Chinese Taipei. In November, Barry was one of eight players to earn a place at the Grand Slam of Darts through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier, his debut at the event. He exited the tournament by finishing third in Group F, with a win against Lourence Ilagan and losses against Luke Littler and Dimitri Van den Bergh.

Barry took one of the two Development Tour qualifying spots for the 2025 World Championship after winning three titles in 2024. He claimed back-to-back titles at events two and three before adding a third win at event twelve. At his sixth PDC World Championship, he won his opening match 3–1 against Kim Huybrechts, before a 3–0 defeat by Gerwyn Price in the second round. Barry and O'Connor reached the quarter-finals of the 2025 PDC World Cup, where they were eliminated by Northern Ireland.