Nathan Derry
| Nathan Derry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | "Slingshot" | ||
| Born | 15 January 1987 Gorleston, Norfolk, England | ||
| Home town | Gorleston, Norfolk, England | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2007 | ||
| Darts | 24 Gram | ||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "Boom Shake the Room" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| PDC | 2013– | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| UK Open | Last 32: 2015 | ||
| Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2016 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Nathan Derry (born 15 January 1987) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career[edit]
Derry won a two-year PDC Pro Tour card in January 2015 on the last day of the PDC's Q School.[1] He qualified for the UK Open and beat Alan Tabern 5–4 and Keegan Brown 9–2 to reach the fourth round, where he led Mervyn King 8–5, but would lose 9–8.[2] In the first Players Championship of the year he threw a nine-dart finish in the opening round during a 6–5 defeat to Darren Johnson.[3] Derry's first European Tour event was the Gibraltar Darts Trophy and he overcame Andy Parsons 6–3 and Ian White 6–1 with an average of 100.29 and 100% checkout percentage.[4] In the third round he was beaten 6–3 by Jelle Klaasen.[5]
Derry lost 6–3 to Ryan de Vreede in the first round of the 2016 UK Open.[6] He won the Bucks Easter Open by seeing off Martin Lukeman in the final.[7] Derry qualified for the Grand Slam of Darts and narrowly beat Alan Norris 5–4, before being thrashed 5–0 by reigning world champion Gary Anderson. He needed to defeat BDO number one Glen Durrant to progress through to the knockout stage, but lost 5–0.[8]
In January 2019, Derry attended PDC UK Q-School and gained a two-year PDC Tour Card on the fourth and final day after previous disappointing results. He also changed his nickname from "The Firework" to "Slingshot".
References[edit]
- ^ "PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Coral UK Open Fourth Round". PDC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Super Scot Anderson Takes Barnsley Title". PDC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Gibraltar Darts Trophy Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Bucks Easter Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Grand Slam Of Darts Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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