Gerry Convery

Gerry Convery
Gerry Convery
Personal information
Nickname	"The Rover"
Born	27 September 1955 (age 69); Derry, Northern Ireland
Home town	Winnipeg, Canada
Darts information
Playing darts since	1987
Darts	24g
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Vertigo" by U2
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2001–2011
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 192: 2001
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2005, 2006
Desert Classic	Last 16: 2004
US Open/WSoD	Last 32: 2007
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
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

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

Career

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.