Garry Thompson (darts player)
| Garry Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Recliner |
| Born |
9 January 1965 England |
| Home town |
Silsden England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1986 |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Glory Glory Garry Thompson by Geoffrey Oicott |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2004- |
| Current world ranking | (BDO) 49 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2010, 2011 |
| World Masters | Last 16: 2010 |
| Zuiderduin Masters | Last 24 Group: 2010 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| British Open England National Championships Lancashire Open Scottish Open Swedish Open Teesside Open Welsh Classic |
2013 2013 2012 2008 2012 2014 2008 |
Garry Thompson (born 9 January 1965) is an English darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation tournaments.
Thompson reached the quarter finals of the 2004 British Open, beating Tony David and Darryl Fitton before losing to Phill Nixon. He then reached the quarter finals of the 2007 Belgium Open, again beating Fitton along the way. He lost to Robbie Turner.
On 17 February 2008 Thompson caused a major surprise by winning the 2008 Scottish Open, with notable wins against Steve Coote, World Masters champion Robert Thornton and former World Champion Martin Adams before beating Shaun Greatbatch in the final. He received £2,000 for his efforts and as a result, he shot up the BDO and WDF rankings. Thompson then won the unranked Welsh Classic, beating the Netherlands' Joey ten Berge in the final.
Thompson earned automatic qualification for the 2009 BDO World Championship, entering the tournament as the number 14 seed. He was drawn against Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney in the first round but lost 3-1.
In 2009, Thompson reached the quarter final stage in the German Open, IDPA Lakeside Classic and the Denmark Open but his defense of the Scottish Open ended in the early stages of the competition.
2010 saw Garry reach the quarter-finals of the World Championship. He defeated Ross Montgomery, the sixth seed, in the decided set after Montgomery missed six darts to win the match. He then swept aside the previously impressive Martin McCloskey 4-1 with some much-improved finishing. In the quarter-final he took two sets off the eventual champion Martin Adams but was ultimately outplayed.
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