Ray Farrell
| Ray Farrell | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | Northern Ireland |
| Home town |
Belfast Northern Ireland |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1985-1993 |
| PDC | 2003-2009 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| World Masters | Runner Up: 1985 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| UK Open | Last 96: 2007 |
Ray Farrell is a Northern Irish darts player who currently plays for the Professional Darts Corporation.
Farrell reached the final of the 1985 Winmau World Masters, having beaten Bobby George, Jan Erik Paulsen, Steve Gittins and Tony Payne along the way before he was eventually beaten by Dave Whitcombe. Farrell then played in three successive World Championship, losing in the first round in each occasion. In 1987, he lost 3-2 to Alan Evans, in 1988 he lost 3-1 to Eric Bristow and in 1989 he was beaten 3-1 by Peter Evison.
In 2003, Farrell began playing for the Professional Darts Corporation in Irish based events. In 2006 however, Farrell became a member of the PDPA and began playing on the pro tour. Though he has yet to play in a PDC major apart from the UK Open, Farrell has come close to doing so on numerous occasions. He came close to qualifying for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship, falling at the final hurdle to Mark Stephenson. He also came close to qualifying for the 2009 World Grand Prix in Ireland, where having taken one of the four Irish qualifying spots ahead of the Players Championship in Austria, Farrell missed out on a countback following Jacko Barry's run into the last 32 stage in the first Players Championship who took the fourth spot ahead of Farrell who reached the last 64 stage in both tournaments.