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Robert Hynes

Who is Keane Barry? All you need to know about the Duleek native set to make his World Darts Championship debut

Ireland's Keane Barry will make his PDC World Championship debut on Monday night.

The 17-year-old will become the youngest ever Irish player to compete at the tournament.

Here's all you need to know about him:

Where is he from?

Barry is from Duleek in Co Meath.

How did he qualify?

He won an Irish Matchplay back in October by coming from 5-2 down to beat Liam Gallagher.

Who is he playing?

Barry faces Holland's Vincent van der Voort at the Ally Pally.

When did he start playing darts?

The talented youngster started throwing darts when he was just four years old and hit his first 180 at the age of 5.

At just 8, he played in an adult tournament in pub in Tullyallen, Co Louth.

What has he said ahead of his World Championship debut?

He told RTE: "Hopefully the crowd will be all behind me.

"Vincent is a legend in the game. When I was six months old he was making his debut at the Lakeside.

"He’s been around a long time and he knows what he’s at. To play a player of his calibre is what dreams are made of.

"It will be great being up there on that stage and walking out and hopefully everyone will be singing my name at the end of the night, with a bit of luck."

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