Mark Barilli (born 14 November 1973) is a Scottish

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player who plays in

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(PDC) events. He is well known for his throwing style where he changes the speed of his throw from fast to slow alternatively, and also for attempting outrageous outshots including one occasion where he attempted to check out 120 with 3 double 20s in a competitive match. Along with

Co Stompé Jacobus Wilhelmus "Co" Stompé (born 10 September 1962) is a Dutch former professional darts player. He was nicknamed The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance, making him look like a matchstick. He was also one of ...

, he is also notable for playing competitive darts in a long-sleeved shirt.

Career

Barilli reached the last 16 of the 2005

Winmau World Masters The World Masters is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the BDO/WDF tournaments, which began in 1974. The tournament is sponsored by darts board manufacturer, Winmau. The World Masters was unusual in darts in that its sets are th ...

, beating Gibraltar's Dylan Duo and Dutchman André Brantjes in the earlier rounds and then beat BDO Gold Cup champion Derek Williams of Wales in the last 32 before losing to Brian Woods. He then made semi final appearances in the Scottish Open and the Scottish National Championship and then reached the final of the British Open, beating

Darryl Fitton Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962) is an English professional darts player. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song " One Step Beyond" wearing sunglasses; one of the most popular walk-ons with the audienc ...

in the quarter finals and fellow Scot Gary Anderson in the semi finals before losing to Mick Reed. Barilli's first major appearance came in the 2007 International Darts League where he started at the Preliminary stage. He lost 5–1 to

Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October 1984), nicknamed The Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. In 2006, he became the youngest darts player to win the ...

in his opening group game, but then defeated Robert Hughes 5–0. He then however lost to

Robbie Green Robbie Green (born 19 July 1974) is a former English professional darts player. His nickname was Kong. PDC career Green made his televised debut at the 2004 UK Open, reaching the last 64 stage. The same year he qualified for the World Matchp ...

and was eliminated. He then lost in the first round of the 2007 World Darts Trophy to

Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort (born 18 December 1975) is a Dutch professional darts player on the PDC circuit. As of the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship, his nickname is the "Dutch Destroyer", although he used to go by "Grease Lightning". He is bes ...

. Barilli reached the quarter final of the Swiss Open and the semi final of the BDO International Open. He then reached his second final in the unranked Welsh Masters, losing to

Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea (born 9 May 1961) is an English professional darts player. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname "Silverback". O'Shea has reached the finals of seven British Darts Organisation (BDO) major darts tournaments, but to date ...

. Barilli qualified for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship, taking one of the automatic non-seed places. He was beaten 3–0 in the first round by Australia's

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments, having also played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) between 2004 and 2009. He uses the nickname ...

. Barilli qualified for the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship seeded 13th, but lost to Tony West in the first round 3–1. At the

2011 BDO World Darts Championship The 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Martin Adams was the defending men's champ ...

, Barilli seeded 12th lost 3–0 in the first round to Martin Phillips. Barilli acquired a PDC tour card at Q School in January 2014. After a number of years away from the Circuit & after lockdown, Barilli qualified for the

2022 WDF World Darts Championship The 2022 Lakeside WDF World Championship was the first World Championship organised by the World Darts Federation. The tournament was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey, which hosted the now-defunct BDO World Darts Champio ...

but lost in the 1st round to Canadian Rory Hansen 2–0.

World Championship performance

BDO/WDF

* 2009: First round (lost to

0–3) (sets) * 2010: First round (lost to Tony West 1–3) * 2011: First round (lost to Martin Phillips 0–3) * 2013: First round (lost to Scott Mitchell 2–3) * 2022: First round (lost to Rory Hansen 0–2) * 2023:

References

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barilli, Mark 1973 births Living people Scottish darts players British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders