| Andy Callaby | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Super Cally[1] |
| Born | 10 March 1965 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2004 |
| Darts | 21g Rab Smith[1] |
| Laterality | Right-handed[1] |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2004–2010 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Grand Prix | Quarter-final: 2004 |
| UK Open | Quarter-final: 2006 |
| Desert Classic | Last 16: 2005 |
Andy Callaby (born 10 March 1965)[2] is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
[edit]Callaby made his first appearance in a PDC tournament by qualifying for the 2004 World Grand Prix, when he made an instant impact by defeating then-defending champion Phil Taylor in the first round, a result frequently cited as one of the biggest shocks in darts history.[3][4][5][6] Callaby then went on to defeat former world champion Dennis Priestley to reach the quarter finals, before being defeated by eventual finalist Alan Warriner-Little.[7]
This appearance proved to be his only televised appearance in 2004, but he would return to a major tournament at the 2005 UK Open, losing in the third round to Andy Belton.[8], before qualifying for the Las Vegas Desert Classic, where his run to the last sixteen saw him defeat Mark Dudbridge before falling to finalist Wayne Mardle.[9]
Having failed to qualify for that year's World Championship, his next major appearance would be a return to the UK Open in 2006, in which he equalled his best major result in running to the quarter-finals, defeating John Part in the fifth round before losing out 11-5 to Alan Tabern.[10] He would also return to the World Grand Prix later that year, but despite beating Kevin Painter in the first round, he was unable to repeat his 2004 heroics, losing out in the next round, once again to an eventual finalist, Terry Jenkins.[11][12]
His last PDC major appearance was in 2007, losing in the fifth round of the UK Open.[13] He continued to play sporadically on the PDC Pro Tour until 2010.[2]
Performance timeline
[edit]Source: [2]
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Open | DNQ | 3R | QF | 5R |
| World Grand Prix | QF | DNQ | 2R | DNQ |
| Las Vegas Desert Classic | DNQ | L16 | DNQ | |
PDC Players Championships
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Did not participate | ROT L64 |
EDI DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | IOW SF |
IOW L64 |
BLA DNP |
NEW L32 |
DUB DNP |
IRV L64 |
LIS L64 |
LIS L64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Did not participate | BLA L128 |
NEW L256 |
DUB L32 |
IRV L64 |
LIS DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Did not participate | LVE L128 |
BLA L256 |
Did not participate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | DON L32 |
Did not participate | IRV L128 |
Did not participate | DUB L64 |
Did not participate | IRV L128 |
IRV L128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | GIB DNP |
SWI L128 |
DER L128 |
GLA L128 |
GLA L128 |
WIG L64 |
CRA DNP |
BAR L128 |
DER L128 |
WIG L128 |
DNP | BAR L64 |
BAR L128 |
Did not participate | CRA L128 |
CRA L128 |
Did not participate | BAR L128 |
BAR L128 |
DER DNP | |||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Andy Callaby". Mastercaller. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Andy Callaby Player Profile". Darts Database. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Darts: Taylor loss stuns world of darts". The Independent. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ Davies, Ben (7 October 2024). "Phil Taylor shocked in World Grand Prix by qualifier in record-breaking upset". talkSPORT. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Five of the biggest shocks in darts history". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Oct 21, 2004, page 55 - The Independent at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Results of World Grand Prix 2004". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Results of UK Open 2005". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Results of Desert Classic 2005". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Results of UK Open 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Results of World Grand Prix 2006". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Smith demolishes off-form Mardle". BBC Sport. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Results of UK Open 2007". Mastercaller. Retrieved 15 November 2025.