Darts career

McCloskey reached the semi-finals of the 1999 WDF World Cup Men's singles, beating England captain Martin Adams

Martin Adams

Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion...

 in the first round and Richie Davies in the last 16 before beating Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

's Chris van den Bergh 4-0 in the quarter-finals. He was eventually beaten by Raymond van Barneveld

Raymond van Barneveld

Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...

 who went on to lift the title. McCloskey won the 2008 Republic of Ireland Open, beating Damien O'Driscoll in the final.

McCloskey finally made his Lakeside

Lakeside Leisure Complex

The Lakeside Leisure Complex is a hotel, entertainment and leisure complex in Frimley Green near Camberley in Surrey. It is most famous as being the venue of the BDO World Darts Championship.-History:...

 debut in the 2010 BDO World Championship

2010 BDO World Darts Championship

The 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 33rd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 25th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Ted Hankey was the defending men's champion having won the title for the second time in the...

 after winning one of four places in the Inter-Playoffs in Bridlington

Bridlington

Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...

. He defeated Steve West

Steve West (darts player)

Steve West is an English darts player who currently plays for the British Darts Organisation. He is the brother of 2003 World Master Tony West and currently resides in Culemborg, Holland.-Darts career:...

 in the first round after being 2-1 down in sets. However, he was defeated by Garry Thompson

Garry Thompson (darts player)

Garry Thompson is an English darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation tournaments.-Darts career: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,...

 in the second round by 4 sets to 1.

McCloskey failed to qualify for the 2011 World Championship, but he did play in the 2010 Winmau World Masters where he reached the semi-finals. He was defeated by Martin Adams, who won the title.

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database