Barry won a place in the 2007 World Grand Prix, coming through a record-breaking field of 549 players at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin to qualify.
He defeated Adrian Welsh in the early stages of the tournament and followed this with a 9-2 victory over pub-qualifier Alan Casey, to secure his place in the last 32.
The fourth round draw placed Barry in the biggest game of his career to date against the World No.
Following a first round victory over Fermanagh's Brendan Dolan, Barry was defeated 3-0 by the World Champion John Part.
He also qualified for the inaugural European Darts Championship in Frankfurt but lost to Phil Taylor in round one.