Career
He competed for the British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed "The Sheriff". Clarys was known for his unorthodox way of scoring and finishing which made him popular with fans.
Clarys caused a major upset by winning the 1995 Winmau World Masters.
Clarys continued to do well in tournaments, winning the Belgium National Championship four times, the Belgium Gold Cup three times, the Dortmund Open three times as well as the 1999 Swedish Open. Despite this however, he wasn"t able to match these performances in other major tournaments.
He played in six BDO International World Championships, losing in the first round in his first four visits. In 2003, Clarys beat Tony Eccles and Robert Wagner en route to the quarter finals, eventually losing again to Barneveld.
In 2004, Clarys switched to the Personal Digital Cellular, after qualifying for their World Championship, beating Dan Lauby and Mark Walsh to reach the third round, losing to Ronnie Baxter.
He made another appearance in the Personal Digital Cellular World Championship, beating Winston Cadogan in round one before losing to Wayne Mardle. In June 2006, Clarys shattered his right elbow after falling from a ladder while at work, forcing him to withdraw from the 2006 United Kingdom Open. He was ranked 26th in the Personal Digital Cellular world rankings at the time of his accident and was in the running for qualification for the World Matchplay.
After eleven operations, Clarys has now given up all hope of returning to darts as a right-handed player.
He has though begun practising throwing left-handed and stated he hoped to return to the game some day. He does however remain inactive.
BDO International
1997: 1st round (lost to Paul Williams 2-3)
1998: 1st round (lost to Kevin Painter 1-3)
1999: 1st round (lost to Tony Littlejohn 2-3)
2001: 1st round (lost to Martin Adams 1-3)
2002: 2nd round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0-3)
2003: Quarter-finals (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 1-5)
Personal Digital Cellular
2004: 3rd round (lost to Ronnie Baxter 2-4)
2006: 2nd round (lost to Wayne Mardle 1-4)
BDO International major finals: 1 (1 title).