| Jarkko Komula | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Smiley |
| Born | 13 March 1976 Oulu, Finland |
| Home town | Oulu Finland |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | - |
| Darts | - |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Sandstorm by Darude |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1998 - 2009 |
| PDC | 2009 - present |
| Current world ranking | 89 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16 2004 |
| World Masters | Runner-Up 2001 |
| World Darts Trophy | Semi-Finals 2003 |
| Int. Darts League | Last 16 Group 2003, 2004 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | First Round 2010 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Norway Open Nordic Cup |
2003 2008 |
| Other achievements | |
Jarkko Komula (born 13 March 1976 in Oulu) is a Finnish darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly played in British Darts Organisation events. He is nicknamed Smiley because ironically he rarely smiles.
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Komula reached the final of the 2001 Winmau World Masters, beating Andy Fordham 4-0 in the semi-finals. He was beaten in the final by Raymond van Barneveld. He made his BDO World Championship debut in 2002, losing to Ted Hankey in the first round. He suffered a second first round exit at the Lakeside in 2003, losing to Vincent van der Voort. In the 2004 BDO World Darts Championship, he finally won a match, beating Paul Hanvidge but lost in the second round to Mervyn King. In 2005, he lost in the first round again, this time to Robert Wagner.
On May 31, 2008 Komula won the Nordic Cup, beating Sweden's Markus Korhonen in the final.
At the beginning of 2009, Komula joined the PDC. He qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the Finland qualifying event. He defeated Russia's Roman Konchikov by 4 legs to 3 in the Preliminary Round, but lost to Wes Newton by 3 sets to 0 in the First Round.