John Michael | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Yannis Michail |
Nickname | Deadly Rose |
Born | March 20, 1974 Cyprus |
Home town | Athens Greece |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 1989 |
Darts | 22g Champions Bulls |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | The Final Countdown by Europe |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 1999 - 2009 |
PDC | 2009 - present |
Current world ranking | 111 |
BDO majors - best performances | |
World Masters | Last 128, 2005 |
PDC premier events - best performances | |
European Ch'ship | Last 32, 2011 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
Austrian Open Vienna Cyprus Open Greek Open Hellinikon Open Malta Open Mediterranean Cup |
2009 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 2009, 2010, 2011 2004, 2007 2009 |
Other achievements |
John Michael (born Yannis Michail on March 20, 1974) is a Cypriot-born Greek darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.
He joined the PDC in 2009, and began competing in PDC Europe events a year later. He qualified for the 2011 European Championship, therefore becoming the first Greek player to qualify for a major PDC tournament. He was beaten 3-6 by defending champion Phil Taylor in the first round, with Taylor averaging 107.83.
Michael has won numerous WDF-ranked darts tournaments, including the Cyprus Open (four times), the Greek Open (four times) and the Hellinikon Open (three times).
Michael works as a farrier in Athens.[1]