Jani Haavisto
| Jani Haavisto | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Finnisher |
| Born |
11 May 1987 Finland |
| Home town |
Teuva Finland |
| Darts information | |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2011–2012 |
| PDC | 2012– |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2013 |
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2013 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Revontuli Open Scandinavian Pro Tour SDC Denmark SDC Finland SDC Sweden |
2013 2012, 2013 2013 2012, 2013 |
Jani Haavisto (born 11 May 1987) is a Finnish darts player.
Career
Haavisto won two events on the Professional Darts Corporation's Scandinavian Tour in 2012, finishing second in the Order of Merit to qualify for the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship.[1] He defeated compatriot Jarkko Komula in the preliminary round, before being beaten 1–3 in sets by Gary Anderson in the first round, receiving praise for his high-scoring.[2]
Haavisto entered Q School in an attempt to win a PDC Pro Tour Card to play the full circuit in 2013 and 2014,[3] and secured it on the second day by beating Colin Fowler 6–4 in his final round match.[4] He played in his first World Cup of Darts in February with Jarkko Komula and qualified from Group F courtesy of a 5–4 win over the USA and then shocked the Dutch pair of Raymond van Barneveld and Michael van Gerwen, both of whom had won major titles in 2012, with a 5–3 victory in the last 16.[5][6] They then defeated the host nation Germany in the quarter-finals to face the Belgian brothers Ronny and Kim Huybrechts in the semi-finals.[7] Haavisto lost to Kim 1–4, but Komula beat Ronny meaning a doubles match was required to settle the tie. However, they were whitewashed 0–4 to exit the tournament.[8]
Haavisto won the first Scandinavian Tour event of 2013 in Finland beating Ulf Ceder 6–0 in the final.[9] He also won the third event with a 6–3 victory over Per Laursen in the final.[10] After four events he was top of the SDC Order of Merit which earned him a place in the European Championship for the first time.[11] Haavisto faced Justin Pipe in the first round and was defeated 3–6.[12] In the final of the Scandinavian qualifier for the 2014 World Championship, Haavisto was edged out 6–5 by Dennis Lindskjold.[13]
Personal life
Haavisto is married with his wife Nia and they have a daughter together.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2013: 1st round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3)
References
- ↑ SDC Season Ends On High PDC.tv
- ↑ Ladbrokes WDC Day Three PDC.tv
- ↑ "Q School Set For Record Field". PDC. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "PDC Qualifying School Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Last 16". PDC. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Quarter-Finals". PDC. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Semi-Finals". PDC. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Haavisto & Laursen Share SDC Wins". PDC. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "Pro Tour 3 – Haavisto close to Mulheim". SDC. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "PartyPoker.net European Championship Update". PDC. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "2013 PDC World Scandinavian Qualifying Event Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
External links
- Player profile on Jani Haavisto from Dartsdatabase