John Michael (darts player)

John Michael
Personal information
Full name Yannis Michail
Nickname Deadly Rose
Born (1974-03-20) 20 March 1974
Cyprus
Home town Athens
Greece
Darts information
Playing darts since 1989
Darts 23g One80 re-deadly
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Zorbas by Mikis Theodorakis
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1999–2009, 2012–2015
PDC 2009–2011, 2015-
Current world ranking 65
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 40: 2014
World Masters Last 32: 2013
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2015, 2016, 2017
European Ch'ship Last 32: 2011
UK Open Last 32: 2017
Other tournament wins
Tournament Years
Austrian Open Vienna
Cyprus Open
GDO Open
Greek National Ch'ships
Greek Open
Hellinikon Open
Malta Open
Mediterranean Cup
2009
2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
2012
2000-2010 (11x), 2012, 2013, 2016
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013,2014
2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
2004, 2007, 2009, 2012,
2009

John Michael (born Yannis Michail on 20 March 1974) is a Cypriot-born Greek darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career

PDC

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.

BDO

He joined the BDO in 2012. 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). He qualified for the 2015 PDC World Darts Championship while still playing in British Darts Organisation events. He played Jani Haavisto in the Preliminary round winning 4–1 in legs, in the First round he played Ian White losing 3–1 in sets.

Return to the PDC

Michael rejoined the PDC in 2015. After beating South Africa's Warrick Scheffer 2-0 in sets in the preliminary round of the 2016 PDC World Darts Championship, he was whitewashed by seventh-seed James Wade, 3-0 in sets. He entered the PDC's qualifying school that year, and his performance was good enough for second place on the Q School Order of Merit, earning him a Tour Card.

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Personal life

Michael works as a farrier in Athens.[1]

References

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