John Michael (darts player)
| John Michael | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Yannis Michail |
| Nickname | Deadly Rose |
| Born |
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
- 2014: Preliminary round (lost to Madars Razma 2–3)
PDC
- 2015: First round (lost to Ian White 1–3)
- 2016: First round (lost to James Wade 0–3)
- 2017: First round (lost to Alan Norris 2–3)
Personal life
Michael works as a farrier in Athens.[1]
References
- ↑ John Michael, Darts Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Player profile on John Michael from Dartsdatabase