Darius Labanauskas (born 26 July 1976) is a Lithuanian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2015, he was the WDF world number 1.
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| Nickname | "Lucky D" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1976 Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR (now Lithuania) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Garliava, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 24 Gram Cosmo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Infinity 2008" by Guru Josh Project | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2006–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2018–2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 155  (31 October 2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2015, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Quarter Final: 2016, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Quarter Final: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 32: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 32: 2019, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Finals | Last 16: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editBDO
editLabanauskas is a three-time Lithuania National Champion and won the Lithuania Open in 2011 and 2013. He also won the Baltic Cup Open in 2013, the Estonian Open in 2012 and 2013, and in 2014 he won the Trakai Castle Cup, the Riga Open and the Riga Masters. He was runner-up in the WDF Europe Cup singles in 2014, losing to Irishman David Concannon in the final. 2014 also saw him reach the final of the Estonian Open, Finnish Open and Baltic Cup Open.
His performances in 2014 helped Labanauskas qualify for the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship outright via his world ranking. He was beaten by Robbie Green in the first round despite hitting a 167 checkout during the match.
Consistent qualification for the BDO World Championship paid off in 2017 as he reached the quarter-finals before losing 5–2 to eventual champion Glen Durrant.
PDC
editIn 2018 Labanauskas competed on the PDC Nordic & Baltic Pro Tour, finishing in the top two to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship.[2] Here he beat Matthew Edgar and Raymond van Barneveld before going out to Adrian Lewis in the last 32 with prize money of £25,000.
This run was followed by PDC European Q-School, where a disappointing first three days in Hildesheim were followed by a fantastic run all the way to the final on Day 4, where Labanauskas beat Vincent van der Meer 5–3 in the final to win a PDC Tour Card for the first time.[3]
World Championship results
editBDO
edit- 2015: First round (lost to Robbie Green 1–3)
- 2016: Preliminary round (lost to Seigo Asada 1–3)
- 2017: Quarter-finals (lost to Glen Durrant 2–5)
- 2018: First round (lost to Scott Mitchell 2–3)
PDC
edit- 2019: Third round (lost to Adrian Lewis 0–4)
- 2020: Quarter-finals (lost to Michael van Gerwen 2–5)
- 2021: Second round (lost to Simon Whitlock 2–3)
- 2022: First round (lost to Mike De Decker 1–3)
- 2023: Second round (lost to Ross Smith 1–3)
Performance timeline
edit| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC World Championship | Non-PDC | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Non-PDC | 1R | 3R | 5R | 5R | 4R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Non-PDC | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | Non-PDC | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | Non-PDC | 2R | 1R | 2R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-major televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Cup of Darts | DNP | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series of Darts Finals | NH | Non-PDC | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BDO World Championship | DNQ | 1R | PR | QF | 1R | Non-BDO | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO World Trophy | DNQ | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | PDC | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winmau World Masters | 2R | 6R | 6R | 3R | DNQ | PDC | NH | PDC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zuiderduin Masters | DNQ | RR | RR | QF | DNQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 12 (BDO) | 13 (BDO) | 3 (BDO) | 18 (BDO) | 37 (BDO) | 52 | 43 | 43 | 52 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| 2018 | EDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
ADO 2R |
EDG DNQ |
DDM DNQ |
GDT 2R |
DDO 3R |
EDM 2R |
GDC 1R |
DDC 2R |
IDO DNQ |
EDT DNQ |
| 2019 | EDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
ADO 3R |
EDG DNQ |
DDM DNQ |
DDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
ADC DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
GDT 1R |
| 2020 | BDC DNP |
GDC DNQ |
EDG QF |
IDO DNQ | |||||||||
| 2021 | HDT DNQ |
GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2022 | IDO DNQ |
GDC 2R |
GDG DNQ |
ADO 1R |
EDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
HDT 1R |
GDO DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
| 2023 | BSD DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
CDO 1R |
EDG DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
GDO 1R |
HDT DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
| 2024 | BDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
ADO 2R |
BSD DNQ |
DDC |
EDO |
GDC |
FDT |
HDT |
SDT |
CDO |
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| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | RU | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
Nine-dart finishes
edit| Date | Opponent | Tournament | Method |
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| 18 December 2021 | Mike De Decker | PDC World Darts Championship | T20, 2 x T19; 3 x T20; T20, T17, D18 |
References
edit- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Magnussen, Mads Plagborg. "Ally Pally-tickets will be decided today". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ Murphy, Chris. "Labanauskas wins Tour Card". PDC. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
External links
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