Darius Labanauskas

Darius Labanauskas
Darius Labanauskas
Personal information
Nickname	"Lucky D"
Born	26 July 1976 (age 47); 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	NR (21 April 2024)
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
Other tournament wins
Adeficator Open	2016
Baltic Cup Open	2013
Denmark Open	2016
Estonian Masters	2017
Estonian Open	2012, 2013, 2015
Hal Open	2016
Latvia Open	2017, 2018
Lithuania Ch'ship	2009, 2011, 2012
Lithuania Open	2011, 2013, 2015, ; 2016, 2018
Polish Open	2015
Riga Masters	2014
Riga Open	2014, 2015
Trakai Castle Cup	2014
PDCNB Tour	2018 (x2), 2019 (x4), 2022 (x4)
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Lithuania
WDF World Cup
WDF Europe Cup

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.

Career[edit]

BDO[edit]

Labanauskas 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

BDO[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
PDC Ranked televised events
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
BDO Ranked televised events
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
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

Performance Table Legend
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]

Darius Labanauskas's televised nine-dart finishes
Date	Opponent	Tournament	Method
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. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 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[edit]

Darius Labanauskas player profile at Darts Orakel

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[PDC_Rankings-1] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[2] 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.

[3] Murphy, Chris. "Labanauskas wins Tour Card". PDC. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

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