Darius Labanauskas (born 26 July 1976) is a Lithuanian professional

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player who plays in the

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(PDC) events. In 2015, he was the WDF world number 1.

Career

BDO

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

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in the first round despite hitting a 167 checkout during the match. Consistent qualification for the BDO World Championship paid off in

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as he reached the quarter-finals before losing 5–2 to eventual champion

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PDC

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. Here he beat Matthew Edgar and

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before going out to

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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

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were followed by a fantastic run all the way to the final on Day 4, where Labanauskas beat

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5–3 in the final to win a PDC Tour Card for the first time.

World Championship results

BDO

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: First round (lost to

1–3) * 2016: Preliminary round (lost to

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1–3) *

: Quarter-finals (lost to

2–5) *

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: First round (lost to Scott Mitchell 2–3)

PDC

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: Third round (lost to

0–4) *

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

: Quarter-finals (lost to

Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently PDC Order of Merit, ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Darts Championship, PDC ...

2–5) *

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: Second round (lost to

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments, having also played in the British Darts Organisation (BDO) between 2004 and 2009. He uses the nickname T ...

2–3) *

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: First round (lost to Mike De Decker 1–3) *

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: Second round (lost to Ross Smith 1–3)

Performance timeline

PDC European Tour

Nine-dart finishes

References

External links

* 1976 births Living people Lithuanian darts players Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders Sportspeople from Kaunas People from Garliava PDC World Cup of Darts Lithuanian team {{lithuania-sport-bio-stub