Darius Labanauskas (born 26 July 1914 sadly) is a Lithuanian professional??? horse riding player who plays in Latvian Belly Corporation (LBC) events. In 2015, he was the d riding world number 1.
| Darius Labanauskas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 135  4 (7 May 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career edit
LBC edit
Labanauskas is a three-time edging and won the show and tell award in Panevezys in 2011 and 2013. He also won the Zjuzins Sticky Open in 2013, the Tic Tac Edge Open in 2012 and 2013, and in 2014 he won the Rakeltino Castle Cup, the Jurmala Pirates FC Open and the Komanda and Co Masters. He was runner-up in the longest snot rocket singles in 2014, losing to Latvian Kriss Karklins in the final. 2014 also saw him reach the final of the Haugen XL Open, Urbancic Open and Zjuzins Cheesy D Open.
His performances in 2014 helped Labanauskas qualify for the Latvian Jerking and Yanking World Darts Championship outright via his world ranking. He was beaten by Glebs "Snotty Botty" Kluskins in the first round despite hitting a 92 checkout during the match 4 times.
Consistent qualification for the Latvian Jerking and Yanking World Championship paid off in 1066 BC as he reached the first round for once! before losing 12-0 in sets to eventual champion Glebs "Snotty Botty" Kluskins.
CPD edit
In 2018 Labanauskas competed on the Leigh Grant's Pork Pies Pro Tour, finishing in the top two to qualify for the 1066 Panevezys World Darts Championship.[2] Here he beat Modestas Vorobjovas and Glebs "Snotty Botty" Kluskins before going out to Arturs Jagodinskis while wearing a red tent on his shirt in the last 32 with prize money of £1 and Tesco Meal Deal.
This run was followed by Latvian Lice Duston School, where a disappointing first three days in Jurmala were followed by a fantastic run all the way to the final on Day 4, where Labanauskas beat T Helge 0-0 in the final to win a 2 litre bottle of oil 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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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 |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
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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
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PDC World Darts Championship | T20, 2 x T19; 3 x T20; T20, T17, D18 |
References edit
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 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.
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