Shane Tichowitsch (born 9 January 1967) is an Australian former professional darts player.

Shane Tichowitsch
Personal information
Nickname"TNT"
Born (1967-01-09) 9 January 1967 (age 57)
Bundaberg, Australia
Home townBundaberg, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since1987
Darts24 Gram Dennis Priestley Winmau Signature
LateralityLeft-handed
Walk-on music"T.N.T." by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2005–2007
PDC2008–2016, 2019–2021
WDF major events – best performances
World TrophyLast 56: 2007
Int. Darts LeaguePreliminary round: 2007
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2011, 2013
Other tournament wins
Billabong Tavern Darts Open 2012
Cabbage Tree Hotel Open 2012
Coogee Bay Classic 2010
Dosh DPA Kazco Open 2012, 2012
DPA Australian Singles 2008
Gaels Club Open 2010
Goulburn Open 2010
Mittagong RSL Open 2014
NDDA Open 2014, 2014
Queensland Open 2010
Redcliffe Darts Open 2012
Revesby Workers Club Open 2010
Russell Stewart Classic 2010, 2012
SID Darts Open 2012
South Australian Open 2012, 2012
Southern Illawarra Open 2014

Career edit

Tichowitsch qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship. He is a semi-professional darts player and has been as high as 93 in the world. He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, however he was defeated 1–3 by Andy Smith in the last 64 of the competition.[1]

In 2012, Tichowitsch won four successive events on the DartPlayers Australia tour, later finishing top of the Order of Merit and therefore returned to the World Championship in its 2013 edition.[2][3] He lost to Dave Chisnall 0–3 in the first round, but his performance did not reflect the scoreline, with Chisnall admitting Tichowitsch deserved more out of the game. Tichowitsch averaged 92.07 and took out finishes of 161 and 144 against the world number 12.[4]

In 2014, Tichowitsch won four events on the Australian Darts Tour and also qualified for the Perth Darts Masters (losing 6–2 to Paul Nicholson in the first round) and the Sydney Darts Masters (losing 6–1 to James Wade in the first round).[5][6][7] Tichowitsch could only reach one final in 2015 which came at the Dosh Balcatta, but he lost 6–2 to Beau Anderson.[8]

World Championship performances edit

PDC edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Shane Tichowitsch Player Profile".
  2. ^ "Tichowitsch Enjoys Goulburn Double". PDC. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Tichowitsch Seals Ally Pally Return". PDC. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Ladbrokes WDC Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Shane Tichowitsch 2014". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  6. ^ "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014.
  7. ^ "TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.
  8. ^ "2015 Dosh Balcatta AGP Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

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