Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "RJR3" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] 24 December 2000 Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | 21g Bull's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | "All I Do Is Win" by DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2017– (Tour Card: 2022–2023, 2025–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | (PDC) NR (12 January 2025)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Last 128: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PC Finals | Last 64: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (born 24 December 2000) is an Austrian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2017, he was the inaugural winner of the Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) World Championship.
Career
[edit]Rodriguez won a PDC Development Tour event in 2017,[3] as well as the WDF Europe Youth Cup boys' pairs event with Thomas Langer in the same year.[4] Rodriguez and his brothers Rowby-John and Roxy-James qualified for the 2017 Austrian Darts Open.[5] This was his PDC European Tour debut.[6] He was eliminated in the second round. Rodriguez was the first player to win the JDC World Darts Championship in 2017 after he defeated Owen Roelofs 5–4 in legs.[7]
Rodriguez won five titles on the 2021 European Development Tour, finishing top of the Order of Merit which granted him qualification for the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts and a two-year PDC Tour Card.[8] At the Grand Slam, he played in Group B but went winless in matches against Jonny Clayton, Mervyn King and Bradley Brooks.[9]
Rodriguez made his PDC World Darts Championship debut at the 2022 World Championship, winning his first match 3–1 against Ben Robb.[10][11] In the second round, he went 2–0 up against Chris Dobey but ultimately lost the match 3–2.[12][13]
Rodriguez won his seventh Development Tour title in 2023, defeating Dominik Grüllich 5–3 in the final of Event 21.[14] In November 2023, he secured qualification for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier.[15] He lost 3–0 against Cameron Menzies in the first round.[16]
Rodriguez lost his Tour Card after two years, but following a one-year absence from the PDC Pro Tour, he regained his Tour Card at 2025 Q-School after finishing sixth in the European Q-School Order of Merit.[17][18]
Personal life
[edit]Two of his brothers, Rowby-John and Roxy-James, are also darts players.[5] They are of Filipino heritage.[19]
World Championship results
[edit]PDC
[edit]- 2022: Second round (lost to Chris Dobey 2–3)
- 2024: First round (lost to Cameron Menzies 0–3)
Performance timeline
[edit]Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||
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Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||
PDC World Championship | DNQ | 2R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||
UK Open | DNP | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | |||||||||
Grand Slam of Darts | DNP | RR | DNQ | |||||||||||
Players Championship Finals | DNP | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||
Non-ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||
PDC World Youth Championship | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | RR | RR | RR | DNP | |||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
PDC Year-end ranking | - | 149 | 187 | - | 77 | 112 | 84 | - |
PDC European Tour
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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2017 | GDC DNQ | GDM DNQ | GDO DNP | EDG DNQ | GDT DNQ | EDM DNP | ADO 2R | EDO DNQ | DDM DNQ | GDG DNQ | IDO DNQ | EDT DNQ | |
2018 | EDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | GDO DNP | ADO DNQ | EDG DNQ | DDM DNQ | GDT DNQ | DDO 2R | EDM DNQ | GDC DNQ | DDC 1R | IDO DNQ | EDT DNQ |
2019 | EDO DNP | GDC DNP | GDG DNP | GDO DNP | ADO DNQ | EDG DNP | DDM DNQ | DDO DNQ | CDO DNQ | ADC 2R | EDM DNP | IDO DNP | GDT DNP |
2020 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
2021 | HDT DNQ | GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
2022 | IDO DNP | GDC DNQ | GDG DNQ | ADO DNQ | EDO DNQ | CDO DNQ | EDG DNP | DDC DNQ | EDM DNQ | HDT QF | GDO DNQ | BDO 3R | GDT 2R |
2023 | BSD DNQ | EDO DNQ | IDO DNQ | GDG DNQ | ADO DNQ | DDC DNQ | BDO DNQ | CDO DNQ | EDG DNQ | EDM DNQ | GDO DNQ | HDT DNQ | GDC DNQ |
2024 | BDO DNP | GDG DNP | IDO DNP | EDG DNP | ADO DNQ | BSD DNP | DDC DNP | EDO DNP | GDC DNP | FDT DNP | HDT DNP | SDT DNP | CDO DNP |
PDC Players Championships
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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2021 [nb 1] | BOL 1R | BOL 4R | BOL 1R | BOL 2R | MIL 2R | MIL 3R | MIL 1R | MIL 1R | NIE 1R | NIE 4R | NIE 1R | NIE 2R | MIL 1R | MIL 2R | MIL 4R | MIL 4R | COV DNP | COV 2R | COV 2R | COV 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 4R | BAR 2R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR DNP | BAR DNP |
2022 | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | NIE 3R | NIE 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | WIG 1R | WIG 2R | NIE 2R | NIE 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R |
2023 | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | HIL 3R | HIL 3R | WIG 1R | WIG 1R | LEI 2R | LEI 1R | HIL 1R | HIL 4R | LEI 4R | LEI 3R | HIL 2R | HIL 4R | BAR 3R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 3R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R | BAR 1R | BAR 2R | BAR 1R |
- ^ Not a Tour card holder
Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. | Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round | DQ | Disqualified |
DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rusty-Jake Rodriguez - Mastercaller".
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "PDC Unicorn Development Tour 11-12". Professional Darts Corporation. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "WDF Europe Cup Youth Boys Pairs 2017". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Rodriguez trio win Austrian places". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "2017 Austrian Darts Open day one". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "RUSTY-JAKE RODRIGUEZ DEFEATS OWEN ROELOFS 5-4 TO WIN THE WDS ASSOCIATES JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". JDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ Allen, Dave (6 November 2021). "Rodriguez seals European Development Tour success as German talent wins". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Grand Slam of Darts 2021: Results". Sky Sports. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (20 December 2021). "Rodriguez through on PDC World Darts Championship debut with impressive win over Robb". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Auch Rusty-Jake Rodriguez meistert bei Darts-WM Auftakthürde" [Rusty-Jake Rodriguez also overcomes opening hurdle at Darts World Championship]. Der Standard (in German). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (24 December 2021). "Dobey battles back from brink to deny Rodriguez and set up Van Gerwen clash". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Darts-WM in London: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez scheitert trotz 2:0-Satzführung mit 2:3" [Darts World Championship in London: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez loses 3–2 despite leading 2–0]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (18 August 2023). "Rodriguez & Bialecki share titles; Littler seals Ally Pally spot". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (27 November 2023). "Darren Webster, Boris Krcmar, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez and Florian Hempel grab final spots for World Darts Championship". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Cameron Menzies into second round of World Darts Championship hours after working plumbing shift". Sky News. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (12 January 2025). "Final Order of Merit PDC European Q-School 2025: These 12 players secured PDC Tour Cards". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Rusty-Jake Rodriguez sichert sich Ticket für PDC-Tour 2025" [Rusty-Jake Rodriguez secures card for 2025 PDC Tour]. Sky Sport Austria (in German). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Yildiz, Marcel (25 December 2021). "Roxy-James, Rowby-John, Rusty-Jake und Ridgy-Jorg: So tickt die Darts-Familie Rodriguez" [Roxy-James, Rowby-John, Rusty-Jake and Ridgy-Jorg: This is how the Rodriguez darts family ticks]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2025.