Darius Labanauskas

Darius Labanauskas
Personal information
Nickname	"Lucky D"
Born	(1976-07-26) 26 July 1976 (age 48) Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR (now Lithuania)
Home town	Garliava, Lithuania
Darts information
Playing darts since	2004
Darts	24g Cosmo Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Infinity 2008" by Guru Josh Project
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2006–2018
PDC	2018– (Tour Card: 2019–2023)
Current world ranking	( PDC ) 104 2 (18 March 2025) [1] (WDF) 81 4 (17 February 2025) [2]
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 Kaunas Open 2024 Latvia Open 2017, 2018, 2024 Lithuania Championship 2009, 2011, 2012 Lithuania Open 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 MODUS Super Series 9 2024 PDC Challenge Tour 2025 (x3) Polish Open 2015 Riga Masters 2014 Riga Open 2014, 2015 Trakai Castle Cup 2014 PDCNB Pro Tour PDCNB Denmark 2024 PDCNB Finland 2019, 2022 PDCNB Iceland 2019, 2024 PDCNB Latvia 2019, 2022 (x3) PDCNB Lithuania 2018 (x2) PDCNB Sweden 2019
Medal record Men's Darts Representing   Lithuania WDF World Cup 2015 Antalya Men's singles WDF Europe Cup 2012 Kemer Men's pairs 2014 Bucharest Men's singles

Darius Labanauskas (born 26 July 1976) is a Lithuanian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. In 2015, he was ranked WDF world number one.

He is a two-time world championship quarter-finalist, reaching the last eight at the 2017 BDO World Championship and the 2020 PDC World Championship.

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 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

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. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

World Championship results

BDO

• 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

• 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)
• 2025: First round (lost to Ryan Joyce 1–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
BDO Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ	1R	Prel.	QF	1R
World Trophy	DNQ	1R	QF	2R	QF
World Masters	2R	6R	6R	3R	DNQ
Zuiderduin Masters	DNQ	RR	RR	QF	DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	12	13	3	18	37

PDC

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship	3R	QF	2R	1R	2R	DNQ	1R
World Masters	Did not qualify						Prel.
UK Open	1R	3R	5R	5R	4R	DNQ	2R
World Grand Prix	DNQ		2R	DNQ
European Championship	DNQ	1R	DNQ
Players Championship Finals	2R	1R	2R	DNQ
Non-ranked televised events
World Cup	1R	2R	2R	1R	RR	RR
World Series Finals	DNQ	2R	DNQ
Career statistics
Season-end ranking	52	43	43	52	74	140

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
2018	DNQ			ADO 2R	DNQ		GDT 2R	DDO 3R	EDM 2R	GDC 1R	DDC 2R	DNQ
2019	Did not qualify				ADO 3R	Did not qualify							GDT 1R
2020	DNQ		EDG QF	IDO DNQ
2022	IDO DNQ	GDC 2R	GDG DNQ	ADO 1R	Did not qualify					HDT 1R	DNQ
2023	Did not qualify							CDO 1R	DNQ		GDO 1R	DNQ
2024	Did not qualify				ADO 2R	Did not qualify
2025	BDO 1R	EDT DNQ	IDO	GDG	ADO	EDG	DDC	EDO	BSD	FDT	CDO	HDT	SDT	GDC

Performance Table Legend
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

Nine-dart finishes

See also: Nine-dart finish

Darius Labanauskas's televised nine-dart finishes

Date	Opponent	Tournament	Method
18 December 2021	Mike De Decker	PDC World Championship	T20, 2 x T19; 3 x T20; T20, T17, D18

References

1. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
2. "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
3. 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.
4. Murphy, Chris. "Labanauskas wins Tour Card". PDC. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

External links

• Darius Labanauskas player profile at Darts Orakel