John Michael (darts player)

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John Michael
Personal information
Full nameYannis Michail
Nickname"Deadly Rose"
Born (1974-03-20) 20 March 1974 (age 49)
Cyprus
Home town Athens, Greece
Darts information
Playing darts since1989
Darts23g Cuesoul
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Zorbas" by Mikis Theodorakis
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1999–2009, 2012–2015, 2018
PDC 2009–2011, 2015–2017, 2019–
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 40: 2014
World Masters Last 32: 2013
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2015, 2016, 2017
UK Open Last 32: 2017
European Ch'ship Last 32: 2011
Other tournament wins
Austrian Open 2009
Cyprus Open 2006, 2007, 2009,
2011, 2014
GDO Open 2012
Greek Ch'ship 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2012,
2013, 2016, 2018, 2023
Greek Open 2006, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2013, 2014
Hellinikon Open 2009, 2010,
2011, 2013
Malta Open 2004, 2007,
2012, 2018
Mediterranean Cup 2009
PDC South European Qualifier 2014, 2015,
2016, 2021

John Michael (born Yannis Michail, 20 March 1974) is a Cypriot-born Greek darts player playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

PDC

He joined the PDC in 2009, and began competing in PDC Europe events a year later. He qualified for the 2011 European Championship, therefore becoming the first Greek player to qualify for a major PDC tournament. He was beaten 3-6 by defending champion Phil Taylor in the first round, with Taylor averaging 107.83.

BDO

He joined the BDO in 2012. Michael has won numerous WDF-ranked darts tournaments, including the Cyprus Open (four times), the Greek Open (four times) and the Hellinikon Open (three times). He qualified for the 2015 PDC World Darts Championship while still playing in British Darts Organisation events. He played Jani Haavisto in the preliminary round winning 4–1 in legs, in the first round he played Ian White losing 3–1 in sets.

Return to the PDC

Michael rejoined the PDC in 2015. After beating South Africa's Warrick Scheffer 2-0 in sets in the preliminary round of the 2016 PDC World Darts Championship, he was whitewashed by seventh-seed James Wade, 0-3 in sets. He entered the PDC's qualifying school that year, and his performance was good enough for second place on the Q School Order of Merit, earning him a Tour Card.

Being unable to enter all the events meant that Michael was unable to retain his Tour Card, but he went to European Q-School in January 2019 and was able to regain his card, finishing fifth on the Order of Merit.

After ending 2020 ranked 106th, Michael had to attend Qualifying School but successfully regained his Tour Card at the first time of asking.

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Personal life

Michael works as a farrier in Athens. [1]

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