Madars Razma

Madars Razma
Personal information
Nickname	"Razmatazz"
Born	(1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 (age 35) Priekule, Latvia
Home town	Liepāja, Latvia
Darts information
Playing darts since	1999
Darts	Madars Razma – 25g Unicorn 95% Tungsten
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2009–2017
PDC	2017– (Tour Card: 2017-)
Current world ranking	37 (21 April 2024) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2015, 2016
World Masters	Last 16: 2015
World Trophy	Last 32: 2014, 2015, 2016
Finder Masters	Group Stages: 2014, 2015, 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2024
World Matchplay	Last 32: 2022
World Grand Prix	Quarter Final: 2022
UK Open	Last 32: 2019, 2021
European Ch'ship	Last 32: 2022, 2023
PC Finals	Last 32: 2018, 2020
World Series Finals	Last 16: 2021
Other tournament wins
Baltic Cup Open 2014 Finnish Open 2013 Latvia National Ch'ships 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 Latvia Open 2016 Lithuania Open 2014 Riga Open 2013 Scottish Classic 2015 Top Of Waregem 2016 PDCNB Pro Tour PDCNB Iceland 2018 (x2), 2021 (x2) PDCNB Denmark 2019, 2022 PDCNB Finland 2019 PDCNB Latvia 2019 PDCNB Sweden 2019 SDC Sweden 2016

Madars Razma (born 26 September 1988) is a Latvian professional darts player nicknamed Razmatazz who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the Latvia National Championships in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Career

In 2013, Razma qualified for the last 32 of the World Masters (losing 0–3 to Geert De Vos). He qualified for the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship, after finishing top of the Baltic and Scandinavia qualification table. ^[2] He won the 2013 Riga Open and Finnish Open, reached the semi-finals of the Tallukka Open and Lithuania Open, and quarter-finals of the German Gold Cup and Polish Open, and won the 2013 Antwerp Open pairs along with Ron Meulenkamp. At the 2014 World Championship he beat John Michael to reach the last 32 stage before losing to Geert De Vos. ^[3] The following year, after a consistent season, Razma upset fifth seed Martin Phillips 3–0 in the first round. He was beaten 3–4 in the second round by Brian Dawson.

At the 2016 World Championship, Razma beat Gary Robson in the first round 3–1, before losing to Jamie Hughes 1–4 in the second round.

Razma entered the Professional Darts Corporation's Qualifying School in 2017. A run to the last eight on the second day saw Razma finish twelfth on the Q School Order of Merit, earning the final Tour Card on offer and making him the first Latvian to hold one. ^[4]

Razma made his first PDC final at the nineteenth Players Championship of 2018, losing in the final to Max Hopp, 3–6. ^[5] This helped qualify him for his first televised PDC event, the 2018 Players Championship Finals. ^[6]

Following a disappointing end to 2018 as Razma failed to produce a significant run at the 2018 Players Championship Finals and came agonisingly close to qualifying for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, he managed to regain his PDC Tour Card at European Q-School in January 2019. A run to the final on the third day saw Razma finish first on the Order of Merit, giving him at least another two years on the PDC ProTour. ^[7]

Razma is known for his preference for throwing for treble 19 rather than the standard treble 20. ^{[8] [9]}

World Championship results

BDO

• 2014: First round (lost to Geert De Vos 1–3)
• 2015: Second round (lost to Brian Dawson 3–4)
• 2016: Second round (lost to Jamie Hughes 1–4)

PDC

• 2020: First round (lost to Harry Ward 2–3)
• 2021: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3)
• 2022: First round (lost to Steve Lennon 1–3)
• 2023: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3)
• 2024: Third round (lost to Michael Smith 1–4)

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
BDO World Championship	DNQ	1R	2R	2R	DNQ
BDO World Trophy	DNQ	1R	1R	1R	PDC
Winmau World Masters	L32	L32	L16	L48	PDC
Zuiderduin Masters	DNQ	RR	RR	RR	PDC

PDC

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC World Championship	BDO	DNQ		1R	2R	1R	2R	3R
UK Open	DNQ		5R	3R	5R	3R	3R	3R
World Matchplay	DNQ					1R	DNQ
World Grand Prix	DNQ					QF	DNQ
European Championship	DNQ					1R	1R
Players Championship Finals	DNQ	2R	DNQ	2R	1R	1R	DNQ
Non-major televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts	WD	DNP		2R	DNP	2R	2R
World Series of Darts Finals	DNQ				2R	DNP	DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	131	90	86	53	49	35	33

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2017	GDC DNQ	GDM DNQ	GDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	GDT DNQ	EDM DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	DDM DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDT 1R
2018	EDO DNQ	GDG 1R	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG 2R	DDM DNQ	GDT DNQ	DDO 2R	EDM DNQ	GDC DNQ	DDC DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDT DNQ
2019	EDO 1R	GDC 1R	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG 1R	DDM DNQ	DDO DNQ	CDO 1R	ADC DNQ	EDM DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDT DNQ
2020	BDC DNQ	GDC DNQ	EDG 1R	IDO 2R
2021	HDT 1R	GDT DNQ
2022	IDO 2R	GDC DNQ	GDG 3R	ADO 3R	EDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG 2R	DDC 1R	EDM SF	HDT 3R	GDO DNQ	BDO 2R	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO 1R	GDG DNQ	ADO 1R	DDC 2R	BDO DNQ	CDO 2R	EDG 3R	EDM DNQ	GDO 2R	HDT 1R	GDC 1R
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	ADO 1R	BSD DNQ	DDC	EDO	GDC	FDT	HDT	SDT	CDO

Performance Table Legend
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

References

1. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
2. Madars Razma kvalificējas pasaules čempionātam šautriņu mešanā, Diena, 29 October 2013
3. Madars Razma wins Antwerp Open , retrieved 2013-11-07
4. "2017 PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
5. Phillips, Josh. "Hopp Picks Up Second Title In Dublin". PDC . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
6. Phillips, Josh. "2018 Players Championship Finals Draw". PDC . Retrieved 1 November 2018.
7. "European Q School Tour Card Winners Confirmed". PDC. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
8. Fletcher, Carl (18 December 2022). "PDC World Darts Championship 2022: Day four predictions, betting tips, acca, order of play and TV time". Sporting Life . Retrieved 22 December 2022. The Latvian isn't a big 180 hitter, in fact he is arguably the biggest user of treble 19 in the Tour Card holder ranks.
9. "Razma's dominance on treble 19 shown with scores between 171-177 in PDC ranking tournaments". Dartsnews.com. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

External links

• Madars Razma player profile at Darts Orakel