Michael Rasztovits

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Michael Rasztovits
Personal information
Full nameMichael Rasztovits
Nickname"Rasto"
Born (1984-02-16) 16 February 1984 (age 39)
Oberpullendorf, Austria
Home town Oberpullendorf, Austria
Darts information
Playing darts since2005
Darts23g
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Freaks" by Timmy Trumpet and Savage
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2011–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Preliminary Round: 2016
UK Open Last 64: 2018
Other tournament wins
PDC World Qualifying 2015
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
EDF European Ch'ship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Podčetrtek Men's cricket

Michael Rasztovits, nicknamed 'Rasto' (born 16 February 1984) is an Austrian darts player.

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Career

Since 2011, Rasztovits has taken part in PDC events. He has played in Qualifying School from 2013 onwards but has never won enough games to win a PDC Tour Card. He took part in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 qualifiers for the UK Open but didn't manage to qualify.

Rasztovits qualified for the 2016 PDC World Darts Championship after defeating Boris Krčmar in the Final of the Eastern Europe Qualifier. [1] He was beaten 2–0 by Rob Szabo in the preliminary round. [2] He won a match at a European Tour event for the first time when he knocked out 1996 BDO world champion Steve Beaton 6–4 at the 2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy. [3] Rasztovits was defeated by a reversal of this scoreline in the second round by Kim Huybrechts. [4]

World Championship results

PDC

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References

  1. ↑ "Five More International Qualifiers Secured". PDC.tv. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Four". PDC.tv. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gurney Dominates Opening Day In Gibraltar". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dyson Cleans Up Day Two In Gibraltar". PDC . Retrieved 28 December 2016.


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