Michael Unterbuchner

Michael Unterbuchner
Personal information
Nickname	"T-Rex"
Born	(1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 37) Munich, West Germany
Home town	Landsberg am Lech, Germany
Darts information
Playing darts since	2004
Darts	23g One80 Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Bangarang" by Skrillex
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2015–2020
PDC	2020–2022 (Tour Card: 2021–2022)
WDF	2015–2020, 2023–
Current world ranking	( PDC ) 133 18 (10 September 2025) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Semi-final: 2018, 2019
World Masters	Last 16: 2018
World Trophy	Runner-up: 2018
Finder Masters	Last 24: 2017, 2018
Dutch Open	Last 64: 2023
PDC premier events – best performances
Grand Slam	Quarter-final: 2018
Other tournament wins
Swiss Open 2018, 2025 PDC Europe Next Gen 2024

Michael Unterbuchner (born 23 May 1988) is a German professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments until it was dissolved in 2020, finishing as the runner-up at the 2018 BDO World Trophy.

He reached the quarter-finals at the 2018 Grand Slam of Darts and obtained a PDC Tour Card in 2021, but lost his Tour Card at the end of 2022.

He is a two-time world championship semi-finalist, having reached the last four at the BDO World Championship in 2018 and 2019.

Career

In 2017, Unterbuchner reached the last 48 of the World Masters. He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the Playoff Qualifiers and played David Cameron in the preliminary round, winning 3–2. Unterbuchner became the first German player to reach a semi-final at a World Championship, with wins over Jamie Hughes 3–2 in the first round, Martin Phillips 4–2 in the second round, ^[2] and Richard Veenstra 5–4 in the quarter-finals. ^[3] Unterbuchner played Mark McGeeney in the semi-finals where he lost 6–4 in sets.

He reached the final of the 2018 BDO World Trophy but lost to Glen Durrant, 10–7 in legs. During the 2018 season, he was the first German to be ranked number one in the World Darts Federation world rankings.

In 2020, Unterbuchner attended the PDC European Qualifying School, but was unable to get a PDC Tour Card. He qualified for two PDC European Tour events, but lost 6–4 in the first round on both occasions.

Unterbuchner also participated in the German Super League Darts 2020  [ de ] where he made the semi-finals before losing 9–3 to Dragutin Horvat.

Unterbuchner won a Tour Card for the first time at the PDC Q-School in February 2021. ^[4] However, he earned only £4,000 in ranking money during his two years on the PDC Pro Tour and lost his Tour Card.

After losing his card he returned to competing in World Darts Federation events, reaching the last 64 at the 2023 Dutch Open. ^[5]

In 2024, Unterbuchner participated in the 2024 PDC Challenge Tour series and reached his first final at Challenge Tour 11. ^[6]

In February 2025, he qualified for three PDC European Tour events through the Host Nation Qualifiers. ^{[7] [8]} He reached the final of Challenge Tour 9 and 20. ^{[9] [10]}

World Championship results

BDO

• 2018: Semi-finals (lost to Mark McGeeney 4–6) (sets)
• 2019: Semi-finals (lost to Scott Waites 1–6)
• 2020: Second round (lost to Scott Mitchell 0–4)

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1

Legend
BDO World Trophy (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score [N 1]
Runner-up	1.	2018	World Trophy	Glen Durrant	7–10 (l)

1. (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

Performance timeline

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
BDO/WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNP	SF	SF	2R	NH	PDC	DNQ
World Trophy	DNQ	RU	1R	NH
World Masters	4R	6R	DNQ	NH		DNQ	NH	2R
Finder Masters	RR	RR	NH
Dutch Open	DNQ				PDC		7R	DNQ
PDC Ranked televised events
Grand Slam	DNQ	QF	DNQ
Career statistics
Season-end ranking (PDC)	–	–	–	166	172	164	–	176

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
2020	BDC DNQ	GDC DNQ	EDG 1R	IDO 1R
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG 1R	IDO 2R	Did not qualify
2025	BDO DNP	EDT 1R	IDO DNQ	GDG 1R	ADO DNQ	EDG 1R	Did not qualify

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	31	32	33	34
2021	BOL 3R	BOL 1R	BOL 1R	BOL 1R	DNP				NIE 1R	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	NIE 1R	Did not participate											BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	DNP
2022	Did not participate						NIE 1R	NIE DNP	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	DNP				NIE 2R	NIE 1R	Did not participate
2025 [nb 1]	Did not participate																									HIL 2R	HIL QF	LEI	LEI	LEI	WIG	WIG	WIG	WIG

1. Not a Tour card holder

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

References

1. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
2. "BDO World Championship: Michael Unterbuchner beats Martin Phillips in second round". BBC Sport . 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
3. "BDO World Championships: Glen Durrant v Scott Waites in semi-final". BBC Sport. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
4. Barry, Brian (23 February 2021). "PDC Q-School: Danny Baggish and Scott Mitchell among 20 players to seal Tour Cards on final day". Sky Sports . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
5. "Dutch Open Darts 2023". Dart Connect.
6. Gorton, Josh (7 June 2024). "Double delight for nine-dart Kist on Winmau Challenge Tour". PDC. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
7. Gill, Samuel (9 February 2025). "Daniel Klose twice successful at Host Nation Qualifiers for European Tour". Dartsnews. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
8. Gill, Samuel (9 February 2025). "Double win for Michael Unterbuchner at German qualifiers for European Tour". DartsNews. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
9. Wagner, Connor (15 March 2025). "Labanauskas and Evetts surge to Winmau Challenge Tour titles in Hildesheim". PDC. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
10. Wagner, Connor (17 August 2025). "Waites closes out penultimate Challenge Tour weekend with victory". PDC . Retrieved 16 September 2025.

External links

• Michael Unterbuchner player profile at Darts Orakel