Robert Marijanović

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Robert Marijanović
Personal information
Nickname"Robstar"
Born (1980-05-06) 6 May 1980 (age 44)
Freudenstadt, Germany
Home townFreudenstadt, Germany
Darts information
Playing darts since1992
Darts22g Evolution Darts
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Looking for Freedom" by David Hasselhoff
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2007–2022
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2015
UK Open Last 128: 2019
Other tournament wins
Bulls Superleague Eastern Europe Play-offs 2014
PDC World East European Qualifying Event 2012

Robert Marijanovic (born 6 May 1980) is a German darts player of Croatian heritage.

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Career

Marijanović qualified for the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship after coming through the Eastern European qualifier. [1] He was beaten 3–4 by Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney in the preliminary round. [2]

In February 2013 he played in his first World Cup of Darts, representing Croatia alongside Tonči Restović and they advanced from Group G courtesy of a 5–3 victory over New Zealand. [3] They survived two match darts from Northern Ireland in the last 16 to win 5–4 and face the Belgium brothers Ronny and Kim Huybrechts in the quarter-finals. [4] Restović lost to Kim and Marijanović lost to Ronny 1–4 to expel Croatia from the tournament. [5] In September 2014, Marijanović qualified for the European Darts Grand Prix and was beaten 6–2 by Ryan de Vreede in the first round. [6] He won the Bulls Superleague Eastern Europe Play-offs to earn a place in the preliminary round of the 2015 World Championship with a 10–7 victory over Boris Krčmar. [7] He survived three match darts from Jermaine Wattimena to beat him 4–3, but lost the first six legs of his first round game against Stephen Bunting to be 2–0 down. Marijanović took the next set before Bunting took the fourth without reply to win 3–1. [8]

Marijanović reached the main draw of three European Tour events in 2015. At the International Darts Open he whitewashed Christian Kist 6–0, before losing 6–5 to Brendan Dolan after being 4–2 up. [9] He survived three match darts from Dirk van Duijvenbode at the European Darts Matchplay to edge through 6–5 to the second round, where he missed a total of 15 darts at doubles against Benito van de Pas, despite hitting a 170 finish and lost 6–4. [10] [11] Marijanović was knocked out of the European Darts Grand Prix first round after wasting a 5–2 lead over Wattimena to lose 6–5. [12]

The only European Tour event Marijanović could reach in 2016 was the European Darts Grand Prix and he lost 6–3 to Cristo Reyes in the opening round. [13]

On 5 January 2022 he relinquished his tour card.

World Championship results

PDC

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ladbrokes WDC Day Two". PDC . Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon". PDC . Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Last 16". PDC . Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Quarter-Finals". PDC . Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "European Darts Grand Prix Day One". PDC . Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Final International Qualifiers Win Spots". PDC . Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Six". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "International Darts Open Day Two". PDC . Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "European Darts Matchplay Day One". PDC . Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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