Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

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Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Personal information
Nickname"RJR3"
Born (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 24) [1]
Vienna, Austria
Home townVienna, Austria
Darts information
Playing darts since2012
Darts21g Bull's
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"All I Do Is Win" by DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2017–
(Tour Card: 2022–2023, 2025–)
Current world ranking NR (12 January 2025) [2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2022
UK Open Last 128: 2023
Grand Slam Group Stage: 2021
PC Finals Last 64: 2021
Other tournament wins
Hungarian Masters 2016

Youth events

JDC World Championship 2017
Austrian Open 2015, 2016
Czech Open 2015
German Open 2017
Hungarian Classic 2016
Hungarian Masters 2016
Swiss Open 2016
PDC Development Tour 2017, 2021 (x5), 2023
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
EDF European Ch'ship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Podčetrtek Men's singles
WDF World Cup Youth
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Antalya Boys' singles
WDF Europe Cup Youth
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Malmo Men's pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Vienna Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Malmo Men's team

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (born 24 December 2000) is an Austrian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2017, he was the inaugural winner of the Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) World Championship.

Contents

Career

Rodriguez won a PDC Development Tour event in 2017, [3] as well as the WDF Europe Youth Cup boys' pairs event with Thomas Langer in the same year. [4] Rodriguez and his brothers Rowby-John and Roxy-James qualified for the 2017 Austrian Darts Open. [5] This was his PDC European Tour debut. [6] He was eliminated in the second round. Rodriguez was the first player to win the JDC World Darts Championship in 2017 after he defeated Owen Roelofs 5–4 in legs. [7]

Rodriguez won five titles on the 2021 European Development Tour, finishing top of the Order of Merit which granted him qualification for the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts and a two-year PDC Tour Card. [8] At the Grand Slam, he played in Group B but went winless in matches against Jonny Clayton, Mervyn King and Bradley Brooks. [9]

Rodriguez made his PDC World Darts Championship debut at the 2022 World Championship, winning his first match 3–1 against Ben Robb. [10] [11] In the second round, he went 2–0 up against Chris Dobey but ultimately lost the match 3–2. [12] [13]

Rodriguez won his seventh Development Tour title in 2023, defeating Dominik Grüllich 5–3 in the final of Event 21. [14] In November 2023, he secured qualification for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier. [15] He lost 3–0 against Cameron Menzies in the first round. [16]

Rodriguez lost his Tour Card after two years, but following a one-year absence from the PDC Pro Tour, he regained his Tour Card at 2025 Q-School after finishing sixth in the European Q-School Order of Merit. [17] [18]

Personal life

Two of his brothers, Rowby-John and Roxy-James, are also darts players. [5] They are of Filipino heritage. [19]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament201720182019202020212022202320242025
Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNQ 2R DNQ 1R DNQ
UK Open DNP 1R 1R 2R 1R
Grand Slam of Darts DNP RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNP 1R DNQ
Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Youth Championship 2R 2R 2R 2R QF RR RR RR DNP
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking-149187-7711284-


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2017 GDC
DNQ		 GDM
DNQ		 GDO
DNP		 EDG
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ		 EDM
DNP		 ADO
2R		 EDO
DNQ		 DDM
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 EDT
DNQ
2018 EDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 GDO
DNP		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDM
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ		 DDO
2R		 EDM
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 DDC
1R		 IDO
DNQ		 EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
DNP		 GDC
DNP		 GDG
DNP		 GDO
DNP		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
DNP		 DDM
DNQ		 DDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 ADC
2R		 EDM
DNP		 IDO
DNP		 GDT
DNP
2020 Did not play
2021 HDT
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
DNP		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNP		 DDC
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 HDT
QF		 GDO
DNQ		 BDO
3R		 GDT
2R
2023 BSD
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 BDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 HDT
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
DNP		 GDG
DNP		 IDO
DNP		 EDG
DNP		 ADO
DNQ		 BSD
DNP		 DDC
DNP		 EDO
DNP		 GDC
DNP		 FDT
DNP		 HDT
DNP		 SDT
DNP		 CDO
DNP


PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2021
[nb 1] 		BOL
1R		 BOL
4R		 BOL
1R		 BOL
2R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
3R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
1R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
4R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
2R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
4R		 MIL
4R		 COV
DNP		 COV
2R		 COV
2R		 COV
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP
2022 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 NIE
3R		 NIE
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
2R		 NIE
2R		 NIE
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R
2023 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 HIL
3R		 HIL
3R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 LEI
2R		 LEI
1R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
4R		 LEI
4R		 LEI
3R		 HIL
2R		 HIL
4R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R
  1. ↑ Not a Tour card holder
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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References

  1. ↑ "Rusty-Jake Rodriguez - Mastercaller".
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "PDC Unicorn Development Tour 11-12". Professional Darts Corporation. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "WDF Europe Cup Youth Boys Pairs 2017". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Rodriguez trio win Austrian places". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "2017 Austrian Darts Open day one". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "RUSTY-JAKE RODRIGUEZ DEFEATS OWEN ROELOFS 5-4 TO WIN THE WDS ASSOCIATES JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". JDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Allen, Dave (6 November 2021). "Rodriguez seals European Development Tour success as German talent wins". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Grand Slam of Darts 2021: Results". Sky Sports. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Gill, Samuel (20 December 2021). "Rodriguez through on PDC World Darts Championship debut with impressive win over Robb". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Auch Rusty-Jake Rodriguez meistert bei Darts-WM Auftakthürde" [Rusty-Jake Rodriguez also overcomes opening hurdle at Darts World Championship]. Der Standard (in German). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Gill, Samuel (24 December 2021). "Dobey battles back from brink to deny Rodriguez and set up Van Gerwen clash". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Darts-WM in London: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez scheitert trotz 2:0-Satzführung mit 2:3" [Darts World Championship in London: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez loses 3–2 despite leading 2–0]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  14. ↑ Gorton, Josh (18 August 2023). "Rodriguez & Bialecki share titles; Littler seals Ally Pally spot". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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  16. ↑ "Cameron Menzies into second round of World Darts Championship hours after working plumbing shift". Sky News. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  17. ↑ Gill, Samuel (12 January 2025). "Final Order of Merit PDC European Q-School 2025: These 12 players secured PDC Tour Cards". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "Rusty-Jake Rodriguez sichert sich Ticket für PDC-Tour 2025" [Rusty-Jake Rodriguez secures card for 2025 PDC Tour]. Sky Sport Austria (in German). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  19. ↑ Yildiz, Marcel (25 December 2021). "Roxy-James, Rowby-John, Rusty-Jake und Ridgy-Jorg: So tickt die Darts-Familie Rodriguez" [Roxy-James, Rowby-John, Rusty-Jake and Ridgy-Jorg: This is how the Rodriguez darts family ticks]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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