Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Personal information
Nickname	"RJR3"
Born	(2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 24) [1] Vienna, Austria
Darts information
Playing darts since	2012
Darts	21g 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	( PDC ) 141 3 (15 October 2025) [2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 64: 2022
UK Open	Last 128: 2023, 2025
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 (x7) 2017, 2021 (x5), 2023
Medal record Men's Darts Representing   Austria EDF European Championship 2016 Podčetrtek Men's singles WDF World Cup Youth 2015 Antalya Boys' singles WDF Europe Cup Youth 2017 Malmo Men's pairs 2014 Vienna Men's team 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 his youth career, he won the 2017 Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) World Championship. He also won seven PDC Development Tours.

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]}

On 16 September 2025, the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) confirmed that Rodriguez had been provisionally suspended for a failed drugs test during Players Championship 24. ^[19] The following month, Rodriguez revealed on Facebook that he was free to return to competition. ^[20] Issuing a statement on the matter, the DRA stated that Rodriguez had been subjected to a one-month ban for the ingestion of a non-performance-enhancing substance out of competition. ^[21]

Personal life

Two of his brothers, Rowby-John and Roxy-James, are also darts players. ^[5] They are of Filipino heritage. ^[22]

World Championship results

PDC

• 2022: Second round (lost to Chris Dobey 2–3)
• 2024: First round (lost to Cameron Menzies 0–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	Did not qualify					2R	DNQ	1R	DNQ
UK Open	Did not participate				1R	1R	2R	1R	2R
Grand Slam	Did not participate				RR	Did not qualify
Players Championship Finals	Did not participate				1R	Did not qualify
Non-ranked televised events
World Cup	Did not qualify								RR
PDC World Youth Championship	2R	2R	2R	2R	QF	RR	RR	RR	DNP
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking	-	149	187	-	77	112	84	-

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2017	Did not qualify						ADO 2R	Did not qualify
2018	Did not qualify							DDO 2R	DNQ		DDC 1R	DNQ
2019	Did not qualify									ADC 2R	Did not participate
2022	Did not qualify									HDT QF	GDO DNQ	BDO 3R	GDT 2R

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 [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	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
2025	WIG 2R	WIG 3R	ROS 1R	ROS DNP	LEI 2R	LEI 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	ROS 1R	ROS 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	HIL	LEI	LEI	LEI	WIG	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. "Rusty-Jake Rodriguez". Mastercaller.
2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 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. "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.
15. Wood, Kieran (27 November 2023). "Darren Webster, Boris Krcmar, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez and Florian Hempel grab final spots for World Darts Championship". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
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. "Darter Rusty-Jake Rodriguez provisionally suspended after positive doping test". Darts News. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
20. "DRA hebt Dopingsperre gegen Rusty-Jake Rodriguez auf" [DRA lifts doping ban against Rusty-Jake Rodriguez]. sport.orf.at (in German). 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
21. "News". Darts Regulation Authority. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
22. 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.

External links

• Rusty-Jake Rodriguez player profile at Darts Orakel
• Player profile for Rusty-Jake Rodriguez from Dartsdatabase
• Rusty-Jake Rodriguez player profile at Mastercaller