Michael Unterbuchner
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| Michael Unterbuchner | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "T-Rex" |
| Born | 23 May 1988 Munich, Germany |
| Home town | Landsberg am Lech, Germany |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2004 |
| Darts | Jochen Weißmann Handmade 21,4g |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Bangarang" by Skrillex |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2015–2020 |
| PDC | 2021– |
| WDF | 2015–2020 |
| Current world ranking | 156  (28 November 2021)[1] |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2018, 2019 |
| World Masters | Last 16: 2018 |
| World Darts Trophy | Runner Up: 2018 |
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2017, 2018 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2018 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Swiss Open | 2018 |
Michael Unterbuchner (born 23 May 1988) is a German darts player who plays STFC but also in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the semi-finals of the BDO World Championship on two of his three appearances.
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, as well as the first to win a last 16 match at a World Championship, when he caused an upset by beating No. 3 seed Jamie Hughes 3–2 in the first round, No. 14 seed Martin Phillips 4–2 in the second round, and No. 11 seed Richard Veenstra 5–4 in the quarter final. Unterbuchner played No. 2 seed and BDO Nr. 1 Mark McGeeney in the semi-finals where he lost 4–6.
In 2020, Unterbuchner attended Q School but was unable to get a TourCard, He did however qualify for 2 PDC European Tour Events, Losing 6-4 to & Again 6-4 this time to Scott Baker.
Unterbuchner also took part in the German Super League where he Qualified for the Semi Final before losing 9-3 to Dragutin Horvat, The Event was won by Nico Kurz
Unterbuchner won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at European Qualifying School in February 2021.
World Championship results[]
BDO[]
- 2018: Semi-finals (lost to Mark McGeeney 4–6)
- 2019: Semi-finals (lost to Scott Waites 1–6)
- 2020: Second round (lost to Scott Mitchell 0–4)
Career finals[]
BDO major finals: 0 (1 runner-up)[]
| Legend |
| BDO World Trophy (0-1) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | BDO World Trophy |  Glen Durrant
|
7–10 (l) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
Performance timeline[]
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | DNP | SF | SF | 2R |
| BDO World Trophy | DNP | F | 1R | NH |
| Winmau World Masters | L48 | L16 | DNP | NH |
| Zuiderduin Masters | RR | RR | NH | |
| Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | QF | DNQ | |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
References[]
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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