Madars Razma

Madars Razma (born 26 September 1988) is a Latvian professional darts player nicknamed Latvian Razmatazz who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the Latvia National Championships in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Madars Razma
Personal information
Nickname"Latvian Razmatazz"
Born (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988
Priekule, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Home townLiepāja, Latvia
Darts information
Playing darts since1999
DartsMadars Razma – 25g Unicorn 95% Tungsten
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2009–2017
PDC2017–
(Tour Card: 2017-)
Current world ranking33 Decrease 1 (15 October 2023)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2015, 2016
World MastersLast 16: 2015
World TrophyLast 32: 2014, 2015, 2016
Finder MastersGroup Stages: 2014, 2015, 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2021, 2023
World MatchplayLast 32: 2022
World Grand PrixQuarter Final: 2022
UK OpenLast 32: 2019, 2021
European Ch'shipLast 32: 2022
PC FinalsLast 32: 2018, 2020
World Series FinalsLast 16: 2021
Other tournament wins
Baltic Cup Open 2014
Finnish Open 2013
Latvia National Ch'ships 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Latvia Open 2016
Lithuania Open 2014
Riga Open 2013
Scottish Classic 2015
Top Of Waregem 2016

PDCNB Pro Tour

PDCNB Iceland2018 (x2), 2021 (x2)
PDCNB Denmark2019, 2022
PDCNB Finland2019
PDCNB Latvia2019
PDCNB Sweden2019
SDC Sweden2016

Career

In 2013, Razma qualified for the last 32 of the World Masters (losing 0–3 to Geert De Vos). He qualified for the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship, after finishing top of the Baltic and Scandinavia qualification table.[2] He won the 2013 Riga Open and Finnish Open, reached the semi-finals of the Tallukka Open and Lithuania Open, and quarter-finals of the German Gold Cup and Polish Open, and won the 2013 Antwerp Open pairs along with Ron Meulenkamp. At the 2014 World Championship he beat John Michael to reach the last 32 stage before losing to Geert De Vos.[3] The following year, after a consistent season, Razma upset fifth seed Martin Phillips 3–0 in the first round. He was beaten 3–4 in the second round by Brian Dawson.

At the 2016 World Championship, Razma beat Gary Robson in the first round 3–1, before losing to Jamie Hughes 1–4 in the second round.

Razma entered the Professional Darts Corporation's Qualifying School in 2017. A run to the last eight on the second day saw Razma finish twelfth on the Q School Order of Merit, earning the final Tour Card on offer and making him the first Latvian to hold one.[4]

Razma made his first PDC final at the nineteenth Players Championship of 2018, losing in the final to Max Hopp, 3–6.[5] This helped qualify him for his first televised PDC event, the 2018 Players Championship Finals.[6]

Following a disappointing end to 2018 as Razma failed to produce a significant run at the 2018 Players Championship Finals and came agonisingly close to qualifying for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, he managed to regain his PDC Tour Card at European Q-School in January 2019. A run to the final on the third day saw Razma finish first on the Order of Merit, giving him at least another two years on the PDC ProTour.[7]

Razma is known for his preference for throwing for treble 19 rather than the standard treble 20.[8][9]

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament20132014201520162017
BDO World Championship DNQ 1R 2R 2R DNQ
BDO World Trophy DNQ 1R 1R 1R PDC
Winmau World Masters L32 L32 L16 L48 PDC
Zuiderduin Masters DNQ RR RR RR PDC

PDC

Tournament2017201820192020202120222023
PDC World Championship BDO DNQ 1R 2R 1R 2R
UK Open DNQ 5R 3R 5R 3R 3R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix DNQ QF DNQ
European Championship DNQ 1R
Players Championship Finals DNQ 2R DNQ 2R 1R 1R
Non-major televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts WD DNP 2R DNP 2R 2R
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ 2R DNP DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 131 90 86 53 49 35


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2017 GDC
DNQ
GDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
1R
2018 EDO
DNQ
GDG
1R
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
2R
DDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
DDO
2R
EDM
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
1R
GDC
1R
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
1R
DDM
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
CDO
1R
ADC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2020 BDC
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
EDG
1R
IDO
2R
2021 HDT
1R
GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
2R
GDC
DNQ
GDG
3R
ADO
3R
EDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
2R
DDC
1R
EDM
SF
HDT
3R
GDO
DNQ
BDO
2R
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
IDO
1R
GDG
DNQ
ADO
1R
DDC
2R
BDO
DNQ
CDO
2R
EDG
3R
EDM
DNQ
GDO
2R
HDT
1R
GDC
1R
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 RU lost in the final W won the tournament

References

  1. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. Madars Razma kvalificējas pasaules čempionātam šautriņu mešanā, Diena, 29 October 2013
  3. Madars Razma wins Antwerp Open, retrieved 2013-11-07
  4. "2017 PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. Phillips, Josh. "Hopp Picks Up Second Title In Dublin". PDC. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. Phillips, Josh. "2018 Players Championship Finals Draw". PDC. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. "European Q School Tour Card Winners Confirmed". PDC. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. Fletcher, Carl (18 December 2022). "PDC World Darts Championship 2022: Day four predictions, betting tips, acca, order of play and TV time". Sporting Life. Retrieved 22 December 2022. The Latvian isn't a big 180 hitter, in fact he is arguably the biggest user of treble 19 in the Tour Card holder ranks.
  9. "Razma's dominance on treble 19 shown with scores between 171-177 in PDC ranking tournaments". Dartsnews.com. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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