Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

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

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Personal information
Full nameRusty-Jake Rodriguez
NicknameRJR3
Born (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000[1]
Vienna, Austria
Home townVienna, Austria
Darts information
Playing darts since2012
Darts22g Bull's Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2017–
Current world ranking86 Increase 2 (21 October 2023)[2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2022
UK OpenLast 160: 2021, 2022
Grand SlamGroup Stages: 2021
PC FinalsLast 64: 2021
Other tournament wins
Hungarian Masters 2016

Youth events

JDC World Ch'ship 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  Austria
EDF European Ch'ship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Podčetrtek Men's singles
WDF Europe Cup Youth
Gold medal – first place 2017 Malmo Men's pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vienna Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Malmo Men's team

Career

Rodriguez entered PDC qualifying school in 2017. His best result was getting to the last 64 on day four. This was not good enough to get a PDC tour card. He won a PDC Development Tour event in Germany in 2017, as well as the WDF Europe Cup Youth Pairs Boys with Thomas Langer in the same year. Rusty and his brothers Rowby-John and Roxy-James qualified for the 2017 Austrian Darts Open.[3] This was Rusty's European tour debut.[4] Rusty lost in the second round, while his brothers lost in the first round. Rusty was the first player to win the JDC World Championship in 2017 after he defeated Owen Roelofs 5–4 in legs.[5] He failed to qualify for the 2018 PDC World Championship after he lost 4–5 to Terry Temple in the first round of the World Championship qualifiers.

Rodriguez entered European qualifying school in 2018. His best result was getting to the semi-final on day three. Only one player per day got an automatic PDC tour card in the European qualifying school. Rusty came 10th in the PDC European qualifying school Order of Merit but only the top six in the PDC European qualifying school Order of Merit got a PDC tour card.

World Championship results

PDC

Personal life

His brothers, Rowby-John and Roxy-James, are also dart players.

Performance timeline

Tournament2017201820192020202120222023
PDC World Championship DNQ 2R DNQ
UK Open DNP 1R 1R 2R
Grand Slam of Darts DNP RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNP 1R DNQ
Non-major televised events
PDC World Youth Championship 2R 2R 2R 2R QF RR
Career statistics
Year-end ranking - 149 187 - 77 112


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
DDC
BDO
CDO
EDG
EDM
GDO
HDT
GDC


Performance timeline legend
DNP Did not play in the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event WD Withdrew from the event #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(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

  1. "Rusty-Jake Rodriguez - Mastercaller".
  2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. "Rodriguez trio win Austrian places". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. "2017 Austrian Darts Open day one". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. "RUSTY-JAKE RODRIGUEZ DEFEATS OWEN ROELOFS 5-4 TO WIN THE WDS ASSOCIATES JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". JDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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