Fabian Schmutzler (born 19 October 2005) is a German professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the second-youngest player ever to compete in the PDC World Darts Championship and is one of the most promising talents in Germany.
| Fabian Schmutzler | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Fabian Schmutzler | ||
| Nickname | "The Fabulous Fab" | ||
| Born | 19 October 2005 Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany | ||
| Home town | Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2019 | ||
| Darts | 24g One80 | ||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "Turn It Up" by Armin van Buuren | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| PDC | 2021– | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2022 | ||
| UK Open | Last 96: 2022 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Career
editAt the December 2018, Schmutzler got an electronic dartboard from his mother as a holiday gift. In February 2019, he really started playing darts and won his first national youth's tournament very quickly. Schmutzler plays in the DDV Bundesliga for the ESV Blaugold Flörsheim and is also part of the national team. After reaching the required age, Schmutzler gained his first experiences at the Professional Darts Corporation in November 2021 at the PDC Development Tour tournaments in Niedernhausen.
Right at his very first event, he played his way into the finals and could only be stopped there by the Rusty-Jake Rodriguez, who defeated him by 3–5 in legs. On November, he won his first international tournament against Marcel Gerdon by 5–2 in legs. The next day, he repeated his success by defeating Adam Gawlas by 5–2 in legs.[1] Since Rusty-Jake Rodriguez already qualified for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship via 2022 PDC Pro Tour, as a second ranked player in the European Development Tour Order of Merit, at just 16 years old he qualified for his first World Darts Championship.[2][3]
At the 2021 PDC World Youth Championship at the end of November, Schmutzler did not survive the group stage, where he lost his decisive game against Keelan Kay. In December, Schmutzler made his PDC World Darts Championship debut against Ryan Meikle, but failed to win a set and lost.[4] After attending PDC Q-School for the first time, Schmutzler made his European Tour debut at the 2022 International Darts Open, where he lost to Daryl Gurney by 2–6 in legs. Schmutzler was also at the 2022 UK Open for the first time. There he started this tournament with a 6–5 win against Kai Fan Leung and thus celebrated his first victory on television stage. He also edged Steve Clayson by 6–2 in legs. In the third round he lost to Adrian Lewis by 0–6 in legs.[5]
World Championship results
editPDC
edit- 2022: First round (lost to Ryan Meikle 0–3) (sets)
Performance timeline
edit| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC Ranked televised events | |||
| World Championship | DNQ | 1R | |
| UK Open | DNQ | 3R | |
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | |||
| World Youth Championship | RR | RR | |
| Career statistics | |||
| Year-end ranking (PDC) | – | ||
References
edit- ^ "Schmutzler seals back-to-back PDC European Development Tour titles, edges closer to World Darts Championship debut". dartsnews.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "German teenager Schmutzler qualifies for PDC World Darts Championship after sensational debut weekend on Development Tour". dartsnews.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Fabian Schmutzler wins a place at the PDC World Championship". onlinedarts.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Meikle claims first PDC World Darts Championship win over debutant Schmutzler". dartsnews.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Fabian Schmutzler". mastercaller.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.