Michael Unterbuchner
| Michael Unterbuchner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | "T-Rex" | ||
| Born | 23 May 1988 Munich, West Germany | ||
| Home town | Landsberg am Lech, Germany | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2004 | ||
| Darts | 21.4g Jochen Weißmann Handmade | ||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "Bangarang" by Skrillex | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| BDO | 2015–2020 | ||
| PDC | 2020–2022 (Tour Card 2021–2022) | ||
| WDF | 2015–2020, 2023– | ||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||
| World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2018, 2019 | ||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2018 | ||
| World Trophy | Runner Up: 2018 | ||
| Finder Masters | Last 24: 2017, 2018 | ||
| Dutch Open | Last 64: 2023 | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2018 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Michael Unterbuchner (born 23 May 1988) is a German professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments until it was dissolved in 2020, finishing as the runnner-up at the 2018 BDO World Trophy.
He reached the quarter-finals at the 2018 Grand Slam of Darts and obtained a PDC Tour Card in 2021, but lost his Tour Card at the end of 2022.
He is a two-time world championship semi-finalist, having reached the last four at the BDO World Championship in 2018 and 2019.
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, with wins over Jamie Hughes 3–2 in the first round, Martin Phillips 4–2 in the second round, and Richard Veenstra 5–4 in the quarter-finals. Unterbuchner played Mark McGeeney in the semi-finals where he lost 6–4 in sets.
He reached the final of the 2018 BDO World Trophy but lost to Glen Durrant, 10–7 in legs. During the 2018 season, he was the first German to be ranked number one in the World Darts Federation world rankings.
In 2020, Unterbuchner attended the PDC European Qualifying School, but was unable to get a PDC Tour Card. He qualified for two PDC European Tour events, but lost 6–4 in the first round on both ocassions.
Unterbuchner also participated in the German Super League where he made the semi-finals before losing 9–3 to Dragutin Horvat.
Unterbuchner won a Tour Card for the first time at the PDC Q-School in February 2021. However he earned only £4,000 in ranking money during his two years on the PDC Pro Tour and lost his Tour Card.
After losing his card he returned to competing in World Darts Federation events, reaching the last 64 at the 2023 Dutch Open.[1]
In February 2025, he qualified for two PDC European Tour events through the Host Nation Qualifiers.[2]
World Championship results
BDO
- 2018: Semi-finals (lost to Mark McGeeney 4–6) (sets)
- 2019: Semi-finals (lost to Scott Waites 1–6)
- 2020: Second round (lost to Scott Mitchell 0–4)
Career finals
BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
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| 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
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7–10 (l) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||
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| BDO/WDF Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||
| World Championship | DNP | SF | SF | 2R | NH | PDC | DNQ | ||||||
| World Trophy | DNQ | RU | 1R | NH | |||||||||
| World Masters | 4R | 6R | DNQ | NH | DNQ | NH | |||||||
| Finder Masters | RR | RR | NH | ||||||||||
| Dutch Open | DNQ | PDC | 7R | DNQ | |||||||||
| PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | QF | DNQ | ||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||
| Season-end ranking (PDC) | – | – | – | 166 | 172 | 164 | |||||||
| 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
- ^ "Dutch Open Darts 2023". Dart Connect.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (9 February 2025). "Double win for Michael Unterbuchner at German qualifiers for European Tour". DartsNews. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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