Jani Haavisto
| Jani Haavisto | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | The Finnisher | ||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1987 Finland | ||||||||
| Home town | Teuva, Finland | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2007 | ||||||||
| Darts | 24g Unicorn | ||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash | ||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
| BDO | 2011–2012 | ||||||||
| PDC | 2012–2015 | ||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2013 | ||||||||
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2013 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
SDC Pro Tour
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Jani Haavisto (born 11 May 1987) is a Finnish former professional darts player.
Career[edit]
Haavisto won two events on the Professional Darts Corporation's Scandinavian Tour in 2012, finishing second in the Order of Merit to qualify for the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship.[1] He defeated compatriot Jarkko Komula in the preliminary round, before being beaten 1–3 in sets by Gary Anderson in the first round, receiving praise for his high-scoring.[2]
Haavisto entered Q School in an attempt to win a PDC Pro Tour Card to play the full circuit in 2013 and 2014,[3] and secured it on the second day by beating Colin Fowler 6–4 in his final round match.[4] He played in his first World Cup of Darts in February with Jarkko Komula and qualified from Group F courtesy of a 5–4 win over the USA and then shocked the Dutch pair of Raymond van Barneveld and Michael van Gerwen, both of whom had won major titles in 2012, with a 5–3 victory in the last 16.[5][6] They then defeated the host nation Germany in the quarter-finals to face the Belgian brothers Ronny and Kim Huybrechts in the semi-finals.[7] Haavisto lost to Kim 1–4, but Komula beat Ronny meaning a doubles match was required to settle the tie. However, they were whitewashed 0–4 to exit the tournament.[8]
Haavisto won the first Scandinavian Tour event of 2013 in Finland beating Ulf Ceder 6–0 in the final.[9] He also won the third event with a 6–3 victory over Per Laursen in the final.[10] After four events he was top of the SDC Order of Merit which earned him a place in the European Championship for the first time.[11] Haavisto faced Justin Pipe in the first round and was defeated 6–3.[12] In the final of the Scandinavian qualifier for the 2014 World Championship, Haavisto was edged out 6–5 by Dennis Lindskjold.[13] Haavisto and Komula squandered a 3–1 lead in the first round of the World Cup of Darts against Poland as they suffered a shock 5–4 defeat.[14] Haavisto won twice on the 2014 Scandinavian Pro Tour to top the Order of Merit which earned him a place in the 2015 Darts Championship.[15] He was beaten 4–1 in legs by John Michael in the preliminary round.[16] Haavisto only played in one other event during the whole of 2015 and has not played in anything else since.[17]
World Championship results[edit]
PDC[edit]
- 2013: First round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3)
- 2015: Preliminary round (lost to John Michael 1–4 in legs)
References[edit]
- ^ SDC Season Ends On High PDC.tv
- ^ Ladbrokes WDC Day Three Archived 19 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ "Q School Set For Record Field". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "PDC Qualifying School Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Last 16". PDC. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Quarter-Finals". PDC. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Semi-Finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Haavisto & Laursen Share SDC Wins". PDC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Pro Tour 3 – Haavisto close to Mulheim". SDC. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "PartyPoker.net European Championship Update". PDC. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "2013 PDC World Scandinavian Qualifying Event Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "bwin World Cup of Darts First Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "SDC Success For Haavisto & Wagner". PDC. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Jani Haavisto 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
External links[edit]
- Player profile on Jani Haavisto from Dartsdatabase