Michael Unterbuchner
Michael Unterbuchner (born May 23, 1988) is a German darts player, currently playing in British Darts Organisation events. He is currently ranked fifth in the BDO world rankings and has reached the semi-finals of the World Championship on two of his three appearances.
| Michael Unterbuchner | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | T-Rex |
| Born | 23 May 1988 Munich, Germany |
| Home town | Landsberg am Lech Germany |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2004 |
| Darts | Jochen Weißmann Handmade 21,4g |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Bangarang by Skrillex |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2015– |
| Current world ranking | (BDO) 29 |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2018, 2019 |
| World Masters | Last 16: 2018 |
| World Darts Trophy | Runner Up: 2018 |
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2017, 2018 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2018 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Swiss Open | 2018 |
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, he 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, as well as the first to win a last 16 match at a World Championship, when he caused an upset by beating #3 seed Jamie Hughes 3-2 in the first round, #14 seed Martin Phillips 4-2 in the second round and #11 seed Richard Veenstra 5-4 in the quarter final. He played #2 seed and BDO Nr. 1 Mark McGeeney in the semi-finals where he lost 6-4.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2018: Semi-finals (lost to Mark McGeeney 4–6)
- 2019: Semi-finals (lost to Scott Waites 1–6)
- 2020: Second round (lost to Scott Mitchell 0–4)
Career finals
BDO major finals: 0 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
| BDO World Trophy (0-1) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | BDO World Trophy |  |
7–10 (l) |
- (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | DNP | SF | SF | 2R |
| BDO World Trophy | DNP | F | 1R | |
| Winmau World Masters | L48 | L16 | DNP | |
| Zuiderduin Masters | RR | RR | NH | |
| 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 | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |