Michal Šmejda
Michal Šmejda (born 13 March 1983), nicknamed Majk, is a Czech darts player and a member of the team Barbaři Sedlec.
| Michal Šmejda | |
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Majk |
| Born | 13 March 1983 Czech Republic |
| Home town | Poříčí u Litomyšle Czech Republic |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2001 |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | DNQ: 2016 |
| World Masters | Last 80: 2015 |
Career
Michal started to play darts at the age of 18. In 2013 he became the winner of RGP in soft-tip darts in the Czech organization UŠO. In the next two years he continued with his success and was a part of the Czech republic team who won two silver medals in World Cup.
For the first bigger success in steel darts, he had to wait until 2015, where he won Gamlin Cup with his team. In the same year, he became National champion, winning 3–1 over Karel Sedláček. He also played abroad, taking part in the qualification for 2016 BDO World Darts Championship, in which he lost though. He play in the major tournament 2015 World Masters, winning 3–2 over George Cressey and 3–0 over Neil Duffy. In last 80 he lost 1–3 to Thomas Junghans from Switzerland. Then he played Turkish Open and made it into last 32 in WDF World Cup Singles, where he lost 1–4 to Daniel Larsson from Sweden.
In the following year, 2016, he defended with his team the title on Gamlin Cup. In the same season he played Police Masters, reaching last 64 and in the same round he got eliminated in WDF Europe Cup Singles.
From 2017 he is a regular participant of qualifications for PDC European Tour events.
In 2018 he played in PDC European Q-school, twice making it into last 64, which was not enough for securing the Tour card. In the same year, his team won National championship and year later, Šmejda triumphed in doubles tournament. Again, he went to European Q-school, but only once he reached last 128, in all other days he got eliminated in last 256. At the end of the year, he made into last 64 in Czech Open.
In 2020, he started the year in European Q-school again, three times he made it into last 128, once into last 256. In April 2020 he became one of the ten players of newly found 2020 Tipsport Premier League.[1]
Major tournaments results
WDF
| Turnaj | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| WDF World Cup Singles | L32 | DNP |
| WDF Europe Cup Singles | DNP | L64 |
BDO
| Turnaj | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| BDO World Darts Championship | DNP | DNQ |
| Winmau World Masters | L80 | DNP |
External links
- Player profile on Michal Šmejda from Dartsdatabase