Krzysztof Ratajski
| Krzysztof Ratajski | |||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Polish Champion | ||||||||||||
| Born |
1 January 1977 Poland | ||||||||||||
| Home town |
Skarżysko-Kamienna Poland | ||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | Lalo Schifrin - Theme from Mission: Impossible | ||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||
| BDO | 2007– | ||||||||||||
| BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2009 | ||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2015 | ||||||||||||
| World Darts Trophy | Last 32: 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||
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Krzysztof Ratajski (born 1 January 1977) is a Polish darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.
Career
Ratajski's first major run came in the 2007 Czech Open where he reached the semi finals. He gained notable wins over Joey ten Berge and local player Marek Polak, eventually losing to Patrick Loos who won the tournament. He then went on to win the 2008 Denmark Open, a tournament previously won by the likes of John Lowe, Eric Bristow, Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld. He defeated Hungary's Nándor Bezzeg, Finland's Marko Kantele and Belgian Geert De Vos en route to the final where he beat Fabian Roosenbrand.
On 4 December 2008 Ratajski qualified for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship, earning one of five spots available. He earned notable wins over former qualifier Ian Jones and Mike Veitch before beating Robbie Green to qualify, becoming the first Polish player to qualify for either world championship. The next day, Ratajski took part in the 2008 Winmau World Masters, but lost in the very first round to Denmark's Stig Jorgensen. Ratajski then lost in the first round of the 2009 World Championship to Edwin Max.
Ratajski represented Poland in the inaugural PDC World Cup of darts in partnership with Krzysztof Kciuk. They lost 2–6 in the first round to New Zealand, who were represented by Phillip Hazel and Warren Parry. He did not feature in the tournament again until 2013, once more with Kciuk, and they progressed to the last 16 by finishing second in Group E thanks to beating Gibraltar 5–2.[1] They played the host nation Germany, who were represented by Jyhan Artut and Andree Welge, and were defeated 5–2.[2]
He lost in the semi-finals of the 2015 Polish Open 5–2 to Scott Waites.[3] Ratajski made his European Tour debut at the 2015 European Darts Trophy and was edged out 6–5 by Adam Hunt in the first round.[4] He was knocked out 3–2 by Martin Adams in the last 16 of the World Masters.[5]
Ratajski played in the BDO World Trophy for the first time in 2016 and lost 6–4 to Scott Waites.[6] He teamed up with Mariusz Paul at the 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts and they were defeated 5–1 by Belgium in the opening round.[7] He qualified for the International Darts Open and was eliminated 6–1 by Chris Dobey in the first round.[8]
World Championship results
BDO
- 2009: First round (lost to Edwin Max 2–3)
References
- ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Last 16". PDC. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "2015 Polish Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "European Darts Trophy Day One". PDC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "2015 World Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 BDO World Trophy Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "2016 PDC World Cup of Darts Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "HappyBet International Darts Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 25 October 2016.