Mareno Michels

Mareno Michels
Personal information
Full name	Mareno Michels
Nickname	The Miracle
Born	October 23, 1984 (1984-10-23) (age 27) Dordrecht, Netherlands
Home town	Dordrecht Netherlands
Darts information
Darts	-
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2004 - 2010
PDC	2010 - present
Current world ranking	112
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32 2006, 2010
World Masters	Last 64 2006
World Darts Trophy	Quarter Final 2005
Int. Darts League	Last 32 Group 2006
PDC premier events - best performances
UK Open	1st Round 2011
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
West Brabant Open Hungarian Open French Open Open Holland	2008 2008 2008 2009

Mareno Michels (born 23 October 1984 in Dordrecht) is a darts player from the Netherlands. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Michels made three quarter final appearances in the BDO Open events in 2005, doing so in the Welsh Open, English Open and the German Open. He followed it up with another quarter final appearance, this time at the World Darts Trophy, one of the WDF majors. He defeated Tony Martin and Simon Whitlock before losing to Mervyn King. He then made the final of the Swedish Open, losing to Tony Eccles.

Michels made his World Championship debut in 2006 but lost in the first round to Paul Hogan. It was a disappointing year for Michels, as he also suffered early exits in the World Darts Trophy and the International Darts League.

Despite a semi-final showing in the Dortmund Open, 2007 was also a disappointment. As well as early exits in open tournaments, Michels played in three PDC Pro Tour events in Holland and Belgium, losing in the first round in all three tournaments.

2008 was an improvement for the Dutchman, winning his maiden open tournament with the unranked West Brabent Open. He followed it up with a second tournament win with the Hungarian Open, beating local favourite Nándor Bezzeg in the final.

On September 27, 2008 Michels added the 2008 WDF French Open to his growing list of titles defeating Welshman Robert Hughes in the final five legs to four.^[1] Despite his two ranking tournament wins, Michels did not earn enough points to earn a place in the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship and was forced to qualify for the event, but lost in the second round to Belgium's Kim Huybrechts.

Michels has been able to maintain his form in 2009, reaching the semi-finals in the Vonderke Masters, German Gold Cup, Dortmund Open and the Swiss Open as well as winning the Open Holland. This form helped Michels qualify for the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship. He was defeated 3-1 in the first round by John Henderson.

Michels switched to the PDC circuit shortly afterward, taking part in his first event at the Players Championship in Gibraltar. His PDC career started badly, earning no money in his first eight events before finally winning £200 for a last 64 place in the Players Championship in Wigan. He failed to qualify for the 2010 UK Open, earning just £200 in eight qualifying events.

2011 has proved to be a better year for Michels. He has qualified for the 2011 UK Open and reached the last 16 in a players championship event.

External links

• Mareno Michels' Profile and Stats on Darts Database

References

1. ^ "WDF French Open Results". www.dartswdf.com. 2008-09-29. http://www.dartswdf.com/aa_darts/results/2008/frenchopenresults2008.xls. Retrieved 2008-09-29. 

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Name	Michels, Mareno
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Date of birth	1984-10-23
Place of birth	Dordrecht, Netherlands
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