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===BDO===
===BDO===


* 2002: Second round (lost to [[Mervyn King (darts player)|Mervyn King]] 1-3)
* 2002: 2nd Round (lost to [[Mervyn King (darts player)|Mervyn King]] 1-3)


===PDC===
===PDC===


* 2008: Second round (lost to [[John Part]] 1–4)
* 2008: 2nd Round (lost to [[John Part]] 1–4)
* 2009: Second round (lost to [[Mark Dudbridge]] 0–4)
* 2009: 2nd Round (lost to [[Mark Dudbridge]] 0–4)
* 2010: First round (lost to [[Kevin Painter]] 1–3)
* 2010: 1st Round (lost to [[Kevin Painter]] 1–3)
* 2011: Third round (lost to [[Wes Newton]] 1–4)
* 2011: 3rd Round (lost to [[Wes Newton]] 1–4)
* 2012: First round (lost to [[Paul Nicholson (darts player)|Paul Nicholson]] 1–3)
* 2012: 1st Round (lost to [[Paul Nicholson (darts player)|Paul Nicholson]] 1–3)
* 2014: First round (lost to [[Mark Webster (darts player)|Mark Webster]] 2–3)
* 2014: 1st Round (lost to [[Mark Webster (darts player)|Mark Webster]] 2–3)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:04, 2 January 2014

Mensur Suljović
File:MenS.jpg
Personal information
NicknameThe Gentle
Born (1972-03-12) March 12, 1972 (age 52)
Tutin, SFR Yugoslavia
Home townVienna
Darts information
Playing darts since1989
Darts16g Bull's Mensur Suljović
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on musicLive is Life by Hermes House Band & DJ Otzi
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1999–2007
PDC2007–
Current world ranking45
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2002
World MastersQuarter-finals: 2001
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2011
World MatchplayLast 32: 2013
UK OpenLast 128: 2013
European Ch'shipLast 16: 2008, 2009
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Czech Open
Dortmund Open
GDC Halle
GDC Hurth bei Koln
GDC Ramada Hotel Koln
GDC Wiesbaden
German Gold Cup
Hungarian Open
Newark Xmas Open
European Tour Event 1 Qualifier
Soft Tip Bullshooter European Ch'ship
Soft Tip Bullshooter World Championship
Soft Tip EDU European Championship
Soft Tip FECS European Championship
Soft Tip SDWF European Championship		1999
2000
2007
2007
2008, 2008
2007
2003
2003
2010
2012

1999, 2000, 2004

2005

2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
2008, 2009

2004

Mensur Suljović (Serbian Cyrillic: Менсур Суљовић) (born March 12, 1972 in Tutin) is a Serbian-born Austrian darts player. He plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and previously played for the British Darts Organisation. He was also one of the top players in the German Darts Corporation where he won three events in 2007. He is nicknamed The Gentle and is popular with fellow players for his friendly attitude. He is also noted for his highly unorthodox throwing action.

Career

He first appeared at the Winmau World Masters in 1999, reaching the last 16. He defeated Ronnie Baxter before losing to eventual winner Andy Fordham. Two years later he went one step further, beating Colin Monk and Martin Adams en route to the quarter finals, losing to Raymond van Barneveld, who like Andy Fordham in 1999, went on to win the tournament. He made his only BDO World Darts Championship appearance in 2002, beating quickfire Dutchman Vincent van der Voort in round one, but lost in the last 16 to Mervyn King. He made one more appearance at the World Masters in 2003, but lost in the Last 64 stage to Welshman John Burton.

Suljović qualified for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship through the German Darts Corporation Order of Merit. He defeated Andy Smith in round one but lost in the second round to eventual winner John Part. He then qualified for the inaugural European Darts Championship where he beat Roland Scholten in the first round, but lost in the second round to Robert Thornton.

Suljović topped the GDC rankings for a second straight year and played in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship where he beat Peter Manley in the first round and lost 4-0 to Mark Dudbridge in the second round. With other results falling his way, Suljovic moved into the top 50 of the PDC Order of Merit.

In 2009 the GDC was replaced with the European Ordit of Merit, but Suljovic still continued to perform well, including another second round showing in the 2009 European Championship, again beating Scholten in the first round but losing to Colin Lloyd. His consistent performances on the European tour earned him qualification for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship but he lost in the first round to 2004 finalist Kevin Painter.

His performances in 2010 have not matched previous years. He attempted to qualify for the 2010 UK Open but was unsuccessful and also failed to qualify for the 2010 European Championship.

However, Suljović qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship and defeated Michael van Gerwen by 3 sets to 1 in the first round. Following that, he upset world #2 James Wade 4-2 in the last 32.[1] In the round of 16, he was beaten 4–0 by Wes Newton and bowed out of the competition.

Suljović did not advance beyond the first round of the 2012 World Championship, as he was defeated 1–3 by Paul Nicholson.[2] He represented Austria with Dietmar Burger in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 1–3 by the Netherlands in the second round, having defeated New Zealand in round 1.[3] Suljović centred the rest of his 2012 season around the five new European Tour events, qualifying for four of them.[4] Out of those he lost in the first round in three and in the other, the German Darts Championship, he beat James Wade 6–5, before losing to Kim Huybrechts 3–6.[5] He also qualified for the European Championship via the European Order of Merit, but was defeated by Jerry Hendriks 2–6 in the first round.[6] Suljović was knocked out in the semi-finals of the Central European Qualifier for the 2013 World Championship and begins 2013 ranked world number 59.[4][7]

Suljović played in his third World Cup of Darts and second with Maik Langendorf in February 2013, but they finished bottom of Group A, losing to Japan 4–5 and England 2–5.[8] He lost in the last 16 of the first European Tour event of 2013 to John Part 5–6.[9] At the next event, the European Darts Trophy, Suljović had his best ever result on the PDC circuit by reaching the semi-finals.[10] He saw off Scott Rand (6–5), Michael Smith (6–4), Andy Smith (6–0) and Kim Huybrechts (6–4), before losing to Wes Newton 6–4.[11] Suljović was beaten 5–4 by Mark Lawrence in the first round of the UK Open,[12] and 6–4 by Adrian Lewis in the first round of the European Championship.[13] Suljović qualified for the World Matchplay for the first time in his career, but lost 10–4 to Raymond van Barneveld in the first round.[14] In November, he won through to the semi-finals of the 13th Players Championship where he lost 6–1 against Brendan Dolan.[15]

In the 2014 World Championship, Suljović missed four darts to take a 2–0 set lead against Mark Webster in the first round with the match going into a deciding set. With the set on throw with Webster three legs to two ahead, Suljović attempted to finish 57 but hit consecutive single two's to fail to set up a double, and watched Webster step in to take the match.[16]

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

References

  1. ^ "Suljovic causes Ally Pally shocker". Clubcall. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  2. ^ "World Championship - Day Three". PDC. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "Cash Converters World Cup Round Two Doubles Round-Up". PDC. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Mensur Suljović 2012". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  5. ^ "2012 PDC German Darts Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  6. ^ "2012 European Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Order of Merit on 1 January 2013". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Betfair World Cup of Darts - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Retrieved February 02, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "2013 PDC UK Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Super Newton Wins European Darts Trophy". PDC. 1 April 2013.
  11. ^ "2013 PDC UK Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Speedy Services UK Open - Thursday". PDC. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  13. ^ "partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  14. ^ "BetVictor World Matchplay Night One". PDC. 21 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Maiden Triumph For Dolan". PDC. 7 December 2013.
  16. ^ "Ladbrokes World Championship Day Seven". PDC. 20 December 2013.

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