Madars Razma (born 26 September 1988) is a Latvian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Razmatazz", Razma made his first PDC major quarter-final at the 2022 World Grand Prix. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2017, he has finished as the runner-up at three PDC ranking events. He is also a multiple-time Latvian National Champion and considered the best darts player to come from Latvia.

Career

Razma originally played handball until the age of 21, before sustaining a series of injuries and turning his full attention to darts.[2]

In 2013, Razma qualified for the last 32 of the World Masters (losing 0–3 to Geert De Vos). He qualified for the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship, after finishing top of the Baltic and Scandinavia qualification table.[3] He won the 2013 Riga Open and Finnish Open, reached the semi-finals of the Tallukka Open and Lithuania Open, and quarter-finals of the German Gold Cup and Polish Open, and won the 2013 Antwerp Open pairs along with Ron Meulenkamp.[4] At the 2014 World Championship he beat John Michael to reach the last 32 stage before losing to Geert De Vos. The following year, after a consistent season, Razma upset fifth seed Martin Phillips 3–0 in the first round. He was beaten 3–4 in the second round by Brian Dawson.

At the 2016 BDO World Championship, Razma beat Gary Robson in the first round 3–1, before losing to Jamie Hughes 4–1 in the second round.

Razma entered the Professional Darts Corporation's Qualifying School in 2017. A run to the last eight on the second day saw Razma finish twelfth on the Q School Order of Merit, earning the final Tour Card on offer and making him the first Latvian to hold one.[5]

In September 2018, Razma made his first PDC final at Players Championship 19, losing in the final to Max Hopp, 6–3.[6] This helped qualify him for his first televised PDC event, the 2018 Players Championship Finals.[7]

After failing to qualify for the World Championship, he managed to regain his PDC Tour Card at European Q-School in January 2019. A run to the final on the third day saw Razma finish first on the Order of Merit, earning him his card.[8]

In 2022, Razma had a landmark year, making his debut in the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and European Championship. He made the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Grand Prix, which was his first time reaching the last 8 of a premier prevent in the PDC.[9] His successful year saw him enter the top 32 of the PDC Order of Merit for the first time.[10]

Playing style

Razma is known for his preference for throwing for treble 19 rather than the standard treble 20.[11][12]

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016
BDO Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ 1R 2R 2R
World Trophy DNQ 1R 1R 1R
Winmau World Masters L32 L32 L16 L48
Finder Masters DNQ RR RR RR

PDC

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ 1R 2R 1R 2R 3R 3R
UK Open DNQ 5R 3R 5R 3R 3R 3R 5R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix DNQ QF DNQ
European Championship DNQ 1R 1R DNQ
Players Championship Finals 2R DNQ 2R 1R 1R DNQ 1R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Cup DNP 2R DNP 2R 2R RR
World Series Finals DNQ 2R DNP DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 90 86 53 49 35 33 42

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2017 GDC
DNQ
GDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
1R
2018 EDO
DNQ
GDG
1R
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
2R
DDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
DDO
2R
EDM
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
1R
GDC
1R
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
1R
DDM
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
CDO
1R
ADC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2020 BDC
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
EDG
1R
IDO
2R
2021 HDT
1R
GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
2R
GDC
DNQ
GDG
3R
ADO
3R
EDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
2R
DDC
1R
EDM
SF
HDT
3R
GDO
DNQ
BDO
2R
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
IDO
1R
GDG
DNQ
ADO
1R
DDC
2R
BDO
DNQ
CDO
2R
EDG
3R
EDM
DNQ
GDO
2R
HDT
1R
GDC
1R
2024 BDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
ADO
1R
BSD
SF
DDC
1R
EDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
FDT
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
SDT
3R
CDO
1R

PDC Players Championships

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
2017 BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
MIL
DNP
MIL
DNP
WIG
2R
WIG
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
DUB
1R
DUB
SF
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
2018 BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
DUB
F
DUB
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
2019 WIG
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
WIG
2R
WIG
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
WIG
1R
WIG
4R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
HIL
2R
HIL
2R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
DUB
1R
DUB
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
2020 BAR
1R
BAR
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
3R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
MIL
2R
MIL
4R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
4R
NIE
F
NIE
3R
NIE
2R
NIE
1R
NIE
3R
COV
2R
COV
1R
COV
4R
COV
2R
COV
1R
2021 BOL
1R
BOL
1R
BOL
3R
BOL
QF
MIL
2R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
NIE
1R
NIE
3R
NIE
3R
NIE
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
3R
COV
1R
COV
1R
COV
1R
COV
1R
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
SF
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
2022 BAR
2R
BAR
3R
WIG
3R
WIG
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
NIE
F
NIE
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
WIG
1R
WIG
3R
NIE
1R
NIE
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
QF
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
2023 BAR
2R
BAR
3R
BAR
QF
BAR
2R
BAR
4R
BAR
1R
HIL
1R
HIL
2R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
LEI
1R
LEI
2R
HIL
2R
HIL
1R
LEI
2R
LEI
1R
HIL
2R
HIL
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
2024 WIG
1R
WIG
2R
LEI
1R
LEI
2R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
LEI
1R
LEI
3R
HIL
1R
HIL
3R
HIL
QF
HIL
SF
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
2R
WIG
1R
WIG
3R
MIL
QF
MIL
4R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
WIG
1R
WIG
4R
WIG
1R
LEI
1R
LEI
QF
2025 WIG
2R
WIG
1R
ROS
2R
ROS
1R
LEI
1R
LEI
SF
HIL
HIL
LEI
LEI
LEI
LEI
ROS
ROS
HIL
HIL
LEI
LEI
LEI
HIL
HIL
MIL
MIL
MIL
HIL
HIL
LEI
LEI
LEI
WIG
WIG
WIG
WIG
WIG
Performance Table Legend
W Won the tournament F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R
RR
Prel.
Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round
DQ Disqualified
DNQ Did not qualify DNP Did not participate WD Withdrew NH Tournament not held NYF Not yet founded

References

  1. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ Galenieks, Mārtiņš (13 January 2021). "Madars Razma, izcils šautriņu metējs" [Madars Razma, an excellent dart thrower]. Ir (in Latvian). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. ^ Madars Razma kvalificējas pasaules čempionātam šautriņu mešanā, Diena, 29 October 2013
  4. ^ Madars Razma wins Antwerp Open, retrieved 2013-11-07
  5. ^ "2017 PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. ^ Phillips, Josh. "Hopp Picks Up Second Title In Dublin". PDC. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ^ Phillips, Josh. "2018 Players Championship Finals Draw". PDC. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. ^ "European Q School Tour Card Winners Confirmed". PDC. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. ^ Gill, Samuel (6 October 2022). "Rampant Razma reaches maiden major quarter-final at World Grand Prix with victory over Gurney". Darts News. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  10. ^ Mālmeisters, Toms (21 November 2022). "Razma ielaužas starp 32 planētas labākajiem šautriņu metējiem" [Razma breaks into the top 32 dart throwers on the planet]. Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  11. ^ Fletcher, Carl (18 December 2022). "PDC World Darts Championship 2022: Day four predictions, betting tips, acca, order of play and TV time". Sporting Life. Retrieved 22 December 2022. The Latvian isn't a big 180 hitter, in fact he is arguably the biggest user of treble 19 in the Tour Card holder ranks.
  12. ^ "Razma's dominance on treble 19 shown with scores between 171-177 in PDC ranking tournaments". Dartsnews.com. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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