Mikuru Suzuki
Mikuru Suzuki (鈴木 未来, Suzuki Mikuru, born 5 February 1982) is a Japanese darts player, currently playing in British Darts Organisation events. She is the 2 time back to back reigning women's world champion.
| Mikuru Suzuki | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Miracle |
| Born | 5 February 1982 Kagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Home town | Takamatsu Japan |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2016 |
| Darts | Target |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Baby Shark" by Pinkfong |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2016– |
| Current world ranking | (BDO Women) 5 |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Winner (2): 2019, 2020 |
| World Masters | Quarter Final: 2017, 2018 |
| World Darts Trophy | Quarter Final: 2019 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2020 |
| Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2019, 2020 |
Career
In 2018, Suzuki qualified for the 2019 BDO World Darts Championship as a qualifier, where she caused a huge upset by defeating the reigning champion and number two seed and four-time champion Lisa Ashton in the first round, 2 sets to 0. At the Quarter-Final stages of the championship, she defeated Dutch player Sharon Prins by the same score to reach the Semi-Final. In the Semi-Finals, once again by 2 sets to 0, she defeated Maria O'Brien, keeping her Lakeside record of dropping no sets fully intact to reach her first BDO World Darts Championship final on her debut. She went on to defeat Lorraine Winstanley 3-0 to win the title on her debut year. She did not drop a set en route to the title, and only lost two legs in the Final.[1]
Former professional darts player and current pundit Chris Mason said of her victory on Eurosport that: "She is the Phil Taylor of the ladies' game. He raised the bar for the men, this is the same for the ladies' game."[1]
PDC
She announced her intention to participate in the PDC 2020 Qualifying School.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2019: Winner (beat Lorraine Winstanley 3–0)
- 2020: Winner (beat Lisa Ashton 3–0)
PDC
- 2020: First round (lost to James Richardson 3–2)
References
- Lanning, Phil (January 12, 2019). "Mikuru Suzuki dubbed 'Phil Taylor' of ladies darts after historic Lakeside triumph". Live-Darts. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.