Aleksandr Lvovich Oreshkin (Russian: Александр Львович Орешкин; born 15 July 1961) is a Russian former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
| Aleksandr Oreshkin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Aleksandr Lvovich Oreshkin | ||
| Nickname | "The Nut" | ||
| Born | 15 July 1961 Russian SFSR | ||
| Home town | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2010 | ||
| Darts | 18 Gram Shot Darts Siganture | ||
| Laterality | Left-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "Rasputin" by Boney M. | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| BDO | 2012–2015 | ||
| PDC | 2015–2019 | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2016 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Career
editOreshkin qualified for the 2016 PDC World Darts Championship after defeating Anton Kolesov in the final of the Russian Qualifier.[1] He played against Singaporean Paul Lim in the preliminary round, winning in a sudden-death leg to qualify for a first-round match against 14th seed Mervyn King. Oreshkin won the first two sets before King took nine of the next 12 legs to win 3–2.[2] Oreshkin partnered Boris Koltsov at the World Cup of Darts and they lost 5–3 to the Netherlands in the first round.[3]
Oreshkin and Koltsov met Australia in the second round of the 2017 World Cup after defeating Hong Kong 5–3 in the first round. Oreshkin beat Kyle Anderson 4–2, but Koltsov failed to win against Simon Whitlock, meaning a doubles match was required to settle the tie. Russia easily won 4–0 to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time, where they could only pick up one leg in their singles defeats to the Welsh pair of Gerwyn Price and Mark Webster.[4] After losing 2–0 to Kevin Münch of Germany in the preliminary round of the 2018 World Championship, he qualified for the World Cup again, but lost with Koltsov to Spain in the first round. He failed to qualify for the 2019 World Championship.
Oreshkin quit the PDC in January 2019.
World Championship results
editPDC
edit- 2016: First round (lost to Mervyn King 2–3)
- 2018: Preliminary round (lost to Kevin Münch 0–2)
Performance timeline
editPDC
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship | 1R | DNQ | PR | DNQ |
| Non-major televised events | ||||
| PDC World Cup of Darts | 1R | QF | 1R | DNQ |
References
edit- ^ "Trio Secure World Championship Places". PDC.tv. 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Mervyn King survives first-round scare in World Darts Championship". The Guardian. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Betway World Cup of Darts Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "2017 PDC World Cup of Darts Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
External links
edit- Player profile for Aleksandr Oreshkin from Dartsdatabase
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