Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez (born 24 December 2000) is an Austrian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
In his youth career, he won the 2017 Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) World Championship. He also won seven PDC Development Tours.
Career
Rodriguez won a PDC Development Tour event in 2017, as well as the WDF Europe Youth Cup boys' pairs event with Thomas Langer in the same year. Rodriguez and his brothers Rowby-John and Roxy-James qualified for the 2017 Austrian Darts Open. This was his PDC European Tour debut. He was eliminated in the second round. Rodriguez was the first player to win the JDC World Darts Championship in 2017 after he defeated Owen Roelofs 5–4 in legs.
Rodriguez won five titles on the 2021 European Development Tour, finishing top of the Order of Merit which granted him qualification for the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts and a two-year PDC Tour Card. At the Grand Slam, he played in Group B but went winless in matches against Jonny Clayton, Mervyn King and Bradley Brooks.
Rodriguez made his PDC World Darts Championship debut at the 2022 World Championship, winning his first match 3–1 against Ben Robb. In the second round, he went 2–0 up against Chris Dobey but ultimately lost the match 3–2.
Rodriguez won his seventh Development Tour title in 2023, defeating Dominik Grüllich 5–3 in the final of Event 21. In November 2023, he secured qualification for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier. He lost 3–0 against Cameron Menzies in the first round.
Rodriguez lost his Tour Card after two years, but following a one-year absence from the PDC Pro Tour, he regained his Tour Card at 2025 Q-School after finishing sixth in the European Q-School Order of Merit.
Personal life
Two of his brothers, Rowby-John and Roxy-James, are also darts players. They are of Filipino heritage.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2022: Second round (lost to Chris Dobey 2–3)
- 2024: First round (lost to Cameron Menzies 0–3)
Performance timeline
PDC European Tour
PDC Players Championships