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Career

Rodriguez won a PDC Development Tour event in 2017,¹ as well as the WDF Europe Youth Cup boys' pairs event with Thomas Langer in the same year.² Rodriguez and his brothers Rowby-John and Roxy-James qualified for the 2017 Austrian Darts Open.³ This was his PDC European Tour debut.⁴ 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.⁵

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.⁶ At the Grand Slam, he played in Group B but went winless in matches against Jonny Clayton, Mervyn King and Bradley Brooks.⁷

Rodriguez made his PDC World Darts Championship debut at the 2022 World Championship, winning his first match 3–1 against Ben Robb.⁸⁹ In the second round, he went 2–0 up against Chris Dobey but ultimately lost the match 3–2.¹⁰¹¹

Rodriguez won his seventh Development Tour title in 2023, defeating Dominik Grüllich 5–3 in the final of Event 21.¹² In November 2023, he secured qualification for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship through the Tour Card Holder Qualifier.¹³ He lost 3–0 against Cameron Menzies in the first round.¹⁴

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.¹⁵¹⁶

Personal life

Two of his brothers, Rowby-John and Roxy-James, are also darts players.¹⁷ They are of Filipino heritage.¹⁸

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

External links

• Rusty-Jake Rodriguez player profile at Darts Orakel
• Player profile for Rusty-Jake Rodriguez from Dartsdatabase
• Rusty-Jake Rodriguez player profile at Mastercaller

References

1. "PDC Unicorn Development Tour 11-12". Professional Darts Corporation. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/05/28/pdc-unicorn-development-tour-11-12 ↩

2. "WDF Europe Cup Youth Boys Pairs 2017". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://dartswdf.com/competitions/wdf-europe-cup-youth-boys-pairs/2017 ↩

3. "Rodriguez trio win Austrian places". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/06/23/rodriguez-trio-win-austrian-places ↩

4. "2017 Austrian Darts Open day one". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/06/23/austrian-darts-open-day-one ↩

5. "RUSTY-JAKE RODRIGUEZ DEFEATS OWEN ROELOFS 5-4 TO WIN THE WDS ASSOCIATES JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". JDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018. http://www.juniordarts.com/index.php/2-jdc/149-wds-junior-world-darts-championship-2018 ↩

6. Allen, Dave (6 November 2021). "Rodriguez seals European Development Tour success as German talent wins". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2021/11/06/rodriguez-seals-european-development-tour-success-german-talent-wins ↩

7. "Grand Slam of Darts 2021: Results". Sky Sports. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12458138/grand-slam-of-darts-2021-results ↩

8. Gill, Samuel (20 December 2021). "Rodriguez through on PDC World Darts Championship debut with impressive win over Robb". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://dartsnews.com/pdc/rodriguez-through-on-pdc-world-darts-championship-with-impressive-win-over-robb ↩

9. "Auch Rusty-Jake Rodriguez meistert bei Darts-WM Auftakthürde" [Rusty-Jake Rodriguez also overcomes opening hurdle at Darts World Championship]. Der Standard (in German). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000132063014/auch-rusty-jake-rodriguez-meisterte-bei-wm-auftakthuerde ↩

10. Gill, Samuel (24 December 2021). "Dobey battles back from brink to deny Rodriguez and set up Van Gerwen clash". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://dartsnews.com/pdc/dobey-battles-back-from-brink-to-deny-rodriguez-and-set-up-van-gerwen-clash ↩

11. "Darts-WM in London: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez scheitert trotz 2:0-Satzführung mit 2:3" [Darts World Championship in London: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez loses 3–2 despite leading 2–0]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/instagram_sport/6078350/DartsWM-in-London_RustyJake-Rodriguez-scheitert-trotz ↩

12. Gorton, Josh (18 August 2023). "Rodriguez & Bialecki share titles; Littler seals Ally Pally spot". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/08/18/rodriguez-bialecki-share-titles-littler-seals-ally-pally-spot ↩

13. Wood, Kieran (27 November 2023). "Darren Webster, Boris Krcmar, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez and Florian Hempel grab final spots for World Darts Championship". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://dartsnews.com/pdc/darren-webster-boris-krcmar-rusty-jake-rodriguez-and-florian-hempel-grab-final-spots-for-world-darts-championship ↩

14. "Cameron Menzies into second round of World Darts Championship hours after working plumbing shift". Sky News. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://news.sky.com/story/cameron-menzies-into-second-round-of-world-darts-championship-hours-after-working-plumbing-shift-13031478 ↩

15. Gill, Samuel (12 January 2025). "Final Order of Merit PDC European Q-School 2025: These 12 players secured PDC Tour Cards". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://dartsnews.com/pdc/final-order-of-merit-pdc-european-q-school-2025-these-12-players-secured-pdc-tour-cards ↩

16. "Rusty-Jake Rodriguez sichert sich Ticket für PDC-Tour 2025" [Rusty-Jake Rodriguez secures card for 2025 PDC Tour]. Sky Sport Austria (in German). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://www.skysportaustria.at/rusty-jake-rodriguez-sichert-sich-ticket-fuer-pdc-tour-2025/ ↩

17. "Rodriguez trio win Austrian places". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2018. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/06/23/rodriguez-trio-win-austrian-places ↩

18. Yildiz, Marcel (25 December 2021). "Roxy-James, Rowby-John, Rusty-Jake und Ridgy-Jorg: So tickt die Darts-Familie Rodriguez" [Roxy-James, Rowby-John, Rusty-Jake and Ridgy-Jorg: This is how the Rodriguez darts family ticks]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2025. https://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/instagram_sport/6078440/RoxyJames-RowbyJohn-RustyJake-und-RidgyJorg_So-tickt-die ↩

19. Not a Tour card holder ↩