Rodriguez Seals World Championship Place

Rowby-John Rodriguez (PDC)

ROWBY-JOHN RODRIGUEZ has secured a place in the William Hill World Darts Championship - at the expense of brother Rusty-Jake!

The Austrian siblings won through to the final at Saturday's South & East Europe Qualifier in Zurich, with the former World Youth Championship finalist claiming victory.

The victory secures Rodriguez's return to Alexandra Palace to compete in a fourth World Championship, having previously played in the 2015, 2016 and 2017 events.

Rodriguez's success sees him become the latest international qualifier to secure a spot in the biggest-ever World Championship, where 96 players will compete from December 13-January 1.

2018/2019 William Hill World Darts Championship
South-East Europe Qualifier
Quarter-Finals

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6-5 Christian Kallinger
Michele Turetta 6-5 Stefan Belmont
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-2 Michel Furlani
Michael Rasztovits 6-4 Andy Bless

Semi-Finals
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6-4 Michele Turetta
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-2 Michael Rasztovits

Final
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-4 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez