Daniele Petri
Personal information
Nickname"Pedro"
Born (1980-09-03) 3 September 1980
Udine, Italy
Home townUdine, Italy
Darts information
Playing darts since2010
Darts23 Gram Own Design
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2013–
Current world ranking(WDF) 932 New entry (14 November 2023)[1]

Daniele Petri (born 3 September 1980), also known as "Pedro", is an Italian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.[2] In 2021, he played in the PDC Q-School.[3]

Early life

Petri has stated that he first began playing darts after playing for fun in a pub in 2002.[4]

Career

He first made his mark when he played in the 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts with Matteo dal Monte and failed to get out the group stages, losing to Spain (Carlos Rodriguez and Antonio Alcinas) 5-3 and then Wales (Mark Webster and Richie Burnett) 5-0.[5] He then played in the 2014 PDC World Cup of Darts and 2015 PDC World Cup of Darts, teaming up with Marco Brentegani, losing to Netherlands (Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld) 5-2 and Gibraltar (Dyson Parody and Manuel Vilerio) by the same score.

In the 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts campaign,[6] teaming up Michel Furlani, they were whitewashed by Austria (Mensur Suljović and Rowby-John Rodriguez) 5-0, only averaging 76.93. Petri did have some success in the PDC when he played in the 2016 European Darts Open, become the first Italian to qualify for a European Tour event, taking legs off James Richardson, eventually losing 6-3.[7][8]

In 2017, he again played in the 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts event, playing with Gabriel Rollo. They lost to the United States (Darin Young and Larry Butler) 5-1, averaging 83.48.[9]

In 2020, he again played in the 2020 PDC World Cup of Darts events, played with Andrea Micheletti.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Daniele Petri". DartsWDF. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Daniele Petri – Mastercaller". mastercaller.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Daniele Petri: nazionale di freccette, portiere d'inverno e giocatore di movimento d'estate – Lega Calcio Friuli Collinare" (in Italian). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Daniele Petri Results | Dart Players". clickondarts.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Daniele Petri (Freccette) : Palmares e risultati". www.gli-sport.info. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Football Live Score – Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Daniele Petri Fixtures, Schedule and Live Results Darts World". scores24.live. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Petri, Daniele". soccerstand. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dart Profis – Daniele Petri – "Pedro"". Dartn.de (in German). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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