Rusty-Jake Rodriguez: Austria's darts star with large World Cup dreams!

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez: Austria's darts star with large World Cup dreams!

MA48, Österreich - Rusty-Jake Rodriguez is 24 years old and the current number two in the Austrian darts. He is the younger brother of Rowby-John Rodriguez and the only Austrian who represents the darts landscape on the highly class stage of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), alongside Mensur Suljovic. Rodriguez, who was born on December 24, 2000, returned his Tourcard in early 2025 after playing at the PDC circuit for two years and experienced the PDC World Cup in both 2022 and 2024. At the beginning of 2025, the first half of the year was disappointing for him, but there was a remarkable highlight at the World Cup of darts .

in the run -up to the World Cup, Rodriguez trained together with Suljovic, which contributed to the fact that both had a good feeling on stage. In the first game of the World Cup, Suljovic showed an impressive performance with an average of 105, but the team ultimately lost to Australia. Rusty-Jake only played a few times in doubles with his brother Rowby-John because they mostly compete with other partners. The exciting thing is that Rodriguez has a Tourcard, but his brother does not. This changes the dynamics between the two.

profession and darts

In addition to his daring career, Rodriguez works at MA48, an office for waste management, street cleaning and beauty in Vienna. This work enables him to combine darts and work because he can rework his working hours in order to participate in tournaments. For the next few years and a half, Rodriguez has set itself the goal of reaching the World Cup and getting into the top 64 of the PDC.

In his youth career, Rodriguez drew attention to himself early on. He won the Junior Darts Corporation (JDC) World Cup in 2017, was the first player to win this tournament and won numerous titles on the PDC Development Tour. To date, he has achieved seven development tour titles, which led to his qualification for the Grand Slam of Darts 2021, where he lost all of his games.

development in darts sport

An important aspect of Rodriguez 'career is the promotion of darts in Austria by the initiative of Dietmar Schuhmann, which resulted in an increase in players. It is noteworthy that the level in the PDC tour continuously changes, but the atmosphere remains constant. Rodriguez also expresses the desire that the Darts World Cup traditionally remains in England and is not moved to another country.

The PDC Development Tour, an important springboard for young talents like Rodriguez, has developed since its foundation. It was launched to offer young players development opportunities and offers its own Youth Order of Merit for players between the ages of 16 and 23. This tour not only contributed to increasing interest in darts, but also served as a platform for future talents.

With his commitment to the MA48 and his clear focus on the darts career, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez shows that he wants to be successful both in work and in sports. The coming years will be decisive for his ambitions to reach the PDC World Cup and to play in the upper ranks of the darts.