Diogo Portela (born 12 June 1988) is a Brazilian professional
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.
Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...
player who plays in
Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and
World Darts Federation
The World Darts Federation (WDF) is a sport governing body and (along with the PDC) a tournament organiser for the game of darts. It was formed in 1974 by representatives of the original fourteen founding members. Membership is open to the nati ...
(WDF) events.
Career
Originally from
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
, Portela first came into prominence in 2015 when he appeared on the
Sky1 darts show ''
One Hundred and Eighty'', where with the help of
James Wade, he won £16,000.
His first foray into professional darts was when he tried to win a PDC Tour Card in 2017, but while he failed to do so, he did some other firsts, such as becoming the first Brazilian to win a
PDC European Tour The PDC European Tour is a series of darts tournaments held across Europe organized by the Professional Darts Corporation. Starting in 2012 with five events, the number of events has steadily risen with eight held in 2013 and 2014, nine in 2015, te ...
match when he defeated
Martin Schindler
Martin Schindler (born 16 August 1996) is a German professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Schindler won a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying-School (Q-School) in January 2017. He represented Germany ...
in the first round of the
German Darts Championship
The German Darts Championship is a Professional Darts Corporation event that takes place in Germany as part of the PDC European Tour. Since 2013, it has been held at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, after previously being held in Berlin
Berlin ( , ) ...
.
In June 2017, he and
Alexandre Sattin became the first pair to represent Brazil in the
World Cup of Darts
The PDC World Cup of Darts is a team darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation, and was one of the three new tournaments introduced into the PDC calendar in 2010. It is broadcast live by Sky Sports.[Frankfurt
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, Germany. They defeated Switzerland 5–4 in a last-leg decider, before losing to the host nation pair of
Max Hopp
Max Hopp (born 20 August 1996) is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Hopp reached the final of the 2011 WDF World Cup boys' singles, and won the boys' singles event at the 2012 ...
and
Martin Schindler
Martin Schindler (born 16 August 1996) is a German professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Schindler won a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying-School (Q-School) in January 2017. He represented Germany ...
, with Portela winning their only leg in the two matches. The following year, he and
Bruno Rangel would represent Brazil in the
2018 PDC World Cup of Darts
The 2018 Betway World Cup of Darts was the eighth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place between 31 May–3 June 2018 in at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
The Netherlands pairing of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barne ...
, and after breezing past Denmark in round 1, they would lose to the Scotland pairing of
Peter Wright and
Gary Anderson.
He would qualify for the
2018
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and
2019 PDC World Darts Championships by winning the South American qualifier. In 2018, he lost to the number 2 seed
Peter Wright, and in 2019, he lost 3–2 to
Ron Meulenkamp
Ronnie “Ron” Meulenkamp (born 5 November 1988) is a Dutch darts player playing in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Career
Meulenkamp was runner-up in both the 2011 Isle of Man Open and England Open.
He was also a semi-f ...
after being 2–0 up.
Portela did not get Tour card in any Q-school in 2018, 2019 or 2020 and continued playing mainly on PDC Challenge Tour or some BDO tournaments. Occasionally he appeared in some
PDPA Players Championship events. He represented Brazil in the
2019 PDC World Cup of Darts
The 2019 BetVictor World Cup of Darts was the ninth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place from 6–9 June 2019 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
The Dutch pairing of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld were the ...
, but lost with his partner,
Artur Valle
Artur is a cognate to the common male given name Arthur, meaning "bear-like," which is believed to possibly be descended from the Roman surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess Artio or more probably from the Celtic word ''artos'' ("bear"). O ...
, to Sweden 1-5. In October 2019 he made into the semifinal of Northern Ireland Open. After winning yet another South American qualifier, he secured his sport for the third
PDC World Darts Championship in a row. This time he did not win a set and lost in the first round against
Josh Payne 0-3.
He qualified for the
2021 World Championship and defeated
Steve Beaton
Steve Beaton (born 5 April 1964) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the BDO World Darts Championship in 1996 and is a former World No. 1.
Background
Beaton was born in Co ...
3-0 to advance to the 2nd round for the first time in his career, before losing to
Glen Durrant
Glen Durrant (born 24 November 1970), nicknamed "Duzza", is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously won the BDO World Darts Championship three times consecutively fr ...
.
World Championship results
PDC
*2018: First round (lost to
Peter Wright 1–3)
*2019: First round (lost to
Ron Meulenkamp
Ronnie “Ron” Meulenkamp (born 5 November 1988) is a Dutch darts player playing in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Career
Meulenkamp was runner-up in both the 2011 Isle of Man Open and England Open.
He was also a semi-f ...
2–3)
*2020: First round (lost to
Josh Payne 0–3)
*2021: Second round (lost to
Glen Durrant
Glen Durrant (born 24 November 1970), nicknamed "Duzza", is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously won the BDO World Darts Championship three times consecutively fr ...
0–3)
*2022: First round (lost to
Alan Soutar
Alan Soutar (born 10 January 1978) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation. He qualified for the 2011 and 2016 BDO World Darts Championship and won a PDC Tour Card in 2021.
Pers ...
2–3)
*2023: First round (lost to
Cameron Menzies
Cameron Menzies (born 27 June 1989) is a Scottish darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Career
BDO
Menzies first played darts on the BDO circuit in 2006, playing in the Gibraltar Open. However, he did ...
1–3)
Performance timeline
PDC
References
External links
Profile and stats on Darts Database
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1988 births
Living people
Brazilian darts players
PDC World Cup of Darts Brazilian team
Professional Darts Corporation associate players