Patrik Kovács (born 3 June 1996) is a Hungarian professional
darts
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Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...
player who currently plays in
World Darts Federation
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(WDF) events. He is a two-time Budapest Classic champion. He has represented
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
three-time during the
PDC 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.Hungarian Open youth's competition. In 2013, he was invited by the national federation to participate in the 2013 WDF Europe Cup Youth. In the singles competition he was eliminated in the second round, but in the pairs competition with András Borbényi they won a bronze medal.
In 2015, based on the national results, he was invited to participate in the senior 2015 WDF World Cup. In the singles competition he lost in the first round to
Darius Labanauskas
Darius Labanauskas (born 26 July 1976) is a Lithuanian professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2015, he was the WDF world number 1.
Career
BDO
Labanauskas is a three-time Lithuania National Ch ...
by 2–4 in legs. In the pairs and team competition he did not achieve success, dropping out in the first phase of both competitions. Nevertheless, Kovács took part in the
2016 PDC World Cup of Darts
The 2016 Betway World Cup of Darts was the sixth edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place between 2–5 June 2016 at the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
The England pairing of Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis retained their title aft ...
for the first time, where he reached the second round together with Nándor Bezzeg, defeating quite unexpectedly the representation of
Thailand
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in the first round match. In the second round, they lost to
Belgium
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in singles matches against
Kim Huybrechts
Kim Huybrechts (born 16 November 1985) is a Belgian professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He made the final of a major TV event, the 2012 Players Championship Finals, losing to Phil Taylor 1 ...
and
Ronny Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts (born 20 July 1965) is a former Belgian professional darts player.
Career
Ronny and his brother Kim Huybrechts became the first brothers to play in the World Cup of Darts in February 2013 and advanced from Group H courtesy of a ...
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
. However, he was knocked out again in the early stages of all competitions. In 2018, Kovács qualified for the
2018 International Darts Open
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, where he lost in the first round match to Steve Lennon by 1–6 in legs. It was also the year he transferred his commitment to Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. In November, he took part in the
2018 PDC World Youth Championship
The 2018 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the eighth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.
In a change mirroring that of the 201 ...
for the first time. In the group stage, he lost both matches against Keelan Kay and the eventual winner
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Dimitri Van den Bergh (born 8 July 1994) is a Belgian professional darts player who currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a two-time World Youth Champion and the 2020 World Matchplay champion, after beating Gar ...
.
In 2019, Kovács played in his first PDC Q-School, once it went to the Last 32 phase. However, the lack of success brought him back to competing in
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 ...
tournaments. His best achievement was his promotion to the Last 16 phase of the Apatin Open. In the second half of the year, he reached his second quarter-finals on the PDC Development Tour. He won the Eastern Europe Qualifier for the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship, while he lost in the group-stage against the favored
Keane Barry
Keane Neill Barry (born 25 June 2002) is an Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and Youth Development Tour events. The highlight of his career was beating Conor Allen in a narrow 2-0 victory in a j ...
.
He also took part in the PDC Q-School in 2020, but again not successfully. In some
World Darts Federation
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tournaments, Kovács made it to the Last 16 phase before qualifying for the
2020 PDC World Cup of Darts
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when he played for
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
with János Végső. In the first round match they were defeated by
José de Sousa
José Augusto Oliveira de Sousa (born 12 February 1974) is a Portuguese professional darts player. He is based in Tarragona and represented Spain at the 2011 WDF World Cup, but played for the Portuguese team afterwards at the PDC. He won his ...
Portugal
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by 0–5 in legs. At the end of the year, he had a good chance to start in the PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the Eastern Europe qualifying tournament to Boris Krcmar.
At the beginning of November 2020, Kovács participated in the WDF Virtual Cup. Kovács registered two ton-plus averages during the early stages of the competition, finishing third in his group due to losses against Dale Hughes and
Ricardo Pietreczko
Ricardo Pietreczko (born 20 October 1994), nicknamed "Pikachu", is a German professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a German Champion and bronze medalist of the WDF World Cup.
Career
P ...
Martin Adams
Martin Adams (born 4 June 1956) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Nicknamed "Wolfie", he is a three-time BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion. He represents Cambridges ...
in the semi-finals and finally beat
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 ...
by 6-4 in legs to take the unique cup.
In 2021, he once again became a representative of
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
in the
2021 PDC World Cup of Darts
The 2021 Cazoo World Cup of Darts was the eleventh edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts. It took place from 9–12 September 2021 at the Sparkassen-Arena in Jena, Germany.
Wales (consisting of players Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton) were the defe ...
with János Végső. This time they fell again in the first round match, losing to
Darius Labanauskas
Darius Labanauskas (born 26 July 1976) is a Lithuanian professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2015, he was the WDF world number 1.
Career
BDO
Labanauskas is a three-time Lithuania National Ch ...
2021 Gibraltar Darts Trophy
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, but he lost to Rob Cross by 4-6 in legs.
In 2022, Kovács won the Budapest Classic and a little later he was successful at the
Romanian Open
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. At the
Serbia Open
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, he won his third
World Darts Federation
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title in this year. Outstanding performance in the region allowed him to gain a powerful ranking advantage, guaranteeing him a debut in the
2023 WDF World Darts Championship
The 2023 WDF World Darts Championship (officially referred to as the 2023 Lakeside World Darts Championship) will be the 2nd edition of the WDF World Darts Championship organised by the World Darts Federation (WDF). The tournament will be held at t ...