Ricardo Perez Ibarra (born 4 April 1988) is a Spanish professional soft-tip and steel-tip darts player who currently plays in the

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(WDF) and

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(PDC) events. He is an EDU European Darts Champion and

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silver medalist.

Career

Perez played his first tournaments on electronic dartboards. In 2018, thanks to good results in domestic steel-tip tournaments, he was invited to participate in the 2018 Winmau World Masters. He advanced to the third round where he lost to Aaron Turner by 1–3 in sets. A month later, at the

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, he advanced to the final, where he lost to Martin Adams by 5–6 in legs. It was his first final on steel-tip tournament. He returned to international competitions in 2022, when he won the gold medal in cricket competition at the

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. In the final of the tournament he defeated Dragutin Pecnjak. He won another medal individually during

, but in the final he lost to

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. In December 2022, he took part in the 2022 Winmau World Masters, where he advanced to the final phase of the tournament. In the fourth round he lost to

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by 1–5 in legs. In January 2023, he took part in the PDC Q-School qualifying tournament.

Performance timeline

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Ricardo 1988 births Living people Spanish darts players