Tonči Restović (born 13 December 1976) is a Croatian lawyer, politician and former professional

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player. He is currently the president of

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's Šibenik branch since 2017.

Career

At a Players Championship event in

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in January 2011, Restović defeated

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in the first round, and eventually reached the third round before losing to Andy Smith. He qualified for the

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where he partnered

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in the Croatian team. After Croatia defeated

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5–4 in the first round, they faced

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in the second round. Restović lost his singles match against Mark Webster and Croatia would lose the match 0–4. In June, Restović qualified for the European Tour Event 3 with a win over Wilfried Hoberg in the European qualifier, and then beat

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6–3 in the first round in

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. He played Mark Walsh in round two and lost 1–6. Restović also qualified for the fourth European Tour Event, but was whitewashed 0–6 by

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in the first round. In February 2013 he played in his second World Cup of Darts and first with

Robert Marijanović Robert Marijanovic (born 6 May 1980) is a German darts player of Croatian heritage. Career Marijanović qualified for the 2013 PDC World Darts Championship after coming through the Eastern European qualifier. He was beaten 3–4 by Northern Ire ...

and they advanced from Group G courtesy of a 5–3 victory over New Zealand. They survived two match darts from Northern Ireland in the last 16 to win 5–4 and face the Belgium brothers

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and

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in the quarter-finals. Restović lost to Kim 4–2 and Marijanović lost to Ronny to expel Croatia from the tournament. In October, he qualified for the Dutch Darts Masters by beating Lorenzo Rasman 6–1. In the first round he faced

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and lost 6–3.

Outside of darts

Restović is a lawyer by profession. He is the 2009 ''

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'' national champion and a regular competitor in

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poker tournaments. On 25 November 2017, Restović was elected president of the

's Šibenik branch, replacing Franko Vidović who served 11 years at that role.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Restovic, Tonci Professional Darts Corporation associate players Croatian darts players 1976 births Sportspeople from Šibenik Living people PDC World Cup of Darts Croatian team