Marko Kantele

Marko Kantele
Personal information
Born	August 24, 1968 (1968-08-24) (age 43) Heinola, Finland
Home town	Vaaksy Finland
Darts information
Playing darts since	1988
Darts	21g Magnum
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1996 - 2008
PDC	2008 - present
Current world ranking	124
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16 2005
World Masters	Last 16 1997, 2004
World Darts Trophy	Last 32 2004, 2005
Int. Darts League	Last 32 2005
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship	First Round 2009
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
PDC World Finland Qualifying Event	2008

Marko Kantele (born August 24, 1968 in Heinola) is a Finnish darts player.

Kantele made his major debut in the 1997 Winmau World Masters, beating defending champion Colin Monk in the first round but lost in the second round to Mark Day. He returned to the Masters five years later, losing in the second round to Ted Hankey. Kantele made a third appearance at the Masters, beating Bobby George and Remco van Eijden to reach the last 16 where he lost to Martin Atkins. He also played in the 2004 World Darts Trophy, losing in the first round to Robert Wagner.

Kantele qualified for the 2005 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Tony O'Shea in the first round before losing in the second round to Simon Whitlock. He also played in the International Darts League the same year, winning his opening group game against Mario Robbe but lost to Raymond van Barneveld and Atkins, eliminating him from the group stages. He also played in the 2005 World Darts Trophy, but lost in the first round to Vincent van der Voort. Kantele reached the last 32 of the 2006 World Masters and reached the last 32, losing to Darryl Fitton. Kantele reached the quarter finals of the 2007 WDF World Cup but failed to qualify for the World Championship.

Kantele won the PDC World Finland Qualifying Event, beating Asko Niskala in the final. The win earned him a spot in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship and made him Finland's first ever representative.^[1] He beat Lourence Ilagan 5-2 in legs in the preliminary round, but lost 3-1 in sets to Ronnie Baxter in the first round. Afterwards, Kantele began playing in PDC Europe events competing for the European Order of Merit.

References

1. ^ Kantele Wins World Championship Place

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database

Persondata
Name	Kantele, Marko
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 24, 1968
Place of birth	Heinola, Finland
Date of death
Place of death