Martin Schindler was born on 16 August 1996 and is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events, where he is currently ranked world number eighteen.
20 Facts About Martin Schindler
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Martin Schindler won 2025 Players Championship 8 and has won three PDC European Tours; the International Darts Open and Swiss Darts Trophy in 2024, and the 2025 Austrian Darts Open.
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Martin Schindler won a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying School in January 2017.
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Martin Schindler represented Germany alongside Max Hopp at the 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts, reaching the quarter-finals, before losing to the Dutch pair of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld.
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Martin Schindler finished bottom in the group in 4th and therefore was eliminated.
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Martin Schindler played at the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship, making it to the quarter-finals of the event, losing to Ryan Meikle.
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Martin Schindler was unable to win any of the three matches, and was eliminated in the round robin.
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Martin Schindler faced Michael Smith again at the 2019 Players Championship Finals and lost in the first round.
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Martin Schindler again reached the fifth round at the 2020 UK Open, but was unable to qualify for any other major event that season.
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Martin Schindler dropped down the rankings and his spot in Germany's World Cup team, his spot being taken by Gabriel Clemens.
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Martin Schindler made his final appearance at the 2020 PDC World Youth Championship, again reaching the quarter-finals, where he lost to the eventual champion, Bradley Brooks.
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Martin Schindler won his Tour Card immediately back at the 2021 European Q-School via the Order of Merit.
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Martin Schindler made it to the third round of 2021 UK Open, and qualified for the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts, via the PDC Tour Card Holder Qualifying Event in November.
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Martin Schindler was drawn into Group A with Gerwyn Price, Nathan Rafferty and Krzysztof Ratajski.
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Martin Schindler secured a first round win at the 2021 Players Championship Finals, defeating Ian White, but lost to Price in the second round.
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Martin Schindler then won the 2021 PDC Europe Super League to qualify for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship.
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Martin Schindler returned to the Germany squad for the 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts and partnered Clemens.
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Martin Schindler was only the third German to win a senior title.
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Martin Schindler became the first German to hit a nine-darter on stage during the 2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy.
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Martin Schindler became the first German to win a second European Tour title and only the ninth player to win two European Tour titles in one season.