Petri Korte

{{Infobox darts player

| name = Petri Korte

| image =

| fullname =

| nickname = "Kalle"

| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1966|12|12|df=y}}}}

| birth_place = Lahti, Finland

| death_date =

| death_place =

| hometown = Lahti, Finland

| since = 1990

| darts = 17g Unicorn Phase 5

| laterality = Right-handed

| music="Up Around the Bend" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

| BDO = 2002–2011, 2014–2015

| PDC = 2012–2014, 2015–2018

| currentrank =

| BDO World =

| World Masters = Last 64: 2002

| World Darts Trophy =

| Int. Darts League =

| PDC World = Last 64: 2012

| Matchplay =

| Grand Prix =

| UK Open =

| Vegas =

| Premier League =

| US Open =

| results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap

| PDC World Finland Qualifying Event| 2011

}}

| achievement =

| updated =

}}

Petri Korte (born 12 December 1966) is a Finnish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was known for his highly unorthodox throwing action, where he uses his non-throwing hand as a guide by holding it up in front of him whilst throwing.

Career

Korte attempted to qualify for the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship but lost in the final round of international qualifiers to Jan Dekker.

He won the Nordic Invitational Singles in 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www.scottishdarts.com/winmauworldmasters2011.htm | title=WINMAU WORLD MASTERS 2011: QUALIFIERS | accessdate=19 December 2011}} Korte and Sami Sanssi lost in the 2011 BDO British Open Pairs final, 1–3, to Garry Thompson and Scott Waites.{{cite web | url=http://www.bdodarts.com/1459/18-09-2011/BDO_British_Open_Pairs_Report | title=BDO British Open Pairs Report | publisher=BDO | accessdate=19 December 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224183409/http://www.bdodarts.com/1459/18-09-2011/BDO_British_Open_Pairs_Report | archive-date=24 December 2011 | url-status=dead }}

He qualified for the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship, where he beat Per Laursen 4–3 (legs) in the preliminary round.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2552998,00.html | title=World Championship – Night Five | publisher=PDC | accessdate=19 December 2011 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107124433/http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2552998,00.html | archivedate=7 January 2012 }} He played world number 3, James Wade, in the first round. Korte went 0–2 down before pulling back a set and then had two darts to level the match. He missed and Wade wrapped up the match 3–1.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

Korte represented Finland with Marko Kantele in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 4–5 by Croatia in the first round.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/page/PDCWorldCupArticle/0,,10180~2598931,00.html | title=Cash Converters World Cup RD1 | publisher=PDC | date=3 February 2012 | accessdate=3 February 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206031856/http://www.pdc.tv/page/PDCWorldCupArticle/0,,10180~2598931,00.html | archivedate=6 February 2012 }} He lost in two quarter-finals on the Scandinavian tour in the rest of 2012 to finish 17th on the SDC Order of Merit.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1btozo6hx1t3czmfbaflnog05/title/SDC%20Season%20Ends%20On%20High | title=SDC Season Ends On High | publisher=PDC | accessdate=12 February 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029231734/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1btozo6hx1t3czmfbaflnog05/title/SDC%20Season%20Ends%20On%20High | archive-date=29 October 2013 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Petri Korte 2012|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=6075|work=Darts Database|accessdate=12 February 2013|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130212183432/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=6075|archivedate=12 February 2013|url-status=dead}}

World Championship results

= PDC =

2012: First round (lost to James Wade 1–3) (sets)

References

External links

{{Dartsdatabase|id=6075|name=Petri Korte}}

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Lahti

Category:Finnish darts players

Category:Professional Darts Corporation associate players

Category:1966 births

Category:PDC World Cup of Darts Finnish team

Category:20th-century Finnish people

Category:21st-century Finnish people