Seigo Asada
{{Short description|Japanese darts player (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox darts player
| name = Seigo Asada
| image =
| fullname =
| nickname = "The Ninja"
| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|3|6}}}}
| birth_place = Osaka, Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| hometown = Osaka, Japan
| since = 2000
| darts = 24 Gram
| laterality = Right-handed
| music = "The Beginning" by ONE OK ROCK
| BDO = 2012–2017
| PDC = 2018–
| currentrank =
| BDO World = Last 32: 2016
| World Masters = Last 16: 2014
| World Darts Trophy = Last 32: 2016
| Int. Darts League =
| Zuiderduin Masters =
| PDC World = Last 32: 2020
| Matchplay =
| Grand Prix =
| UK Open =
| Vegas =
| Premier League =
| US Open =
| results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap
| Japan Open| 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
| PDC Asian Tour Japan | 2019
| PDC Asian Tour Malaysia| 2018
| PDC Asian Tour Singapore| 2019 (x2)
| PDC Asian Tour South Korea| 2018
| PDC Asian Tour Taipei| 2018
| PDC World Japan Qualifying| 2017, 2018, 2019
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Seigo Asada|浅田 斉吾|Asada Seigo|born 6 March 1980}} is a Japanese professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
=BDO=
Asada won the Japan Open in 2012 by beating Osamu Niki in the final. He won the tournament for the second time in 2014, beating Katsuya Aiba in the final. Asada reached the last 16 of the 2014 World Masters in Hull and beat Darryl Fitton in the first round before losing to Mark McGeeney. He qualified for the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship, losing to Brian Dawson in the preliminary round. Asada qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship, beating Darius Labanauskas 3–1 in the preliminary round.
=PDC=
In 2017, Asada won the Japanese Championship, organised by the PDJ (Professional Darts Japan). Thereby, he qualified for the 2018 PDC World Championship.
On 26 November, he was drawn for a preliminary round game at the World Championship against Australian Gordon Mathers, whom he defeated 2–1, but was then eliminated 0–3 by eventual tournament winner Rob Cross.
In 2018, Asada won three events on the inaugural PDC Asian Tour,{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Dave |title=Lam & Asada Share Asian Tour Wins |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/03/11/lam-asada-share-asian-tour-wins |publisher=PDC |accessdate=7 October 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Dave |title=Asada & Ilagan's PDC Asian Tour Wins |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/08/19/asada-ilagans-pdc-asian-tour-wins |publisher=PDC |accessdate=7 October 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Dave |title=Lim & Asada Land PDC Asian Tour Crowns |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/09/09/lim-asada-land-pdc-asian-tour-crowns |publisher=PDC |accessdate=7 October 2018}} and also won the Japanese Championship to qualify for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship.
World Championship results
=BDO=
- 2015: Preliminary round (lost to Brian Dawson 1–3)
- 2016: First round (lost to Wesley Harms 2–3)
- 2017: Preliminary round (lost to Jeff Smith 1–3)
=PDC=
- 2018: First round (lost to Rob Cross 0–3)
- 2019: Second round (lost to James Wade 2–3)
- 2020: Third round (lost to Peter Wright 2–4)
Performance timeline
BDO
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#efefef;" | {{Nowrap|BDO World Championship}}
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|PR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|PR | ||||||
| style="background:#efefef;" | World Masters
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|4R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|6R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | ||||||
| style="background:#efefef;" | BDO World Trophy
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP |
PDC
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#efefef;"| PDC World Championship
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 3R | |||
| colspan="4" align="left" |Non-major televised events | |||
| style="background:#efefef;" | PDC World Cup of Darts
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 1R | |||
| colspan="4" align="left" |Career statistics | |||
| bgcolor="efefef"
| align="left" |Year-end ranking | style="text-align:center;|105 | style="text-align:center;| | style="text-align:center;| |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=13768 Seigo Asada's profile and stats on Darts Database]
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Category:Sportspeople from Osaka
Category:Japanese darts players
Category:British Darts Organisation players
Category:PDC World Cup of Darts Japanese team
Category:Professional Darts Corporation associate players
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