Madars Razma (born 26 September 1988) is a Latvian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Latvian Razmatazz", Razma made his first PDC major quarter-final at the 2022 World Grand Prix and has finished as the runner-up at three PDC ranking events. He is also a ten-time Latvian national champion. He is the first Latvian player to hold a PDC Tour Card and is considered the best darts player from the nation.
Career Razma originally played handball until the age of 21, before sustaining a series of injuries and turning his full attention to darts. He competed primarily in the Baltic states before he began taking part in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.
BDO
In 2013, Razma reached the last 32 of the World Masters, losing 0–3 to Geert De Vos. He qualified for the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship, after finishing top of the Baltic and Scandinavia qualification table.Madars Razma kvalificējas pasaules čempionātam šautriņu mešanā, Diena, 29 October 2013 He won the 2013 Riga Open and Finnish Open, reached the semi-finals of the Tallukka Open and Lithuania Open, and quarter-finals of the German Gold Cup and Polish Open, and won the 2013 Antwerp Open pairs along with Ron Meulenkamp. At the 2014 World Championship he beat John Michael to reach the last 32 stage before losing to Geert De Vos. The following year, after a consistent season, Razma upset fifth seed Martin Phillips 3–0 in the first round. He was beaten 3–4 in the second round by Brian Dawson.
At the 2016 BDO World Championship, Razma beat Gary Robson in the first round 3–1, before losing to Jamie Hughes 4–1 in the second round.
PDC
Razma entered the Professional Darts Corporation's Qualifying School in 2017. A run to the last eight on the second day saw Razma finish twelfth on the Q School Order of Merit, earning the final Tour Card on offer and making him the first Latvian to hold one.
In September 2018, Razma made his first PDC final at Players Championship 19, losing in the final to Max Hopp, 6–3. This helped qualify him for his first televised PDC event, the 2018 Players Championship Finals.
After failing to qualify for the World Championship, he managed to regain his PDC Tour Card at European Q-School in January 2019. A run to the final on the third day saw Razma finish first on the Order of Merit, earning him his card.
In 2022, Razma had a landmark year, making his debut in the World Matchplay, World Grand Prix and European Championship. He made the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Grand Prix, which was his first time reaching the last eight of a major tournament in the PDC. His successful year saw him enter the top 32 of the PDC Order of Merit for the first time.
Razma defeated Prakash Jiwa 3–1 in the first round of the 2023 World Championship, before going out in the second round in a 3–1 loss to Gary Anderson. At the 2023 European Championship, he held a 5–4 lead in his first-round match against Michael van Gerwen but missed two match darts, allowing Van Gerwen to win in a deciding leg. Razma entered the second round of the 2024 World Championship as the 32nd seed. He defeated Mike De Decker 3–1 to progress to a third-round meeting with defending champion Michael Smith, to whom he lost 4–1. Razma defeated reigning champion Dave Chisnall on his way to reaching the semi-finals of the 2024 Baltic Sea Darts Open, where he was beaten 7–4 by eventual tournament winner Rob Cross.
Razma reached the third round of the 2025 World Championship. He won his first-round match 3–1 against Christian Kist after losing the first set. He also lost the first set of his second-round tie against Dirk van Duijvenbode, where he claimed another 3–1 victory. He was eliminated following a 4–1 defeat to Stephen Bunting.
Playing style Razma is known for his preference for throwing for treble 19 rather than the standard treble 20.
World Championship results BDO 2014: First round (lost to Geert De Vos 1–3) 2015: Second round (lost to Brian Dawson 3–4) 2016: Second round (lost to Jamie Hughes 1–4)
PDC 2020: First round (lost to Harry Ward 2–3) 2021: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3) 2022: First round (lost to Steve Lennon 1–3) 2023: Second round (lost to Gary Anderson 1–3) 2024: Third round (lost to Michael Smith 1–4) 2025: Third round (lost to Stephen Bunting 1–4) 2026: Third round (lost to Gian van Veen 1–4)
Performance timeline BDO Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016BDO Ranked televised eventsWorld ChampionshipDNQ 1R 2R 2R World TrophyDNQ 1R 1R 1R World Masters L32 L32 L16 L48 Finder MastersDNQ RR RR RR
PDC Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026PDC Ranked televised eventsWorld ChampionshipDNQ 1R 2R 1R 2R 3R 3R 3R World MastersA non-ranked event until 2025Did not qualify Prel. 1R UK OpenDNQ 5R 3R 5R 3R 3R 3R 5R 5R World MatchplayDNQ 1RDNQ World Grand PrixDNQ QFDNQ European ChampionshipDNQ 1R 1R DNQ 2RDNQ 2R 1R 1RDNQ 1R 2RPDC Non-ranked televised events World CupDNP 2RDNP 2R 2R RR RR QF World Series FinalsDNQ2RDNPDNQCareer statisticsYear-end ranking9086534935 334245
European Tour Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2017Did not qualifyEDT1R 2018EDODNQGDG1RGDODNQADODNQEDG2RDDMDNQGDTDNQDDO2RDid not qualify 2019EDO1RGDC1RDid not qualifyEDG1RDDMDNQDDODNQCDO1RDid not qualify 2020BDCDNQGDCDNQEDG1RIDO2R 2021HDT1RGDTDNQ 2022IDO2RGDCDNQGDG3RADO3REDODNQCDODNQEDG2RDDC1REDMSFHDT3RGDODNQBDO2RGDTDNQ 2023BSDDNQEDODNQIDO1RGDGDNQADO1RDDC2RBDODNQCDO2REDG3REDMDNQGDO2RHDT1RGDC1R 2024Did not qualifyADO1RBSDSFDDC1RDid not qualifySDT3RCDO1R 2025Did not qualifyGDG3RADO1REDGDNQDDCDNQEDO1RBSDDNQFDTDNQCDO2RDid not qualify 2026Did not qualifyEDG1RADO3RIDO2RBSDDNQSDO2REDODNQHDT1RDid not qualifyDDC
Players Championships Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2017BARDNPMIL1RMIL1RBAR1RBAR2RWIG1RWIG1RMILDNPMILDNPWIG2RWIG1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RDUB1RDUBSFBAR3RBAR2R 2018BAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR1RMIL1RMIL3RBAR2RBAR3RWIG2RWIG2RMIL1RMIL1RWIG2RWIG2RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR2RDUBFDUB1RBAR1RBAR3R 2019WIG1RWIG1RWIG2RWIG1RBAR2RBAR2RWIG2RWIG3RBAR1RBAR2RBAR2RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RWIG1RWIG4RBAR1RBAR1RHIL2RHIL2RBAR3RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RDUB1RDUB3RBAR2RBAR2R 2020BAR1RBAR1RWIG1RWIG3RWIG1RWIG2RBAR3RBAR2RMIL2RMIL4RMIL1RMIL2RMIL4RNIEFNIE3RNIE2RNIE1RNIE3RCOV2RCOV1RCOV4RCOV2RCOV1R 2021BOL1RBOL1RBOL3RBOLQFMIL2RMIL2RMIL1RMIL1RNIE1RNIE3RNIE3RNIE2RMIL1RMIL1RMIL1RMIL3RCOV1RCOV1RCOV1RCOV1RBARDNPBARDNPBARDNPBAR1RBAR3RBARSFBAR3RBAR2RBAR1RBAR2R 2022BAR2RBAR3RWIG3RWIG2RBAR2RBAR1RNIEFNIE1RBAR4RBAR3RBAR2RBAR1RBAR2RWIG1RWIG3RNIE1RNIE1RBAR3RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBARQFBAR1RBAR1RBAR3RBAR2RBAR1RBAR3R 2023BAR2RBAR3RBARQFBAR2RBAR4RBAR1RHIL1RHIL2RWIG1RWIG1RLEI1RLEI2RHIL2RHIL1RLEI2RLEI1RHIL2RHIL3RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR3RBAR1R 2024WIG1RWIG2RLEI1RLEI2RHIL1RHIL1RLEI1RLEI3RHIL1RHIL3RHILQFHILSFMIL1RMIL1RMIL2RMIL2RMIL1RMIL2RMIL2RWIG1RWIG3RMILQFMIL4RWIG2RWIG2RWIG1RWIG4RWIG1RLEI1RLEIQF 2025WIG2RWIG1RROS2RROS1RLEI1RLEISFHIL1RHIL1RLEI2RLEI2RLEI3RLEI1RROS3RROS2RHIL1RHIL3RLEI2RLEI2RLEI1RLEI4RLEI2RHIL2RHIL1RMIL2RMIL3RHIL1RHIL1RLEI3RLEI1RLEI3RWIG2RWIG1RWIG1RWIG4R 2026HIL2RHIL3RWIG2RWIG2RLEI1RLEI1RLEI3RLEI3RWIG3RWIG2RMIL2RMIL2RHIL1RHIL2RLEI2RLEI2RLEI2RLEI1RMIL2RMIL2RWIG2RWIG1RLEI3RLEIQFHIL1RHIL1RLEI1RLEI1RROS1RROS1RROSROSLEILEI
World Series Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Nordic Masters
Nordic & Baltic Tour Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2016DNP 2020 2021 2022DNP
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