Shane Tichowitsch

Shane Tichowitsch (born 9 January 1967) is an Australian former professional darts player.

Shane Tichowitsch
Personal information
Nickname	"TNT"
Born	(1967-01-09) 9 January 1967 (age 58) Bundaberg, Australia
Home town	Bundaberg, Australia
Darts information
Playing darts since	1987
Darts	24g Dennis Priestley Winmau
Laterality	Left-handed
Walk-on music	"T.N.T." by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2005–2007
PDC	2008–2016, 2019–2021
WDF major events – best performances
World Trophy	Last 56: 2007
Int. Darts League	Preliminary round: 2007
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 64: 2011, 2013
Other tournament wins
Billabong Tavern Darts Open 2012 Cabbage Tree Hotel Open 2012 Coogee Bay Classic 2010 Dosh DPA Kazco Open 2012, 2012 DPA Australian Singles 2008 Gaels Club Open 2010 Goulburn Open 2010 Mittagong RSL Open 2014 NDDA Open 2014, 2014 Queensland Open 2010 Redcliffe Darts Open 2012 Revesby Workers Club Open 2010 Russell Stewart Classic 2010, 2012 SID Darts Open 2012 South Australian Open 2012, 2012 Southern Illawarra Open 2014

Career

Tichowitsch qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship. He is a semi-professional darts player and has been as high as 93 in the world. He qualified for the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship, however he was defeated 1–3 by Andy Smith in the last 64 of the competition.^[1]

In 2012, Tichowitsch won four successive events on the DartPlayers Australia tour, later finishing top of the Order of Merit and therefore returned to the World Championship in its 2013 edition.^[2][3] He lost to Dave Chisnall 0–3 in the first round, but his performance did not reflect the scoreline, with Chisnall admitting Tichowitsch deserved more out of the game. Tichowitsch averaged 92.07 and took out finishes of 161 and 144 against the world number 12.^[4]

In 2014, Tichowitsch won four events on the Australian Darts Tour and also qualified for the Perth Darts Masters (losing 6–2 to Paul Nicholson in the first round) and the Sydney Darts Masters (losing 6–1 to James Wade in the first round).^[5][6][7] Tichowitsch could only reach one final in 2015 which came at the Dosh Balcatta, but he lost 6–2 to Beau Anderson.^[8]

World Championship performances

PDC

• 2011: First round (lost to Andy Smith 1–3) (sets)
• 2013: First round (lost to Dave Chisnall 0–3)