Marko Pusa

Marko Pusa
Personal information
Nickname"The Flying Fin"
Born (1977-04-15) 15 April 1977 (age 47)
Hollola, Finland
Home townHollola, Finland
Darts information
Playing darts since1995
LateralityLeft-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1998–2005
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipQuarter Finals 2001
World MastersSemi Finals 1999
World TrophyLast 32 2002
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Norway Open
Finland Open
WDF World Cup Team
2001
2005
2005

Marko Pusa (born 15 April 1977) is a Finnish former darts player.

Career

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Pusa made his televised debut at the 1999 Winmau World Masters, reaching the semi-finals with wins over Andy Gudgeon, former World Champion Steve Beaton and Andy Jenkins before losing to Wayne Jones. In 2000, Pusa reached the final of the Finnish Open, losing to Mervyn King. In 2001, he made his debut at the BDO World Darts Championship, beating Colin Monk in the first round and then saw off Jez Porter in round two, averaging 101.40. He then faced then-Masters champion John Walton in the quarter-finals, where he lost 14 straight legs against the Englishman, a Lakeside record. Pusa went on to win just two legs as Walton won the match 5–0 and eventually became World Champion.

Pusa bounced back by winning the 2001 Norway Open, beating Kevin Painter in the final. He returned to Lakeside the next year, beating Matt Clark in the first round, but lost to Australian Tony David who like Walton the previous year, went on to win the tournament. Pusa won the 2005 Finnish Open, beating Sweden's Kenneth Hogwall in the semis before beating King in the final. Pusa has since not played on the circuit very often and is no longer ranked by the BDO or the WDF.

World Championship Results

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BDO

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