after the World Championship, outside of the top 64 who had full playing rights on the PDC. He entered Q School in an attempt to earn his place and lost in the final round 5–3 to Steve West on the fourth day. However, this result saw him finish inside the top 24 on the Q School Order of Merit to win a two-year tour card. Michels won three matches at the 10th Players Championship of the year, before losing 6–2 to Andy Hamilton in the last 16. This was very much Michels stand out display of 2014 as he could not get past the last 64 in any other event. He qualified for the 2015 German Darts Championship, but missed eight match darts during a 6–5 first round defeat to Ronny Huybrechts. In 2016 he played in all of the Challenge Tour events and reached the quarter-finals of the third one, where he lost 5–2 to Ryan Searle. World Championship results BDO 2006: First round (lost to Paul Hogan 0–3) 2010: First round (lost to John Henderson 1–3) PDC 2014: First round (lost to John Part 2–3) External links Mareno Michels' Profile and Stats on Darts Database References 1984 births Living people Dutch darts players Sportspeople from Dordrecht British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders