Andreas Harrysson

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Andreas Harrysson
Personal information
Nickname"Dirty Harrysson"
Born (1975-06-03) 3 June 1975 (age 49) [1]
Sweden
Home town Målilla, Sweden
Darts information
Playing darts since1999
Darts21g One80 Sword Edge
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Black Rose" by Volbeat
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2013–2020
PDC 2019
WDF 2013–
Current world ranking (PDC) 159 Steady2.svg (24 November 2024) [2]
(WDF) 51 Decrease2.svg 1 (8 December 2024) [3]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2020
World Masters Last 32: 2024
Other tournament wins
Denmark Masters 2024
Finnish Masters 2018
Nordic Cup 2022
PDC Challenge Tour 2024 (x2)
PDCNB Tour 2022, 2024
MODUS Super Series 7 2024
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
WDF World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Esbjerg Men's team
WDF Europe Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Budapest Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Šamorín Men's pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Šamorín Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Šamorín Men's overall
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Egmond aan Zee Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Egmond aan Zee Men's pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Egmond aan Zee Men's overall
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Gandía Men's team

Andreas Harrysson (born 3 June 1975) is a Swedish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events.

Contents

Career

2016

In 2016 Harrysson won the Nordic Cup Men Singles.

Andreas Harrysson also played at the WDF Europe Cup for the first time, reaching the semi-finals of the 2016 edition, losing out to Wales player Jim Williams.

2017

In 2017 Andreas became the Swedish champion for the first time.

2018

In 2018 Harrysson defended the Swedish title and also won the WDF Finnish Masters and WDF Europe Cup Men Teams as well as the Nordic Cup Pairs.

2019

Harrysson added a third consecutive Swedish title in 2019, joining the likes of Stefan Lord and Magnus Caris in winning it three times.

In September he qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship as the Baltic & Scandinavian Qualifier. [4]

2020

At Lakeside Harrysson made his first appearance in a televised event. At the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship, televised live on Eurosport, Harrysson won his preliminary round game 3–2 in sets against the 2019 World Masters champion John O'Shea before losing out to number one seed Wesley Harms in the first round 3–2 in sets.

Harrysson made his PDC debut in October 2020 at the 2020 International Darts Open, after qualifying via the Nordic & Baltic qualifier. He defeated Benito van de Pas in the first round before losing out to James Wade in the second round.

2021

Harrysson made his second appearance on the European Tour at the 2021 Gibraltar Darts Trophy. He won his first game against Keane Barry before losing out to Danny Noppert in the second round.

2023

In June Andreas participated in the World Series of Darts for the first time. At the 2023 Nordic Darts Masters he lost in the first round to Michael van Gerwen.

In December Harrysson hit a nine-dart finish in a deciding leg in a 4–3 win against Andreas Toft-Jørgensen in the Modus Super Series. [5]

2024

Harrysson made his third appearance on the European Tour at the 2024 Belgian Darts Open. He defeated Gian van Veen 6-1 in the first round with an average of 107.27. In the second round he lost out to Gary Anderson 6–5 in a last leg decider.

In March, in Group A Session 1 of Week 5 of Modus Super Series 7, Harryson posted a 117.88 in a 4–0 whitewash of Michael Burgoine. [6] Andreas followed this up with winning the event and becoming the second player in history to win three MODUS Super Series weekly events. By winning the event he qualified for the MODUS Super Series Champions Week. Harrysson withdrew from the Nordic Cup in order to participate in Champions Weeek.

In May Harrysson won the Modus Super Series 7 Champions Week. He defeated Cam Crabtree 4–3 in the final, finishing 121 on the Bullseye in the deciding leg. Harrysson received £25,000 in prize money for his victory.

In September, Andreas participated in the Modus Super Series 9 week 2. Qualifying through Saturdays final day by winning group A, then eventually picking up week 2 title qualifying for Modus Super Series 9 Champions week. Where he will be looking for his second series win.

Also in September Andreas Harrysson picked up three gold medals with team Sweden at the WDF Europe Cup. Winning the pairs event with Johan Engström, team event and the men's overall event.

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

Performance timeline

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ 1R NH 1R DNQ
World Masters 1R DNQ 2R 3R 1R 2R NH 2R NH 4R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)------165166--

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2020 BDC
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
IDO
2R
2021 HDT
DNQ
GDT
2R
2022 IDO
DNP
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNP
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
HDT
DNP
GDO
DNP
BDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNP
EDO
DNP
IDO
DNP
GDG
DNP
ADO
DNP
DDC
DNP
BDO
DNP
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
HDT
DNP
GDC
DNP
2024 BDO
2R
GDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
BSD
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
FDT
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
SDT
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
L#
Lost in # round
Round-robin
Last # stage
DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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  6. AVERAGE OF THE YEAR!?!?!😱 | Andreas Harrysson vs Michael Burgoyne. MODUS Super Series Darts on YouTube . 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.