Benjamin Pratnemer

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Benjamin Pratnemer
Personal information
Nickname"The Star"
Born (1979-03-31) 31 March 1979 (age 45) [1] [2]
Maribor, Slovenia
Home townMaribor, Slovenia
Darts information
Playing darts since2018
Darts20 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2017–2020
PDC 2019–2020
WDF 2021–
Current world ranking (WDF) 10 Increase2.svg 1 (24 November 2024) [3]
(PDC) 182 Steady2.svg (24 November 2024) [4]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2024
World Masters Last 32: 2019
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 96: 2020
Other tournament wins
Hungarian Classic 2018
Hungarian Masters 2018
Slovenia Open 2021
Balaton Masters 2022
World Open 2022
Slovak Masters 2023
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
EDF European Ch'ship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Podčetrtek Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Podčetrtek Men's singles

Benjamin Pratnemer (born 31 March 1979) is a Slovenian professional darts player.

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Career

Pratnemer won the PDC Eastern Europe World Championship qualifier in 2019, defeating János Végső of Hungary 6–1 in the final, which meant he qualified for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship. He became the second Slovenian after Osmann Kijamet in 2010 to qualify for the event.

On 7 February 2020, he qualified for his first PDC European Tour event. He played in the 2020 Belgian Darts Championship, where he lost 5–6 in the first round against Wesley Plaisier. Since 2021 Pratnamer has been playing on the WDF Circuit picking up a couple of wins in Slovenia & Hungary.

In 2023, Pratnemer participated in the PDC 2023 Q-School, in an attempt to get a tourcard. He got to the final phase, where he finished 28th with 3 points.

World Championship results

PDC

WDF

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament2019
Winmau World Masters L32

PDC

Tournament2020
PDC World Championship 1R
Performance timeline legend
DNPDid not play in the event#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament

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References

  1. "Benjamin Pratnemer – Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
  2. "Dart Profis – Benjamin Pratnemer". Dartn.de.
  3. "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.