Chris Landman

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Chris Landman
Chris Landman Darts Actueel 2023.jpg
Landman in 2023
Personal information
Nickname"The Countryman"
Born (1981-01-17) 17 January 1981 (age 44)
Wapenveld, Netherlands
Home town Hattem, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since2011
Darts21 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Crazy on the Dancefloor " by DJ Norman
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2016–2020
PDC 2022–
(Tour Card: 2024–)
WDF 2016–2023
Current world ranking ( PDC ) 68 Increase2.svg 16 (12 January 2025) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Runner-Up: 2023
World Masters Last 16: 2017
World Trophy Last 32: 2018, 2019
Finder Masters Last 24 Group: 2018
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2022
UK Open Last 128: 2024
PC Finals Last 64: 2023, 2024
Other tournament wins
Catalonia Open 2017
Slovak Open 2020
Italian Open 2021
Northern Ireland Matchplay 2022
PDC Challenge Tour 2023
MODUS Super Series Week 2024
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
WDF Europe Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Budapest Men's pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Budapest Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Budapest Men's overall

Chris Landman (born 17 January 1981) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won a PDC Challenge Tour in 2023 and was the runner-up at the 2023 WDF Lakeside World Championship. He was also the runner-up at a Players Championship event in 2023.

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Career

2017

Landman won the 2017 Catalonian Open, reached the quarter-final of the 2017 WDF World Cup Singles, and reached the Last 16 of the 2017 BDO World Masters.

2018

Landman qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the Regional Table Qualifiers, losing to Derk Telnekes 3–0 in sets in the preliminary round.

2019

Landman also qualified for the 2019 BDO World Championship, losing in the first round to Kyle McKinstry 3–2.

2020

Landman qualified for the 2020 BDO World Championship and reached the quarter-finals after beating Dave Parletti 3–2 and Ben Hazel 4–3 before losing to eventual champion Wayne Warren 5–3.

2021

Landman qualified for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the West Europe Qualifier. He whitewashed S in the qualifier before defeating Niels Zonneveld 6–5 in a deciding leg, beating Mats Gies in the final 6-3. He played former BDO World Champion Scott Mitchell in the Last 96, beating him 3-0. This set up a clash with seeded player Ian White in the last 64, to whom Landman lost 3-1. Landman then went to Q-School, where he failed to gain a tour card. In 2022, Landman won the Northern Ireland Matchplay beating Shaun Griffiths 5–1.

Landman qualified for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship as the 7th seed. He whitewashed Davie Kirwan 3–0, defeated Thomas Junghans 3–2, the number 2 seed, defending 2022 champion, Neil Duff 4–3 and the number 3 seed, 2006 BDO World Champion, Jelle Klaasen 5–3 in sets to reach the final where he was defeated by number 1 seed Andy Baetens 6–1.

Landman competed in the 2023 PDC Challenge Tour series and won event one, defeating Lukas Wenig 5–2 in the final. [2] Landman received call–ups for 2023 PDC Players Championship series events filling in as a reserve for an absent tour card holder virtue of his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. At Players Championship 7, Landman reached the final, losing to Krzysztof Ratajski 8–1.

In January 2024, Landman earned a Tour Card for the first time at the 2024 Q-School by finishing fourth on the European Q-School Order of Merit. [3]

Career finals

WDF major finals: 1 runner up

Legend
World Championship (0–1)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore [N 1]
Runner-up1. 2023 World Darts Championship Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Andy Baetens 1–6 (s)
  1. (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

World Championship results

BDO

WDF

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ 2R DNQ 1R
World Masters DNQ Prel.
UK Open DNP 2R
Players Championship Finals DNQ 1R 1R
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ PR 1R QF NHDNQ F PDC
World Masters 1R 6R 4R DNQNH 5R NHPDC
World Trophy DNP 1R 1R NH
Finder Darts Masters DNQ RR NH
Career statistics
Year-end ranking10710384


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2024 BDO
1R
GDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
BSD
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
FDT
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
SDT
DNQ
CDO
DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2023 [nb 1] BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
QF
BAR
4R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
WIG
F
WIG
1R
LEI
2R
LEI
1R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
LEI
2R
LEI
2R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
2024 WIG
1R
WIG
1R
LEI
2R
LEI
2R
HIL
3R
HIL
3R
LEI
4R
LEI
1R
HIL
2R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
HIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
4R
MIL
4R
MIL
2R
WIG
3R
WIG
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
3R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
1R
LEI
SF
LEI
1R
  1. Not a Tour card holder
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.
Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round
DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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