Gabriel Clemens

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Gabriel Clemens
Gabriel Clemens 2023 (cropped).jpg
Clemens in 2023
Personal information
Nickname"German Giant"
Born (1983-08-16) 16 August 1983 (age 41) [1]
Saarlouis, West Germany (now Germany)
Home town Saarwellingen, Germany [1]
Darts information
Playing darts since2002
Darts23 Gram Target Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Wonderwall" by Oasis
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2008–2018
PDC 2018–
(Tour Card: 2018–)
Current world ranking 37 Steady2.svg (12 January 2025) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Semi Final: 2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Semi Final: 2023
World Matchplay Last 16: 2020
World Grand Prix Last 16: 2020
UK Open Last 16: 2020, 2021
Grand Slam Last 16: 2019
European Ch'ship Last 32: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
PC Finals Semi Final: 2023
Masters Last 24: 2022, 2023, 2024
World Series Finals Last 24: 2019, 2021, 2023
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
EDU European Ch'ship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Caorle Men's cricket

Gabriel Clemens (born 16 August 1983) is a German professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number thirty-seven. He reached the semi-finals at the 2017 World Masters, the 2023 PDC World Championship and the 2023 Players Championship Finals.

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Career

In 2017, Clemens made the semi-finals of the World Masters, and missed match darts against the BDO number one Mark McGeeney to reach the final.

In January 2018, he gained a two-year PDC Tour Card. He won the fourth day of European Q-School by defeating the Dutchman Vincent Kamphuis 5–3 in the final. In his first year on the circuit, he reached the final of 2018 PDC Players Championship 11, where he took on two-time world champion Gary Anderson. Clemens missed two match-darts to win the title and lost 6–5.

In December 2020, he became the first German player to reach the last 16 in the PDC World Darts Championship, after beating reigning champion Peter Wright 4–3. [3] [4]

Clemens during the 1. Mannheim Darts Gala in 2022 Gabriel Clemens - 2022337222010 2022-12-03 1.Mannheim Darts Gala - Sven - 1D X MK II - 2843 - B70I3736.jpg
Clemens during the 1. Mannheim Darts Gala in 2022

Clemens reached two major semi-finals in the 2023 season. Firstly, he reached the semi-finals of the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, becoming the first German player to reach that stage of the competition, before suffering a 6–2 defeat to Michael Smith, having defeated world number one Gerwyn Price in the previous round. [5] [6] He then went on to make the semi-finals of the 2023 Players Championship Finals, where he lost to Michael van Gerwen.

Personal life

In August 2024, Clemens married his partner Lisa in a ceremony on the island of Mallorca. [7]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017
Winmau World Masters 2R Did not qualify SF

PDC

Tournament20182019202020212022202320242025
PDC World Championship DNQ 2R 1R 4R 3R SF 3R 2R
UK Open 3R 5R 6R 6R 5R 4R 4R
World Matchplay DNQ 2R 1R 1R 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix DNQ 2R 1R 1R 1R DNQ
European Championship DNQ 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ 2R RR RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals 3R 3R 2R 2R 1R SF 1R
Non-ranked televised events
Masters DNQ 1R 1R 1R
PDC World Cup of Darts DNP SF QF QF SF 2R
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ 1R DNQ 1R DNQ 1R 1R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking63393125192237

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2016 DDM
DNQ		 GDM
DNQ		 GDT
DNP		 EDM
DNP		 ADO
DNP		 EDO
DNP		 IDO
DNP		 EDT
DNP		 EDG
1R		 GDC
DNP
2017 GDC
DNP		 GDM
DNP		 GDO
DNQ		 EDG
1R		 GDT
DNP		 EDM
DNP		 ADO
DNP		 EDO
DNP		 DDM
DNP		 GDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNP		 EDT
DNP
2018 EDO
2R		 GDG
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 ADO
1R		 EDG
1R		 DDM
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ		 DDO
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 IDO
1R		 EDT
2R
2019 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
1R		 GDG
1R		 GDO
1R		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDM
DNQ		 DDO
2R		 CDO
DNQ		 ADC
DNQ		 EDM
2R		 IDO
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2020 BDC
2R		 GDC
2R		 EDG
2R		 IDO
2R
2021 HDT
DNQ		 GDT
3R
2022 IDO
1R		 GDC
2R		 GDG
2R		 ADO
3R		 EDO
1R		 CDO
1R		 EDG
1R		 DDC
DNQ		 EDM
3R		 HDT
1R		 GDO
1R		 BDO
QF		 GDT
QF
2023 BSD
1R		 EDO
1R		IDO
2R		 GDG
2R		 ADO
DNQ		 DDC
2R		 BDO
3R		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
2R		 EDM
2R		 GDO
1R		 HDT
1R		 GDC
QF
2024 BDO
2R		 GDG
1R		 IDO
3R		 EDG
QF		 ADO
1R		 BSD
1R		 DDC
1R		 EDO
1R		 GDC
DNQ		 FDT
3R		 HDT
3R		 SDT
DNQ		 CDO
2R
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

Career finals

PDC world series finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
World Series of Darts (0–1)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1. 2019 German Darts Masters Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 6–8 (l)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gabriel Clemens". PDC.
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Gill, Samuel (27 December 2020). "Reigning World Champion Wright knocked out by Clemens at World Championship". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Clemens-Wahnsinn im Ally Pally" (in German). Sport1. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Gorton, Josh (2 January 2023). "Van Gerwen and Smith to collide in blockbuster World Championship final". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Gill, Samuel (2 January 2023). "Smith reaches third PDC World Darts Championship final after comprehensive win over Clemens with 19 180's". Darts News. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Gill, Samuel (19 August 2024). "Wedding bells for Gabriel Clemens as German darting ace gets married". Dartsnews.com. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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