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 40) [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 24 Decrease2.svg 1 (21 April 2024) [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
PC Finals Semi Final: 2023
Masters Last 24: 2022, 2023
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.

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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 5–6.

In December 2020, he became the first German player to reach the round of 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 the semi-final 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 already defeated world number one Gerwyn Price in the previous round. [5]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017
Winmau World Masters 2R Did not qualify SF

PDC

Tournament2018201920202021202220232024
PDC World Championship DNQ 2R 1R 4R 3R SF 3R
UK Open 3R 5R 6R 6R 5R 4R 4R
World Matchplay DNQ 2R 1R 1R 1R
World Grand Prix DNQ 2R 1R 1R 1R
European Championship DNQ 1R 1R 1R 1R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQ 2R RR RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals 3R 3R 2R 2R 1R SF
Non-major televised events
Masters DNQ 1R 1R 1R
PDC World Cup of Darts DNP SF QF QF SF
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ 1R DNQ 1R DNQ 1R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking633931251922

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
DDC
EDO
GDC
FDT
HDT
SDT
CDO
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

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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