Jim Williams (darts player)

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Jim Williams
Personal information
Nickname"The Quiff"
Born (1984-07-27) 27 July 1984 (age 40)
Cardiff, Wales
Home town Presteigne, Wales
Darts information
Playing darts since2004
Darts25 Gram signature One80 darts
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2012–2020
PDC 2021–
(Tour Card 2022–)
WDF 2012–2021
Current world ranking 46 Steady2.svg (24 November 2024) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Runner Up: 2020
World Masters Semi Final: 2018
World Trophy Winner (1): 2019
Finder Masters Runner-up: 2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2023, 2024
UK Open Last 64: 2022
Grand Slam Group Stage: 2018, 2019, 2021
PC Finals Last 64: 2022, 2023
Other tournament wins
Antwerp Open2015, 2017
BDO International Open2018
Belfry Open2018
Bruges Open2018
England Masters2018
England Open2019
French Open2017
Northern Ireland Open2018
PDC Challenge Tour2020, 2021
Scottish Open2020
Swiss Open2017
Turkish Open2015
WDF World Cup Singles2015
WDF World Cup Team2019
MAD Darts Welsh Belt Winner2020
UKDA National Singles Champion2023, 2024

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2022

Jim Williams (born 27 July 1984) is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2019 BDO World Trophy, was the runner-up at the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship and won his maiden PDC title in 2022.

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Career

In October 2012, Williams first rose to prominence at the 2012 Winmau World Masters in Hull. There he beat four players in the preliminary rounds to reach the main stage, most notably defeating reigning Lakeside World Champion Christian Kist 3–2 in his final match. Once on stage, he beat established campaigners Jan Dekker 3–1 and Ross Montgomery 3–2 to reach the quarter-finals, before losing out to eventual champion Stephen Bunting 3–1 in sets.

In February 2013, he came closest to winning his first BDO ranking title, beating Jan Dekker and Remco van Eijden to reach the Scottish Open final, before losing to Wesley Harms 5–4. In April, he made it to the semi-finals of the German Open, beating Paul Jennings and Richie George, but lost to champion Geert De Vos. One week later, he defeated Glen Durrant, Tony Eccles and John Walton to reach the last 4 of the Polish Open, but was beaten by Jeffrey de Graaf. In the Autumn, he lost to Tony O'Shea in the semis of the Romanian Open, and a fourth semi-final placing in 2013 came at the Northern Ireland Open. Add to that three further quarter final results last year and it amounts to a seeding place at Williams' first Lakeside. Williams made his debut at Lakeside in 2014 as the sole Welsh representative in the men's competition, and hoped to emulate countrymen Leighton Rees, Richie Burnett and Mark Webster by becoming BDO World Champion, but lost in the first round to Dave Prins.

In 2015, on the tour, Williams had some successful tournament runs, including a Final at the German Masters, losing out 6–4 to Wesley Harms. A last-8 in his home Welsh Open before eventually losing out to eventual winner Glen Durrant 4–0. Then a semi-final at the Polish Open, losing out to eventual winner Darius Labanauskas. Another final at the England national after defeating World number one Glen Durrant and Berkshire's Jason Heaver in the semi-final, he eventually lost out 6–5 to Cambridgeshire's Dennis Harbour. Another Quarter-final at Belgian Open where he lost out 4–2 the eventual winner Jeffrey de Graaf. Then his first ranking event title came at the Antwerp Open where he beat Brian Dawson in the quarters Fabian Roosenbrand in the semi-final before defeating Sven Verndock 2–0 in sets to become the 2015 Antwerp Open Champion. Also in 2015, Williams became Welsh individuals champion defeating Wayne Warren 2–0 in sets in the final. He also collected his first Welsh cap in the six nations of darts, and has been called up to represent Wales at the World cup in Turkey. In October, he went on to reach the final of the English classic, defeating Darryl Fitton 5–4 in the semi-final before going on to lose 6–2 to good friend Glen Durrant in the final. He then went on to the World Masters in Hull, losing out in the last 32 3 sets to 1 to Darius Labanauskas. He then went on to the Turkish Open, completing the singles and pairs double, winning the pairs with fellow countryman Martin Phillips, and then going on to defeat Phillips in the singles final 6–5 in legs to become the 2015 Turkish Open Champion.

PDC

In 2019, Williams attempted to secure a PDC Tour card. After failing to get a Tour card, which would have allowed Williams to compete within the Professional Darts Corporation, he told Dartsnews.com: "I am definitely staying with the BDO. I will possibly do a few PDC Challenge Tours but I’m not sure to be honest." [2] In 2020, he reached the BDO World Championship final, but lost to Wayne Warren 7–4 in sets. This turned out to be the last ever BDO World Championship final, as the organization went into liquidation later that year. After failing to secure a PDC tour card for both the 2020 and 2021 PDC Pro Tour, Williams finally earned a tour card for the 2022 season by winning the 2021 PDC UK Challenge Tour, which also earned him a place in both the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts, and the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship. He was beaten by Joe Cullen in the last 64 at the World Championship. He won his first senior PDC title at 2022's Players Championship 6, defeating Ricky Evans 8–6 in the final. Williams earned £12,000 in ranking money with his title win. [3] At the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship, Williams reached the third round but was narrowly defeated by Gabriel Clemens in a seven-set thriller.

At the 2024 PDC World Championship, he knocked out Peter Wright with a 3–0 victory in the second round, [4] before being knocked out by Raymond van Barneveld 4–1. [5] Williams got the late call-up and played alongside Jonny Clayton for Wales at the 2024 PDC World Cup of Darts in Germany after world No. 4 Gerwyn Price was ruled out due to health issues. They were defeated in the Second Round by Croatia 6-8. [6] [7]

World Championship performances

BDO

PDC

Career finals

BDO major finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Legend
World Championship (0–1)
Zuiderduin Masters (0–1)
BDO World Trophy (1–0)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore [N 1]
Runner-up1.2017 Zuiderduin Masters Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Noppert 3–5 (s)
Winner1.2019 BDO World Trophy Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Veenstra 8–6 (l)
Runner-up2.2020 World Darts Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wayne Warren 4–7 (s)
  1. ↑ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020
BDO World Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 2R 2R QF SF F
BDO World Trophy NH 2R DNQ 1R 1R SF W NH
Winmau World Masters QF 3R 2R 5R 6R QF SF 2R NH
Finder Darts Masters DNP SF RR F SF NH

PDC

Tournament20182019202020212022202320242025
PDC World Championship Non-PDC 2R 3R 3R 1R
UK Open DNQ 4R 4R 3R
Grand Slam of Darts RR RR DNQ RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNQ 1R 1R 1R
Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts Did not qualify 2R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking--160935940

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2022 IDO
DNP		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
1R		 ADO
2R		 EDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
1R		 DDC
WD		 EDM
DNQ		 HDT
3R		 GDO
2R		 BDO
DNQ		 GDT
1R
2023 BSD
DNQ		 EDO
2R		IDO
DNQ		GDG
3R		 ADO
WD		 DDC
2R		 BDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 HDT
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 BSD
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 FDT
DNQ		 HDT
2R		 SDT
1R		 CDO
DNQ


PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2020
[nb 1] 		BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 NIE
DNP		 NIE
DNP		 NIE
DNP		 NIE
DNP		 NIE
DNP		 COV
4R		 COV
1R		 COV
3R		 COV
1R		 COV
1R
2022 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
W		 NIE
DNP		 NIE
DNP		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
2R		 NIE
3R		 NIE
4R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R
2023 BAR
2R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
QF		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 HIL
3R		 HIL
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
3R		 LEI
1R		 LEI
DNP		 HIL
DNP		 HIL
DNP		 LEI
1R		 LEI
3R		 HIL
DNP		 HIL
DNP		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
SF		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
F
2024 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 LEI
3R		 LEI
4R		 HIL
DNP		 HIL
DNP		 LEI
3R		 LEI
2R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
3R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
3R		 MIL
3R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
4R		 MIL
QF		 MIL
1R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
3R		 LEI
2R		 LEI
1R		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
2R		 WIG
2R		 LEI
2R		 LEI
3R
  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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References

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  2. ↑ "Nearly 6,000 players enter the BDO's Dutch Open but no Jim Williams or Scott Waites". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Williams wins first ProTour title at Players Championship 6". PDC. 20 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Peter Wright beaten by Jim Williams, Luke Littler lights up oche". The Guardian . 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Van Barneveld victory sets up fascinating Luke Littler clash". The Guardian . 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "World Cup of Darts: Gerwyn Price ruled out for Wales and replaced by Jim Williams". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Price leaves 'big shoes' to fill - Williams". BBC. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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