Lewy Williams

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Lewy Williams
Personal information
Full nameLewis Williams
Nickname"The Prince of Wales"
Born (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 24) [1]
Swansea, Wales
Home town Pontardawe, Wales [2]
Darts information
Playing darts since2017
Darts25g Target Signature Gen 1
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs [2]
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2018–
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship Last 64: 2022, 2023
UK Open Last 64: 2020
European Championship Last 32: 2021

Lewis "Lewy" Williams (born 18 January 2002) is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

Williams qualified for the 2020 UK Open via the Riley's qualifiers, [3] and defeated Robert Owen, Adrian Gray and José de Sousa, before losing in a last leg decider in the last 64 to Steve West. [4]

He secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School in February 2021, sealing his professional status with a day to spare. [5] On his PDC Pro Tour debut at 2021 Players Championship 1, Williams beat 2020 World Matchplay champion Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts and three-time PDC World champion Michael van Gerwen to reach the last 16 where he was defeated by 2021 Masters champion Jonny Clayton. [6]

Williams made his television debut on 14 October 2021 in the 2021 European Championship, losing in the first round to José de Sousa 6–4.

Personal life

Born in Swansea, Williams moved to Liverpool, where he trained as a barber. [5]

World Championship results

PDC

Personal life

Lewy attended Cwmtawe Community School. [7]

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament2020202120222023
PDC World Championship DNQ 2R 2R
UK Open 4R 2R 2R 3R
European Championship DNP 1R DNQ
Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Youth Championship RR 2R RR RR
Career statistics
Year-end ranking170936085

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2021 HDT
3R
GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
3R
Did not qualify GDO
2R
BDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
2R
Did not qualify
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

References

  1. "Lewy Williams". Mastercaller.
  2. 1 2 "Lewy Williams PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  3. "Rising star Lewy Williams set expectations ahead of Q-School". Darts News. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. "INTERVIEW: Williams aiming high after UK Open run: "The dream is to get a Tour Card and be playing on the tour week in week out with the best players in the world"". Darts News. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 Price, Siân (17 February 2021). "Lewis Williams and Jon Worsley secure PDC tour cards". BBC Sport Wales. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. "Teenager Lewis Williams beats three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen on debut". BBC Sport. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  7. "Pontardawe People: Lewy Williams". South Wales Media. 28 April 2021.