Lewy Williams

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Lewis Williams
Personal information
Nickname"The Prince of Wales"
Born (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) [1]
Swansea, Wales
Home town Pontardawe, Wales [2]
Darts information
Playing darts since2017
Darts25 Gram Target Lewy Williams Gen 1
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2018–2024
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2022, 2023
UK Open Last 64: 2020
European Ch'ship Last 32: 2021

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

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Born in Swansea, Williams moved to Liverpool, where he has trained as a barber.

He 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]

Williams secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School in February 2021, sealing his professional status with a day to spare. [5]

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.

World Championship results

PDC

Personal life

Lewy attended Cwmtawe Community School. [6]

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament2020202120222023
PDC World Championship DNQ 2R 2R
UK Open 4R 2R 2R 3R
European Championship DNP 1R DNQ
Non-major 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
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
GDO
2R
BDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
2R
EDO
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
EDM
DNP
GDO
DNP
HDT
DNP
GDC
DNQ
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


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References

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  2. "Lewy Williams".
  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. "Lewis Williams and Jon Worsley secure PDC tour cards". BBC. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. "Pontardawe People: Lewy Williams". South Wales Media. 28 April 2021.