Niels Zonneveld

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Niels Zonneveld
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Zonneveld in 2021
Personal information
Nickname"Triple Z"
Born (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 26)
Uitgeest, Netherlands [1]
Home townUitgeest, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since2014
Darts23g Shot Darts Signature
Laterality Left-handed
Walk-on music"Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2019–
(Tour Card: 2019–)
Current world ranking ( PDC ) 48 Steady2.svg (2 February 2025) [2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2024
UK Open Last 32: 2022
PC Finals Last 16: 2023, 2024
World Series Finals Quarter Final: 2021
Other tournament wins
PDC Development Tour 2018, 2021

Niels Zonneveld (born 22 July 1998) [3] is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a current PDC Tour Card holder and is a two-time winner on the PDC Development Tour. He also reached the quarter-finals at the 2021 World Series of Darts Finals.

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Career

Zonneveld started playing on the PDC Development Tour in 2018, picking up his first title on the tour in only his fourth event where he defeated Joe Davis 5–2 in the final. [4] At the end of the 2018 Development Tour season, he finished 9th on the Order of Merit ranking.

He attended European Q-School in 2019, where he won his PDC Tour Card on Day 1, beating Christian Gödl 5–1 in the final. [5] He made it to the semi finals of the 2020 PDC World Youth Championship but lost to the eventual champion Bradley Brooks 6–1. Zonneveld qualified for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship through the PDPA Rest of the World Qualifier. [6] [7] This was his debut at the competition. [8] He went out in the first round, being whitewashed by William O'Connor 3–0 in sets. [9]

He qualified for the 2021 World Series of Darts Finals as one of the four Tour Card holder qualifiers, [10] where he had his deepest run at a PDC televised event. He reached the quarter finals, including a 6–4 victory over Gary Anderson in the second round. [11] His run was ended by Krzysztof Ratajski. [12]

At the 2022 Belgian Darts Open, Zonneveld upset reigning World Champion Peter Wright in the second round, beating him 6–5. The game became known for Wright's refusal to fist bump Zonneveld before the deciding leg, a gesture common amongst darts players. [13] [14] Zonneveld reflected on the incident on the Double Top podcast in 2024, stating that the close win over Wright was "kind of the ultimate revenge", but explained that Wright apologised afterwards. [15] [16]

Zonneveld earned his first win at the PDC World Darts Championship when he defeated Darren Webster 3–1 in the first round of the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. [17]

Zonneveld reached his first European Tour semi-final when he defeated Jonny Clayton to progress to the semi-finals of the 2024 Czech Darts Open. [18] He lost 7–6 to Kim Huybrechts, missing a match dart to make the final and ending his chances of qualifying for the 2024 European Championship. [19]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament2018201920202021202220232024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 1R 2R
UK Open DNP 1R 3R 2R 5R 3R 2R
Players Championship Finals DNQ 2R DNQ 1R 3R 3R
Non-ranked televised events
World Series of Darts Finals DNPDNQ QF DNQ
PDC World Youth Championship RR 3R SF 2R 2R DNP
Career statistics
Year-end ranking-146791136973

PDC European Tour

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

PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2021 BOL
1R		 BOL
1R		 BOL
1R		 BOL
1R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
QF		 MIL
1R		 MIL
2R		 NIE
2R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
1R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
4R		 MIL
1R		 COV
2R		 COV
1R		 COV
3R		 COV
3R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
DNP
2022 BAR
2R		 BAR
QF		 WIG
4R		 WIG
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
2R		 NIE
2R		 NIE
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
QF		 BAR
1R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R
2023 BAR
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 HIL
2R		 HIL
2R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
2R		 LEI
SF		 LEI
1R		 HIL
4R		 HIL
4R		 LEI
1R		 LEI
2R		 HIL
2R		 HIL
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
QF		 BAR
4R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R
2024 WIG
2R		 WIG
QF		 LEI
3R		 LEI
4R		 HIL
2R		 HIL
2R		 LEI
1R		 LEI
1R		 HIL
2R		 HIL
3R		 HIL
QF		 HIL
1R		 MIL
QF		 MIL
2R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
4R		 MIL
3R		 MIL
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
3R		 WIG
3R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
2R		 LEI
3R		 LEI
3R
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. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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  4. ↑ "2018 PDC Unicorn Development Tour 3-4". PDC.tv. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Niels Zonneveld seals PDC Tour card at 2019 European Qualifying School". Sky Sports News . 4 January 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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  7. ↑ "Niels Zonneveld plaatst zich voor WK Darts" [Niels Zonneveld qualifies for the World Darts Championship]. Uitgeest Online. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Allen, Dave (13 December 2020). "Stars old & new preparing for Ally Pally experience". PDC.tv. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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