Nitin Kumar

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Nitin Kumar
Personal information
Full nameNitin Sharda Kumar
Nickname"The Royal Bengal"
Born (1985-11-14) 14 November 1985 (age 39) [1]
Tamil Nadu, India
Home town Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Darts information
Playing darts since1995
Darts23g Winmau
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Mundian To Bach Ke" by Panjabi MC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2006, 2011–2020
PDC 2015, 2018–
Current world ranking ( PDC ) NR (30 July 2025) [2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship Last 96: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2025
Other tournament wins
PDC Asian Tour 2023

Nitin Sharda Kumar (born 14 November 1985) is an Indian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Darts career

In 2011, he represented Team India at the 2011 WDF World Cup along with Amit Gilitwala, Sarthak Patel, Chandrika Singh & Phalgun Tiruvasu.

In 2014, he represented India at the 2014 PDC World Cup of Darts along with Amit Gilitwala, where they lost 5–0 in the first round to the Belgian pair of Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts.

In 2015, he represented India at the 2015 PDC World Cup of Darts along with Ashfaque Sayed, where they lost 5–0 in the first round to the German pair of Jyhan Artut and Max Hopp.

In 2018, he won the Indian Qualifier for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Ankit Goenka 5–0 in the final. In his First Round match with Jeffrey de Zwaan he could win three legs before losing 3-0. In 2019, he won the Indian Qualifier for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Ravi Bhat 6–1 [3] in the final. In 2021, he won the Indian Qualifier for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Vikehelie Suohu 6–0 [4] in the final to secure a third appearance in four years.

In 2025, he once again won the Indian Qualifier for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, getting drawn against Martin Lukeman. During the match, he was finally able to win his first set ever in the Worlds. However, he went on to lose nevertheless against Lukeman with a score 3-1.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
PDC World Championship DNP 1R 1R DNP 1R DNP 1R
Non-major televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts 1R DNP RR
Career statistics
Year-end ranking---152143-124--145
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

References

  1. "Nitin Kumar". Mastercaller.com. 14 November 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. "Kumar & Pratnemer secure World Championship places".
  4. "Shibata, Kumar, Schmutzler join list of International Qualifiers".