Wesley Harms

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Wesley Harms
Personal information
Nickname"Sparky"
Born (1984-06-11) 11 June 1984 (age 40)
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Home town Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since2003
DartsRed Dragon
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"It's My Life" by Bon Jovi
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2008–2020
PDC 2020–2022
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Semi-final: 2012, 2013
World Masters Semi-final: 2012
World Trophy Semi-final: 2017
Finder Masters Semi-final: 2013
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open Last 96: 2020
Grand Slam Last 16: 2012, 2018
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
BDO International Open
British Open
Denmark Open
England Classic
England National Ch'ships
England Open
French Open
German Masters
Isle of Man Masters
Italian Grand Masters
Scottish Open
Slovak Open
Sunparks Masters
Swiss Open
Westfries Open
WDF Europe Cup Pairs
WDF Europe Cup Team
WDF World Cup Pairs
WDF World Cup Singles
2011
2019
2019
2018, 2019
2019
2012, 2014, 2015
2012
2015, 2016
2019
2016, 2017, 2018
2013, 2019
2019
2014
2012
2018
2016
2012
2015
2013
Other achievements
Dirksland Open 2014

Wesley Harms (born 11 June 1984) is a former Dutch professional darts player.

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Career

Harms won the BDO International Open in 2011, [1] defeating Stephen Bunting in the final.

Harms qualified for the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship as the 13th seed. He defeated Martin Phillips, Robbie Green, and fellow débutant Paul Jennings to reach the semi-final where he was defeated 6–5 by Tony O'Shea. Harms's performance, followed by subsequent strong runs in the coming months, saw him briefly top the WDF world rankings. Among Harms's other achievements were reaching the semi-finals of the Winmau World Masters in 2012, repeating his world championship semi-final run in 2013 where he was once again beaten by O'Shea, winning the WDF World Cup in 2013 beating world number one Stephen Bunting 7–6 in the final, and reaching the semi-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters in 2013 where he was beaten 3–2 by Bunting. However, he was defeated in the second round of the 2014 World Championship by Tony Eccles after throwing for the match in the sixth set and missing one dart at double 16 to win, also leaving double 18 for the match in the next leg only to see Eccles hit 122 for the set.

2020

Harms won a PDC Tour Card on day 4 of the European Q School.

2022

Harms did not compete in Q-School following the expiration of his PDC Tour Card, hence he did not retain it.

2023

As of May he has started to play darts again and plays in the MODUS Super Series.

Personal life

Wesley Harms played under the nickname "Sparky" because he is an electrician in the Netherlands.[ citation needed ]

World Championship results

BDO

Career finals

WDF major finals: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2013 World Cup Singles Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 7–6 (s)

Performance timeline

Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
BDO World Championship DNP SF SF 2R 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 2R
BDO World Trophy Not held 1R QF 1R SF 2R QF PDC
Winmau World Masters 1R 3R SF 6R 5R 5R QF 5R 5R 3R PDC
Finder Darts Masters RR RR RR SF RR RR QF QF RR NH
UK Open Did not qualify 3R
Grand Slam of Darts DNP 2R RR RR Did not qualify 2R RR DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNPDid not play at the eventDNQDid not qualify for the eventNYFNot yet founded#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finalsSFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament

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