Wessel Nijman

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Wessel Nijman
Wessel Nijman 2024.png
Nijman at the 2025 World Championship
Personal information
Born (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 24) [1]
Uitgeest, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since2017
Darts23g Mission Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2016–2020, 2023–
(Tour Card: 2024–)
Current world ranking ( PDC ) 55 Steady2.svg (12 January 2025) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 272: 2018
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2025
UK Open Last 96: 2024
Grand Slam Group Stage: 2024
PC Finals Last 64: 2024
World Series Finals Last 16: 2024
Other tournament wins
PDC Development Tour 2018, 2020, 2023 (x3), 2024 (x7)

Players Championships

Players Championship (WIG) 2024

Wessel Nijman (born 26 June 2000) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won his first ranking PDC title at Players Championship 24 in 2024.

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In his youth career, Nijman won 12 titles on the PDC Development Tour and reached the semi-finals at the 2023 PDC World Youth Championship, making him one of the most successful players in the history of the PDC’s youth system.

Career

2018

In 2018 Nijman played in PDC Development Tour events, and won the second event, defeating Bradley Brooks 5–4 in the final. [3]

2019

Nijman was able to qualify for the 2019 Czech Darts Open in Prague as an Associate Member qualifier, but was beaten 6–0 by Corey Cadby in the first round. He also qualified for the 2019 Gibraltar Darts Trophy, where he won 6–5 against Darren Webster before losing to Mensur Suljović.

2020

Nijman also won the fourth Development Tour event in 2020. [4]

In 2020 Nijman was suspended for fixing a game against David Evans in the Modus A Night at the Darts event. [5] Nijman admitted having taken payment to ensure he would lose the match 4–0. The Darts Regulation Authority banned Nijman for five years starting from 18 August 2020, with the latter two and a half years of that ban suspended. [6]

2023

In 2023 Nijman came back to the international darts circuit and competed in the 2023 PDC Development Tour series, winning three titles. [7] [8] [9] He qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship via his Development Tour ranking. His placing of third on the Order of Merit secured him a two-year Tour Card for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. [10] In his first match at the Alexandra Palace, he played against darts veteran Steve Beaton, losing 3–1 in sets. [11]

2024

In his debut year on the Pro Tour Nijman qualified for the 2024 Austrian Darts Open (European Tour 5), where he defeated Romeo Grbavac 6–5 before losing 6–3 to Danny Noppert in the second round. Nijman also qualified for the sixth European Tour event of the year, the 2024 Baltic Sea Darts Open, where he achieved a 6–3 victory over Luke Littler, before losing to Michael van Gerwen 6–2.

Nijman topped the 2024 PDC Development Tour series Order of Merit, which qualified him for the 2024 Grand Slam of Darts. [12] He won seven titles at Development Tour 8 (DT8), DT13, DT16, DT17, DT19, DT21 and DT22. [13] [14]

On 1 October, Nijman won his first senior PDC title at Players Championship 24, defeating Stephen Bunting 8–5 in the final. [15]

World Championship results

[16]

PDC

Performance timeline

[16]

Tournament20182019202020212022202320242025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQSuspended 1R 2R
World Masters DNQSuspendedDNQ Prel.
UK Open DNQSuspendedDNQ 3R
Grand Slam of Darts DNQSuspendedDNQ RR
Players Championship Finals DNQSuspendedDNQ 1R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Series of Darts Finals Did not play 2R
PDC World Youth Championship RR 3R Suspended SF QF
WDF Ranked televised events
World Masters 1R DNQNHDNQNHPDC
Career statistics
Year-end ranking-157---149

PDC European Tour [16]

Season12345678910111213
2019 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
DNP		 GDO
DNP		 ADO
DNP		 EDG
DNP		 DDM
DNQ		 DDO
DNQ		 CDO
1R		 ADC
DNP		 EDM
DNP		 IDO
DNQ		 GDT
2R
2024 BDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 ADO
2R		 BSD
2R		 DDC
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 FDT
DNQ		 HDT
QF		 SDT
3R		 CDO
DNQ

PDC Players Championships [16]

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2019 [nb 1] WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 WIG
DNP		 HIL
1R		 HIL
3R		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 DUB
DNP		 DUB
DNP		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R
2024 WIG
2R		 WIG
2R		 LEI
1R		 LEI
3R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
1R		 LEI
2R		 LEI
1R		 HIL
3R		 HIL
2R		 HIL
3R		 HIL
3R		 MIL
4R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
F		 MIL
2R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
3R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
3R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
4R		 WIG
W		 WIG
1R		 WIG
4R		 WIG
SF		 WIG
4R		 LEI
2R		 LEI
QF
  1. ↑ Not a Tour card holder
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

  1. ↑ "Wessel Nijman - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Allen, Dave (14 April 2018). "2018 PDC Unicorn Development Tour 1-2". PDC . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Phillips, Josh (1 March 2020). "Meikle and Nijman land Development Tour titles". PDC . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Wessel Nijman and Kyle McKinstry suspended with match-fixing cases to answer". Sky Sports. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "DRA Statement on Nijman". Darts Regulation Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Gorton, Josh (28 April 2023). "Nijman & Bialecki prevail as latest Winmau Development Tour weekend begins". PDC . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Gorton, Josh (9 June 2023). "Nijman secures second Development Tour crown of 2023 in Hildesheim". PDC . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Gorton, Josh (15 July 2023). "Nijman and Rafferty celebrate Development Tour wins in Leicester". PDC . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Gorton, Josh (19 August 2023). "Van Veen tops Development Tour Order of Merit as 2023 season concludes". PDC . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Wood, Kieran (19 December 2023). "They showed the evidence they had and I basically couldn't do anything Wessel Nijman candid about past match fixing suspension". Darts News. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Gorton, Josh (3 November 2024). "2024 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts field confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  13. ↑ Gorton, Josh (27 July 2024). "Nijman & Springer share Development Tour success". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  14. ↑ Wagner, Connor (12 October 2024). "Nijman wins back-to-back Development Tour titles in Wigan". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  15. ↑ Allen, Dave (1 October 2024). "First senior PDC title for Nijman at Players Championship 24". PDC.tv. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Wessel Nijman Results". Click On Darts. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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