| Wessel Nijman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nijman at the 2025 World Championship | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 26 June 2000 Uitgeest, Netherlands | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 2017 | ||||
| Darts | 23g 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 (2 February 2025) | ||||
| 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 | |||||
Players Championships
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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.
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.
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.
In 2020 Nijman was suspended for fixing a game against David Evans in the Modus A Night at the Darts event. 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.
2023
In 2023 Nijman came back to the international darts circuit and competed in the 2023 PDC Development Tour series, winning three titles. 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. In his first match at the Alexandra Palace, he played against darts veteran Steve Beaton, losing 3–1 in sets.
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. He won seven titles at Development Tour 8 (DT8), DT13, DT16, DT17, DT19, DT21 and DT22.
On 1 October, Nijman won his first senior PDC title at Players Championship 24, defeating Stephen Bunting 8–5 in the final.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2024: First round (lost to Steve Beaton 1–3)
- 2025: Second round (lost to Joe Cullen 0–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | DNQ | Suspended | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | DNQ | Suspended | DNQ | Prel. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | DNQ | Suspended | DNQ | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | Suspended | DNQ | RR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNQ | Suspended | DNQ | 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 | DNQ | NH | DNQ | NH | PDC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | - | 157 | - | - | - | 149 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 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 |
- ^ Not a Tour card holder
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. |
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
References
- ^ "Wessel Nijman - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ Allen, Dave (14 April 2018). "2018 PDC Unicorn Development Tour 1-2". PDC. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Phillips, Josh (1 March 2020). "Meikle and Nijman land Development Tour titles". PDC. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Wessel Nijman and Kyle McKinstry suspended with match-fixing cases to answer". Sky Sports. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "DRA Statement on Nijman". Darts Regulation Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (28 April 2023). "Nijman & Bialecki prevail as latest Winmau Development Tour weekend begins". PDC. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (9 June 2023). "Nijman secures second Development Tour crown of 2023 in Hildesheim". PDC. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (15 July 2023). "Nijman and Rafferty celebrate Development Tour wins in Leicester". PDC. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (19 August 2023). "Van Veen tops Development Tour Order of Merit as 2023 season concludes". PDC. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (3 November 2024). "2024 Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts field confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (27 July 2024). "Nijman & Springer share Development Tour success". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Wagner, Connor (12 October 2024). "Nijman wins back-to-back Development Tour titles in Wigan". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Allen, Dave (1 October 2024). "First senior PDC title for Nijman at Players Championship 24". PDC.tv. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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