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Wessel Nijman
Personal information
Born (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 23)[1]
Uitgeest, Netherlands
Home townUitgeest
Darts information
Playing darts since2017
Darts23g Target Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2016–2020, 2023–
(Tour Card: 2024-)
Current world ranking100 Steady (10 March 2024)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 272: 2018
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 96: 2024
UK OpenLast 96: 2024
Other tournament wins
PDC Development Tour 2018, 2020, 2023 (x3)

Wessel Nijman (born 26 June 2000) is a Dutch professional darts player.

Career

He played in PDC Development Tour events, and won his first title in 2018, defeating Bradley Brooks in the final. 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. Nijman also won a 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.[3] 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.[4]

In 2023 Nijman came back on the international darts circuit and managed to qualify for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship via the PDC Development Tour, where he won three titles during the year, finished overall at 3rd place and also secured Tour card for seasons 2024 and 2025. In his first match at the Alexandra Palace, he faced darts veteran Steve Beaton, losing 1-3.[5]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ Suspended 1R
UK Open DNQ Suspended DNQ 3R
PDC Non-major televised events
PDC World Youth Championship RR 3R Suspended SF
WDF Ranked televised events
World Masters 1R DNQ NH DNQ 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


Performance Table Legend
DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament

References

  1. ^ "Wessel Nijman - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Wessel Nijman and Kyle McKinstry suspended with match-fixing cases to answer". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. ^ "DRA Statement on Nijman". Darts Regulation Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. ^ Wood, Kieran. "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.

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