Jim Williams (darts player)
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| Nickname | "The Quiff" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1984 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Presteigne, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 25 Gram signature One80 darts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2012–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2021– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2012–2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 42  (21 April 2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Runner-up: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Semi-final: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Winner (1): 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Runner-up: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2023, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 64: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2018, 2019, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2022, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championships
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Jim Williams (born 27 July 1984) is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career[edit]
Williams first ever rose to prominence in October 2012 at the Winmau World Masters in Hull. There he beat four players in the preliminary rounds to reach the main stage, most notably defeating reigning Lakeside World Champion Christian Kist 3–2 in his final match. Once on stage, he beat established campaigners Jan Dekker 3–1 and Ross Montgomery 3–2 to reach the quarter-finals, before losing out to eventual champion Stephen Bunting by 3 sets to 1.
In February 2013, he came closest to winning his first BDO ranking title, beating Jan Dekker and Remco van Eijden to reach the Scottish Open final, before losing 5–4 to Wesley Harms. In April, he made it to the semi-finals of the German Open, beating Paul Jennings and Richie George, but lost to champion Geert De Vos. One week later, he defeated Glen Durrant, Tony Eccles and John Walton to reach the last 4 of the Polish Open, but was beaten by Jeffrey de Graaf. In the Autumn, he lost to Tony O'Shea in the semis of the Romanian Open, and a fourth semi-final placing in 2013 came at the Northern Ireland Open. Add to that three further quarter final results last year and it amounts to a seeding place at Williams' first Lakeside. Williams made his debut at Lakeside in 2014 as the sole Welsh representative in the men's competition, and hoped to emulate countrymen Leighton Rees, Richie Burnett and Mark Webster by becoming BDO World Champion, but lost in the first round to Dave Prins.
In 2015, on the tour, Williams had some successful tournament runs, including a Final at the German Masters, losing out 6–4 to Wesley Harms. A last-8 in his home Welsh Open before eventually losing out to eventual winner Glen Durrant 4–0. Then a semi-final at the Polish Open, losing out to eventual winner Darius Labanauskas. Another final at the England national after defeating World number one Glen Durrant and Berkshire's Jason Heaver in the semi-final, he eventually lost out 6–5 to Cambridgeshire's Dennis Harbour. Another Quarter-final at Belgian Open where he lost out 4–2 the eventual winner Jeffrey de Graaf. Then his first ranking event title came at the Antwerp Open where he beat Brian Dawson in the quarters Fabian Roosenbrand in the semi-final before defeating Sven Verndock 2–0 in sets to become the 2015 Antwerp Open Champion. Also in 2015, Williams became Welsh individuals champion defeating Wayne Warren 2–0 in sets in the final. He also collected his first Welsh cap in the six nations of darts, and has been called up to represent Wales at the World cup in Turkey. In October, he went on to reach the final of the English classic, defeating Darryl Fitton 5–4 in the semi-final before going on to lose 6–2 to good friend Glen Durrant in the final. He then went on to the World Masters in Hull, losing out in the last 32 3 sets to 1 to Darius Labanauskas. He then went on to the Turkish Open, completing the singles and pairs double, winning the pairs with fellow countryman Martin Phillips, and then going on to defeat Phillips in the singles final 6 legs to 5 to become the 2015 Turkish Open Champion.
In 2019, Williams attempted to secure a PDC tour card. After failing to get a tour card, which would have allowed Williams to compete within the Professional Darts Corporation, he told Dartsnews.com: "I am definitely staying with the BDO. I will possibly do a few PDC Challenge Tours but I’m not sure to be honest." [2] In 2020, he reached the BDO World Championship final, but lost to Wayne Warren 7 sets to 4. This turned out to be the last ever BDO World Championship final, as the organization went into liquidation later that year. After failing to secure a PDC tour card for both the 2020 and 2021 PDC Pro Tour, Williams finally earned a tour card for the 2022 season by winning the 2021 PDC Challenge Tour, which also earned him a place in both the 2021 Grand Slam of Darts, and the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship.
PDC[edit]
Since 2021 he is playing on the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) circuit. He qualified for his first PDC World Championship after winning the UK Challenge Tour, where he was beaten by Joe Cullen in the last 64. In only his 6th attempt he won a Pro Tour Event in which he beat Ricky Evans in the final 8-6 to pick up £12,000. In the 2024 PDC World Championship, he knocked out Peter Wright, at the time the 4th seed, in the 2nd round.
World Championship performances[edit]
BDO[edit]
- 2014: First round (lost to Dave Prins 0–3) (sets)
- 2016: Second round (lost to Wesley Harms 3–4)
- 2017: Second round (lost to Jamie Hughes 1–4)
- 2018: Quarter-finals (lost to Glen Durrant 4–5)
- 2019: Semi-finals (lost to Glen Durrant 3–6)
- 2020: Runner-up (lost to Wayne Warren 4–7)
PDC[edit]
- 2022: Second round (lost to Joe Cullen 2–3)
- 2023: Third round (lost to Gabriel Clemens 3–4)
- 2024: Third round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 1–4)
Career finals[edit]
BDO major finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)[edit]
| Legend |
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| World Championship (0–1) |
| Zuiderduin Masters (0–1) |
| BDO World Trophy (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | Zuiderduin Masters |  Danny Noppert
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3–5 (s) |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | BDO World Trophy | Richard Veenstra
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8–6 (l) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2020 | World Darts Championship |  Wayne Warren
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4–7 (s) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
Performance timeline[edit]
BDO
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| BDO World Championship | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 2R | 2R | QF | SF | F | ||
| BDO World Trophy | NH | 2R | DNQ | 1R | 1R | SF | W | NH | ||
| Winmau World Masters | QF | 3R | 2R | 5R | 6R | QF | SF | 2R | NH | |
| Finder Darts Masters | DNP | SF | RR | F | SF | NH | ||||
PDC
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| PDC World Championship | Non-PDC | 2R | 3R | 3R | ||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | DNQ | 4R | 4R | 3R | ||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | RR | RR | DNQ | RR | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNQ | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | - | - | 160 | 93 | 59 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| 2022 | IDO DNP |
GDC DNQ |
GDG 1R |
ADO 2R |
EDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG 1R |
DDC WD |
EDM DNQ |
HDT 3R |
GDO 2R |
BDO DNQ |
GDT 1R |
| 2023 | BSD DNQ |
EDO 2R |
IDO DNQ |
GDG 3R |
ADO WD |
DDC 2R |
BDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG |
EDM |
GDO |
HDT |
GDC |
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| 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[edit]
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Nearly 6,000 players enter the BDO's Dutch Open but no Jim Williams or Scott Waites". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
External links[edit]
- "Jim Williams Player Profile". dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2014.