| Wessel Nijman | |
| Birth Date: | 2000 6, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Uitgeest, Netherlands |
| Homecountry: | Netherlands |
| Since: | 2017 |
| Darts: | 23g Mission Signature |
| Laterality: | Right-handed |
| Music: | "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams |
| Pdc: | 2016–2020, 2023– (Tour Card: 2024–) |
| World Masters: | Last 272: 2018 |
| Pdc World: | Last 96: 2024, 2025 |
| Grand Slam: | Group Stage: 2024 |
| Uk Open: | Last 96: 2024 |
| Pc Finals: | Last 64: 2024 |
| World Series Finals: | Last 16: 2024 |
| Results: | Players Championships |
Wessel Nijman (born 26 June 2000) is a Dutch professional darts player. He won his first senior PDC title in 2024.
In 2018 Nijman played in PDC Development Tour events, and won the second event, defeating Bradley Brooks 5–4 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 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.[2] 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.[3]
In 2023 Nijman came back to the international darts circuit and played on the PDC Development Tour again. He qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship via the PDC Development Tour, where he won three titles during the year. Nijman finished in third place on the Order of Merit which 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.[4]
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 won the 2024 PDC Development Tour series. He won seven titles at Development Tour 8 (DT8), DT13, DT16, DT17, DT19, DT21 and DT22.[5] [6]
On 1 October, Nijman won his first senior PDC title at Players Championship 24, defeating Stephen Bunting 8–5 in the final.[7]
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UK Open | DNQ | Suspended | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year-end ranking | style="text-align:center; | - | 157 | style="text-align:center; | - | style="text-align:center; | - | style="text-align:center; | - | 149 | |||||||||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
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| 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