Jim Widmayer (born August 23, 1969) is an American professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He has competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments in the past. Two-time WDF Americas Cup medalist. He advanced to the WDF World Darts Championship four times.
| Jim Widmayer | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Captain America" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 23, 1969 Staten Island, New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Parrish, Florida, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22 gram G-Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Enter Sandman" by Metallica | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2008–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 1994–2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2008– | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 53  5 (14 November 2023)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2015, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 24: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2014, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Last 24: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Matchplay | Last 32: 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| US Open/WSoD | Last 16: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Widmayer played in the inaugural World Matchplay in 1994, losing 6–8 in the first round to Keith Deller.
Prior to the 2011 Winmau World Masters, Widmayer damaged his arm whilst clearing fallen trees in the wake of Hurricane Irene.[2] His injuries were not serious, and he went on to reach the televised stages of the tournament. In the last 24, he lost 2–3 in sets to Rick Hofstra after missing seven match darts.
Widmayer qualified for the 2014 World Championship and entered in the preliminary stage, where he upset Garry Thompson 3–2 in sets. He played world number one Stephen Bunting in the first round and lost by 3 sets to 1.
In the 2015 World Championship, Widmayer again entered in the preliminary stage, where he fought back to beat Rhys Hayden 3–2 in sets after being 2–0 down. His reward was a tie in the first round against Rick Hofstra, who he lost to in the last 24 of the World Masters in 2011. He gained his revenge with a 3–1 victory, setting himself up with a tie against Martin Adams in the second round, which he lost 4–0.
World Championship results edit
BDO/WDF edit
- 2014: First round (lost to Stephen Bunting 1–3) (sets)
- 2015: Second round (lost to Martin Adams 0–4)
- 2019: Preliminary round (lost to Nigel Heydon 2–3)
- 2023: Third round (lost to Jonny Tata 0-3)
References edit
- ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ Jim escapes hurricane Irene to reach Last 24 in Winmau World Masters Archived June 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine BDO
External links edit
- Player profile on Jim Widmayer from Dartsdatabase
- Official website
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