Wesley Harms
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| Wesley Harms | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "Sparky" |
| Born | 11 June 1984 Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| Home town | Heerhugowaard, Netherlands |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2003 |
| Darts | Red Dragon |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2008–2020 |
| PDC | 2020–2022 |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Semi-final: 2012, 2013 |
| World Masters | Semi-final: 2012 |
| World Trophy | Semi-final: 2017 |
| Finder Masters | Semi-final: 2013 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| UK Open | Last 96: 2020 |
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2012, 2018 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| BDO International Open British Open Denmark Open England Classic England National Ch'ships England Open French Open German Masters Isle of Man Masters Italian Grand Masters Scottish Open Slovak Open Sunparks Masters Swiss Open Westfries Open WDF Europe Cup Pairs WDF Europe Cup Team WDF World Cup Pairs WDF World Cup Singles | 2011 2019 2019 2018, 2019 2019 2012, 2014, 2015 2012 2015, 2016 2019 2016, 2017, 2018 2013, 2019 2019 2014 2012 2018 2016 2012 2015 2013 |
| Other achievements | |
| Dirksland Open 2014 | |
Wesley Harms (born 11 June 1984) is a former Dutch professional darts player.
Career
[edit]Harms won the BDO International Open in 2011,[1] defeating Stephen Bunting in the final.
Harms qualified for the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship as the 13th seed. He defeated Martin Phillips, Robbie Green, and fellow débutant Paul Jennings to reach the semi-final where he was defeated 6–5 by Tony O'Shea. Harms's performance, followed by subsequent strong runs in the coming months, saw him briefly top the WDF world rankings. Among Harms's other achievements were reaching the semi-finals of the Winmau World Masters in 2012, repeating his world championship semi-final run in 2013 where he was once again beaten by O'Shea, winning the WDF World Cup in 2013 beating world number one Stephen Bunting 7–6 in the final, and reaching the semi-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters in 2013 where he was beaten 3–2 by Bunting. However, he was defeated in the second round of the 2014 World Championship by Tony Eccles after throwing for the match in the sixth set and missing one dart at double 16 to win, also leaving double 18 for the match in the next leg only to see Eccles hit 122 for the set.
2020
[edit]Harms won a PDC Tour Card on day 4 of the European Q School.
2022
[edit]Harms did not compete in Q-School following the expiration of his PDC Tour Card, hence he did not retain it.
2023
[edit]As of May he has started to play darts again and plays in the MODUS Super Series.
Personal life
[edit]Wesley Harms played under the nickname "Sparky" because he is an electrician in the Netherlands.[citation needed]
World Championship results
[edit]BDO
[edit]- 2012: Semi-finals (lost to Tony O'Shea 5–6)
- 2013: Semi-finals (lost to Tony O'Shea 4–6)
- 2014: 2nd round (lost to Tony Eccles 3–4)
- 2015: 1st round (lost to Jeff Smith 1–3)
- 2016: Quarter-finals (lost to Jamie Hughes 1–5)
- 2017: 1st round (lost to Krzysztof Ratajski 0–3)
- 2018: 1st round (lost to Wayne Warren 1–3)
- 2019: 2nd round (lost to Willem Mandigers 2–4)
- 2020: 2nd round (lost to Scott Waites 2–4)
Career finals
[edit]WDF major finals: 1 (1 title)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2013 | World Cup Singles |  Stephen Bunting
|
7–6 (s) |
Performance timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | DNP | SF | SF | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | ||
| BDO World Trophy | Not held | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | PDC | ||||
| Winmau World Masters | 1R | 3R | SF | 6R | 5R | 5R | QF | 5R | 5R | 3R | PDC | |
| Finder Darts Masters | RR | RR | RR | SF | RR | RR | QF | QF | RR | NH | ||
| UK Open | Did not qualify | 3R | ||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | DNP | 2R | RR | RR | Did not qualify | 2R | RR | DNQ | ||||
| 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
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