Lewy Williams
Welsh darts player (born 2002)
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Lewis "Lewy" Williams (born 18 January 2002) is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
| Lewy Williams | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Lewis Williams |
| Nickname | "The Prince of Wales" |
| Born | 18 January 2002[1] Swansea, Wales |
| Home town | Pontardawe, Wales[2] |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2017 |
| Darts | 25g Target Signature Gen 1 |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs[2] |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2018– |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Last 64: 2022, 2023 |
| UK Open | Last 64: 2020 |
| European Championship | Last 32: 2021 |
Career
Williams qualified for the 2020 UK Open via the Riley's qualifiers,[3] and defeated Robert Owen, Adrian Gray and José de Sousa, before losing in a last leg decider in the last 64 to Steve West.[4]
He secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School in February 2021, sealing his professional status with a day to spare.[5] On his PDC Pro Tour debut at 2021 Players Championship 1, Williams beat 2020 World Matchplay champion Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts and three-time PDC World champion Michael van Gerwen to reach the last 16 where he was defeated by 2021 Masters champion Jonny Clayton.[6]
Williams made his television debut on 14 October 2021 in the 2021 European Championship, losing in the first round to José de Sousa 6–4.
Personal life
World Championship results
PDC
- 2022: Second round (lost to Gabriel Clemens 0–3) (sets)
- 2023: Second round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 0–3)
Personal life
Lewy attended Cwmtawe Community School.[7]
Performance timeline
PDC
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship | DNQ | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||
| UK Open | 4R | 2R | 2R | 3R | |||||||||||||
| European Championship | DNP | 1R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Non-ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Youth Championship | RR | 2R | RR | RR | |||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 170 | 93 | 60 | 85 | |||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
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