Lewy Williams
Lewis “Lewy” Williams (born 18 January 2002 in Swansea) is a Welsh professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation events.
| Lewis Williams | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Lewis Williams |
| Nickname | The Prince of Wales |
| Born | 18 January 2002[1] Swansea, Wales |
| Home town | Swansea, Wales |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2017 |
| Darts | 25 Gram Target Lewy Williams Gen 1 |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2018– |
| Current world ranking | 93  1 (28 November 2021)[2] |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2022 |
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2021 |
| UK Open | Last 64: 2020 |
Born in Swansea, Williams moved to Liverpool, where he was training as a hairdresser.
He 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]
Williams secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School in February 2021, sealing his professional status with a day to spare.[5]
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.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2022: Ongoing
References
- https://www.mastercaller.com/players/lewis-williams
- "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Rising star Lewy Williams set expectations ahead of Q-School". Darts News. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "INTERVIEW: WILLIAMS AIMING HIGH AFTER UK OPEN RUN: "THE DREAM IS TO GET A TOUR CARD AND BE PLAYING ON THE TOUR WEEK IN WEEK OUT WITH THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD"". Darts News. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- "Lewis Williams and Jon Worsley secure PDC tour cards". BBC. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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