Jim Williams (darts player)

Jim Williams (born 27 July 1984) is a Welsh darts player who plays for the British Darts Organisation.

Career

Makes his debut at Lakeside 2014 as the sole Welsh representative in the men's competition, and hopes to emulate countrymen Leighton Rees, Richie Burnett and Mark Webster by becoming BDO World Champion.

A newcomer to the BDO international circuit, he first rose to prominence in October 2012 at the Winmau World Masters in Hull. There he beat four players in the preliminary rounds to reach the main stage, most notably defeating reigning Lakeside World Champion Christian Kist 3-2 in his final match. Once on stage he beat established campaigners Jan Dekker 3-1 and Ross Montgomery 3-2 to reach the quarter finals, before losing out to eventual champion Stephen Bunting by 3 sets to 1.

In February 2013 he came closest to winning his first BDO ranking title, beating Jan Dekker and Remco van Eijden to reach the Scottish Open final before losing 5-4 to Wesley Harms. In April he made it to the semi-finals of the German Open beating Paul Jennings and Richie George, but lost to champion Geert de Vos. One week later he defeated Glen Durrant, Tony Eccles and John Walton to reach the last 4 of the Polish Open, but was beaten by Jeffrey de Graaf. In the autumn he lost to Tony O'Shea in the semis of the Romanian Open, and a fourth semi-final placing in 2013 came at the Northern Ireland Open. Add to that three further quarter final results last year and it amounts to a seeding place at Jim's first Lakeside.

World Championship Performances

BDO

• 2014: 1st Round (lost to Dave Prins 0-3)

External links

• "Jim Williams Player Profile". dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-24.