Vicky Pruim (born 24 February 1974) is a Belgian-born Swedish darts player who plays internationally for Sweden and in competitive darting events around the world.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Antwerp Lightning" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1974 Antwerp, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Chester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | One80 Vicky Pruim 23g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 1990, 1999–2002, 2016–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2016-Current | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF W) 18  22 (5 September 2022)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Semi Final: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pruim started her career in 1987, successfully defending her Belgium No. 1 ladies title for 13 years. She moved to Sweden in 2002, where she gained Swedish nationality, and became part of the Swedish Darts Federation national team. She qualified for the BDO World Darts Championship in 2002, 2018, and 2020. Pruim reached the last 16 of the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. She won the women's singles Gold Medal for Sweden at the 2017 WDF World Cup in Japan and achieved bronze for Sweden at the 2019 WDF World Cup in Romania. Pruim moved to England in 2019 and now resides in Chester with her partner Lainey Webb.
Career
edit1990–2002
editIn 1990, Pruim reached the Final of the WDF Europe Cup. In 1999, she reached the Last 16 of the WDF World Cup and Quarter Final of the World Masters. In 2001, she won the Dutch Open. She reached the Semi Final of the 2002 BDO World Darts Championship, where she lost to Trina Gulliver 2–0.
2016–present
editIn 2016, Pruim won the Finnish Masters and Finnish Open. In 2017, she won the Finnish Masters for a second time. She qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the playoff qualifiers. In the tournament, she played Trina Gulliver in the Last 16 losing 2–1.
In March 2024, Pruim won a first WDF title in almost seven years, defeating Beau Greaves in the final of the Isle of Man Classic.[2]
World Championship results
editBDO/WDF
edit- 2002: Semi-finals (lost to Trina Gulliver 1–2) (sets)
- 2018: First round (lost to Trina Gulliver 1–2)
- 2020: First round (lost to Corrine Hammond 0–2)
- 2022: Second round (lost to Lorraine Winstanley 0–2)
References
edit- ^ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (11 March 2024). "BEAU GREAVES GRABS ANOTHER WDF TITLE, BUT NARROWLY MISSES OUT ON MAKING IT A WEEKEND DOUBLE". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.