Dylan Slevin (born 19 November 2002) is an Irish professional darts player who plays in the

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(PDC) events. He obtained a

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in January 2023. He previously won two medals in the WDF Europe Cup Youth and represented his country during the WDF World Cup in youth competitions.

Career

In the second decade of the 21st century, he was a leading youth player in

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. As a member of the Irish youth (boys) team, he won the medal twice in the WDF Europe Cup Youth, bronze in 2018 and gold in 2019.

2022

In November 2022, he participated in the Irish Open. On his way to the final, he defeated several of the top players in the

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ranking, including Nick Kenny,

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and

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. In the final, he lost to

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by 3–6 in legs. In the Irish Classic, he ended his participation in the fourth round after losing to

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by 3–4 in legs. This year, Slevin participated in the PDC Development Tour, reaching the semi-finals twice. He managed to qualify for the PDC World Youth Championship 2022, in the group stage, he remained unbeaten and would eventually reach the quarter-finals, in which he lost 4–6 with

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2023

In January 2023, he took part in the PDC Q-School qualifying tournament. On the fourth day of the tournament finals, he obtained a

for the next two years. In early February, he made his debut during the first 2023 PDC Players Championship tournament, by advancing to the semi-finals, where he lost to Jamie Hughes by 2–7 in legs. In 2023, he took part in the

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where he defeated

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, Robbie Knops, before losing to Joe Cullen of England by 7–10 in legs. In March he secured his first PDC title, winning the second tournament of PDC Development Tour, in the final he won 5–4 against Luke Littler. Slevin made his

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debut in the 2023 Austrian Darts Open where he lost to John Henderson of Scotland by 4–6 in legs. Throughout the whole season he appeared in seven European Tour events, but failed to qualify for 2023 European Championship. He finished on 65th place of Players Championship Order of Merit, initially not qualifying for

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. However, ninth seed

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withdrew prior to the tournament due to the imminent birth of his second child and Slevin came directly into the draw to replace him. In the First round he lost in the deciding leg to

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5–6. Slevin was able to qualify for 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, finishing in 50th place on the Pro Tour Order of Merit.

2024

At the World Championship, Slevin was up against Florian Hempel. He lost the first round match 1–3, despite winning the first set and hitting a 167 checkout in the second set.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2024: First round (lost to Florian Hempel 1–3)

Performance timeline

PDC European Tour

References

External links

Personal website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slevin, Dylan 2002 births Living people Irish darts players Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders People from Listowel, County Kerry People from Borrisokane Sportspeople from County Tipperary Sportspeople from County Kerry