Jim Widmayer (born August 23, 1969) is an American professional

darts Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard. Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...

player who plays in

British Darts Organisation The British Darts Organisation (BDO) was a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft. Made up of 66 member counties, it oversaw professional, semi-professional and amateur darts competitions in Britain. The BDO was a founder ...

(BDO) events.

Career

Widmayer played in the inaugural World Matchplay in

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, losing 6–8 in the first round to Keith Deller. Prior to the 2011 Winmau World Masters, Widmayer damaged his arm whilst clearing fallen trees in the wake of

Hurricane Irene Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 ...

.Jim escapes hurricane Irene to reach Last 24 in Winmau World Masters
BDO His injuries were not serious, and he went on to reach the televised stages of the tournament. In the last 24, he lost 2–3 in sets to

Rick Hofstra Rick Hofstra (born 21 April 1977) is a former Dutch professional darts player. Career Hofstra reached the quarter finals of the 2001 Belgium Open and the 2002 Swiss Open before making his major debut in the 2003 International Darts League, wh ...

after missing seven match darts. Widmayer qualified for the 2014 World Championship and entered in the preliminary stage, where he upset Garry Thompson 3–2 in sets. He played world number one

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in the first round and lost by 3 sets to 1. In the 2015 World Championship, Widmayer again entered in the preliminary stage, where he fought back to beat

Rhys Hayden Rhys Hayden (born 8 October 1994) is an English darts player playing in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He qualified for the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship. His nickname is "Lightning". Career BDO He reached the Last 16 of the 201 ...

3–2 in sets after being 2–0 down. His reward was a tie in the first round against

, who he lost to in the last 24 of the World Masters in 2011. He gained his revenge with a 3–1 victory, setting himself up with a tie against

Martin Adams Martin Adams (born 4 June 1956) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Nicknamed "Wolfie", he is a three-time BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion. He represents Cambridges ...

in the second round, which he lost 4–0.

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

* 2014: First round (lost to

1–3) (sets) * 2015: Second round (lost to

0–4) * 2019: Preliminary round (lost to Nigel Heydon 2–3) * 2023:

References

External links

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Official website
1969 births American darts players Living people Professional Darts Corporation associate players British Darts Organisation players {{US-darts-bio-stub