Teemu Harju is a

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professional

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player who currently plays in

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(WDF) events. He won a silver medal at the WDF Europe Cup and represented

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during the

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and WDF Europe Cup.

Career

Harju was a prospective

player. He took part in the PDC World Youth Championship three times as a qualifier from Scandinavia. His best result was at the

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, where he defeated

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in the first round match by 5–1 in legs. In the second round he lost to Rhys Dudley by 3–5 in legs. At the end of September 2022, he was selected by the national federation to participate in the

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. On the third day of the tournament, he advanced to the finals of the singles competition, defeating Nick Kenny, Jan McIntosh and

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on the road to the final. In the final, he lost to Jacques Labre by 2–7 in legs and becoming the first singles medalist from

since

Ulf Ceder Ulf Ceder (born 17 April 1974) is a Finnish former professional darts player. Career Ceder reached the first round of the 1996 Winmau World Masters where he lost to Roland Scholten. Ceder then reached the last 32 stage of the 2004 WDF Europe ...

in 2012. In the team competition, advanced with his team to the quarter-finals, where they lost to the team from

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. In the pair competition, he was eliminated in the first phase.

Performance timeline

References

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