Willy van de Wiel (born 15 April 1982) is a Dutch former professional darts player.

BDO career

Van de Wiel won the 2008 Norway Open, beating Dave Chisnall, Stephen Bunting and John Henderson, before beating Paul Hanvidge in the final. He also made quarter-final appearances in the Swiss Open and the Welsh Classic. He received a wildcard entry into the 2008 Zuiderduin Masters, replacing Remco van Eijden who withdrew from the tournament to play in the

2009 PDC World Darts Championship The 2009 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 16th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event took place at Alexandra Palace in London from 19 D ...

. Van de Wiel lost both group games, losing 0–5 in legs to Brian Woods and 1–5 to Gary Robson. Van de Wiel earned one of the non-seeded places for the

2009 BDO World Darts Championship The 2009 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 32nd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation. Mark Webster was the defending men's champion having won the title for the first time in the 2008 final against ...

, meaning he avoided having to qualify for the event. He drew reigning BDO world champion Mark Webster in the first round and lost 0–3. He then reached the final of the 2009

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, losing to Darryl Fitton. He also won the 2009 Swedish Open, beating local Anders Astrom in the final.2009 Swedish Open
Retrieved 27 December 2010 He participated in the

2010 BDO World Darts Championship The 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 33rd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 25th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Ted Hankey was the defending men's champion ...

, exiting the tournament in the second round after losing 1–4 to Ted Hankey. Van de Wiel won the 2010 Hungarian Open by beating Joey ten Berge 6–5 in the final. Van de Wiel entered the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship as the ninth seed and defeated Scottish qualifier Alan Soutar in the first round before losing in the second round to Ross Smith.

Personal life

Van de Wiel lives with his partner Patty in

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and together they have a son named Luca (born 2011).

World Championship performances

BDO

* 2009: 1st round (lost to Mark Webster 0–3) * 2010: 2nd round (lost to Ted Hankey 1–4) * 2011: 2nd round (lost to Ross Smith 1–4) * 2012: 2nd round (lost to

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2–4) * 2013: 1st round (lost to Scott Waites 0–3)

Notes

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiel, Willy van de 1982 births Living people Dutch darts players People from Gilze en Rijen British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation associate players Sportspeople from North Brabant