Brian Raman

{{Short description|Belgian darts player (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox darts player | name = Brian Raman | image = Brian Raman.png | caption = Raman in 2024 | fullname = | nickname = "The Riddler"<ref name="PDPA">{{cite web |title=Brian Raman PDPA Profile |url=https://pdpa.co.uk/player/brian-raman/ |website=Professional Darts Players Association |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="MC" /> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Schoten, Belgium<ref name="PDPA"/> | death_date = | death_place = | hometown = Wuustwezel, Belgium<ref name="PDPA"/> | since = 2012 | darts = 24g Bull's Signature<ref name="PDPA"/><ref name="MC"/> | laterality = Right-handed<ref name="MC"/> | music = "The Business" by Tiësto<ref name="PDPA"/><ref name="MC"/> | BDO = 2014–2020 | PDC = 2015– (Tour Card: 2022–23) | WDF = 2014–2022, 2024– | currentrank = {{WDF Rankings|Brian Raman}} | BDO World = Quarter-final: 2022 | World Masters = Last 64: 2024 | Dutch Open = Last 32: 2025, 2026 | World Darts Trophy = | PDC World = | Matchplay = | Grand Prix = | UK Open = Last 96: 2022 | European = | Premier League = | PC Finals = | results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap | '''Belfry Open'''| 2019 | '''Denmark Masters'''| 2019 | '''England Open'''| 2021 | '''Italian Open'''| 2024 | '''Romanian Open'''| 2025 | '''Swedish Masters'''| 2025 }} }} '''Brian Raman''' (born 14 October 1996) is a Belgian darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2021, he became the second Belgian WDF world number one, after Leo Laurens in 1993. Raman has won 6 WDF ranking titles.

== Career == In 2019, Raman won the Denmark Masters, beating Willem Mandigers in the Final. In September 2019, he qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship and played Paul Hogan in the Preliminary Round, losing 3 sets to 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dartsnews.com/bdo/kleermaker-impressive-in-easing-past-vos-hogan-also-through-with-routine-win-over-raman/|title=Kleermaker impressive in easing past Vos, Hogan also through with routine victory over Raman|website=dartsnews.com|date=5 January 2020}}</ref> In 2020, he attended PDC Q-school, where he reached a semi-final on day one of the final phase, losing out to Harald Leitinger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2020/01/16/2020-pdc-qualifying-school-day-one/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815020056/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2020/01/16/2020-pdc-qualifying-school-day-one|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2020|title=2020 PDC Qualifying School – Day One|website=pdc.tv|date=16 January 2020}}</ref>

Raman won a PDC Tour Card at 2022 Q-School by winning the second event of the final phase. He beat Jules van Dongen in the final 6–4.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fallon Sherrock out of PDC Q School Final Stage second day after 6-5 defeat to Joshua Richardson |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/12514853/fallon-sherrock-out-of-pdc-q-school-final-stage-second-day-after-6-5-defeat-to-joshua-richardson |website=Sky Sports |access-date=29 November 2024 |date=14 January 2022}}</ref>

During his two years as a PDC Tour Card holder, he was unable to reach the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit, hampered by a shoulder injury which required surgery in late 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stanley |first1=Lawrence |title=Brian Raman opens up on struggles with depression: ''Mentally I'm on the ground'' |url=https://dartsnews.com/wdf/brian-raman-opens-up-on-struggles-with-depression-mentally-im-on-the-ground |website=Dartsnews.com |access-date=30 November 2024 |date=7 March 2024}}</ref> Thus, he failed to retain his Tour Card, As a result, he attended 2024 Q-School. He was unable to win a new Tour Card and subsequently returned to playing WDF events. He has won two WDF ranking titles in 2025.<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://mastercaller.com/players/brian-raman|title=Brian Raman player profile|website=Mastercaller}}</ref>

==World Championship results== ===BDO=== * 2020: Preliminary round (lost to Paul Hogan 1–3)

===WDF=== * 2022: Quarter-finals (lost to Richard Veenstra 2-4) * 2024: Third round (lost to François Schweyen 2–3) * 2025: First round (lost to Jeffrey Sparidaans 2–3)

==Performance timeline == '''PDC''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tournament !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 |- | colspan="32" align="left" |'''PDC Ranked televised events''' |- | style="background:#efefef;"| UK Open | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Non-PDC | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 1R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 2R |- | colspan="16" align="left" |'''PDC Non-ranked televised events''' |- | style="background:#efefef;"| {{Nowrap|World Youth Championship}} | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 2R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"| QF | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP |- | colspan="23" align="left" |'''Career statistics''' |- |- bgcolor="efefef" | align="left" |'''Season-end ranking (PDC)''' | style="text-align:center;|- | style="text-align:center;|229 | style="text-align:center;|- | style="text-align:center;|173 | style="text-align:center;|- | style="text-align:center;|111 | style="text-align:center;|89 |- |}

'''BDO''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tournament !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 |- | colspan="32" align="left" |'''BDO Ranked televised events''' |- | style="background:#efefef;" | {{nowrap|World Championship}} | colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Did not qualify | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|Prel. |- | style="background:#efefef;" align=left| World Masters | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|2R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|NH |- |}

'''WDF''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tournament !! 2022 !! 2024 !! 2025 |- | colspan="32" align="left" | '''WDF Ranked major/platinum events''' |- | style="background:#efefef;" | World Championship | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd"|QF | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|1R |- | style="background:#efefef;" align=left| World Masters | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|PDC | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR |- |}

'''PDC European Tour''' {| class="wikitable" style="width:50%; margin:0" |- ! Season !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 |- | style="text-align:center;"background:#efefef;" | 2022 | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|IDO 3R | colspan="12" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Did not participate/qualify |- | style="text-align:center;"background:#efefef;" | 2023 | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|IDO 2R | colspan="7" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP/DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|GDO QF | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ |- | style="text-align:center;"background:#efefef;" | 2024 | colspan="9" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Did not participate/qualify | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|FDT 1R | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP/DNQ |- |}

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== External links == * {{Dartsdatabase|id=17555|name=Brian Raman}}

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