{{short description|Welsh darts player (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox darts player | image = | name = Lewy Williams | fullname = Lewis Williams | nickname = "The Prince of Wales" | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|01|18|df=y}}<ref name="MC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mastercaller.com/players/lewis-williams|title=Lewy Williams |website=Mastercaller}}</ref> | birth_place = Swansea, Wales | death_date = | death_place = | hometown = Pontardawe, Wales<ref name="PDPA">{{cite web |title=Lewy Williams PDPA Profile |url=https://pdpa.co.uk/player/lewy-williams/ |website=Professional Darts Players Association |access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref> | since = 2017 | darts = 25g Target Signature Gen 1 | laterality = Right-handed | music = "Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs<ref name="PDPA"/> | BDO = | PDC = 2018– | currentrank = | BDO World = | World Masters = | PDC World = Last 64: 2022, 2023 | Matchplay = | Grand Prix = | UK Open = Last 64: 2020 | European = Last 32: 2021 | Premier League = | PC Finals = }} '''Lewis "Lewy" Williams''' (born 18 January 2002) is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
==Career== Williams qualified for the 2020 UK Open via the Riley's qualifiers,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rising star Lewy Williams set expectations ahead of Q-School |url=https://dartsnews.com/pdc/rising-star-lewy-williams-sets-expectations-ahead-of-q-school-ill-be-disappointed-if-i-dont-get-a-tour-card |website=Darts News |access-date=3 March 2021 |date=7 February 2021}}</ref> and defeated Robert Owen, Adrian Gray and José de Sousa, before losing in a last leg decider in the last 64 to Steve West.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dartsnews.com/pdc/interview-williams-aiming-high-after-uk-open-run-the-dream-is-to-get-a-tour-card-and-be-playing-on-the-tour-week-in-week-out-with-the-best-players-in-the-world|title=INTERVIEW: Williams aiming high after UK Open run: "The dream is to get a Tour Card and be playing on the tour week in week out with the best players in the world"|date=12 April 2020|publisher=Darts News|access-date =18 February 2021}}</ref>
He secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School in February 2021, sealing his professional status with a day to spare.<ref name="BBC17Feb">{{cite web|first=Siân |last=Price |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/56106275|title=Lewis Williams and Jon Worsley secure PDC tour cards|website=BBC Sport Wales |date=17 February 2021|access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref> On his PDC Pro Tour debut at 2021 Players Championship 1, Williams beat 2020 World Matchplay champion Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts and three-time PDC World champion Michael van Gerwen to reach the last 16 where he was defeated by 2021 Masters champion Jonny Clayton.<ref name="BBC25Feb">{{cite web |date=25 February 2021 |title=Teenager Lewis Williams beats three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen on debut |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/56202698 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=2 February 2026}}</ref>
Williams made his television debut on 14 October 2021 in the 2021 European Championship, losing in the first round to José de Sousa 6–4.
==Personal life== Born in Swansea, Williams moved to Liverpool, where he trained as a barber.<ref name="BBC17Feb"/>
==World Championship results== ===PDC=== * 2022: Second round (lost to Gabriel Clemens 0–3) (sets) * 2023: Second round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 0–3)
==Personal life== Lewy attended Cwmtawe Community School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://southwalesmedia.com/pontardawe-people-lewy-williams| title= Pontardawe People: Lewy Williams| date= 28 April 2021| publisher=South Wales Media}}</ref>
==Performance timeline== '''PDC''' {| class="wikitable" style="width:30%; margin:0" |- ! Tournament !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 |- | style="background:#efefef;"| {{nowrap|PDC World Championship}} | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 2R |- | style="background:#efefef;"| UK Open | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 4R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 3R |- | style="background:#efefef;"| {{nowrap|European Championship}} | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 1R | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"| DNQ |- | colspan="15" align="left" |'''Non-ranked televised events''' |- | style="background:#efefef;"| {{Nowrap|PDC World Youth Championship}} | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| RR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 2R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| RR | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| RR |- | colspan="18" align="left" |'''Career statistics''' |- |- bgcolor="efefef" | align="left" |'''Year-end ranking''' | style="text-align:center;|170 | style="text-align:center;|93 | style="text-align:center;|60 | style="text-align:center;|85 |- |}
'''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;" | 2021 | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|HDT<br>3R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|GDT<br>DNQ |- | style="text-align:center;"background:#efefef;" | 2022 | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|IDO<br>3R | colspan="9" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Did not qualify | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|GDO<br>2R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|BDO<br>DNQ | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|GDT<br>DNQ |- | style="text-align:center;"background:#efefef;" | 2023 | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|BSD<br>2R | colspan="12" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Did not qualify |- |}
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==External links== *{{DartsOrakel|Lewis Williams}}
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