# Monique Lessmeister

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German darts player

Darts player

Monique Leßmeister Leßmeister in 2017 Personal information Full name Monique Leßmeister Nickname "Queen of Darts" Born (1987-08-21) 21 August 1987 (age 38) Homburg, Saarland, West Germany Home town Vilsbiburg, Germany Darts information Playing darts since 2004 Darts 23g Bull's Laterality Right-handed Organisation (see split in darts) BDO 2008–2009 WDF 2008–2009, 2022– Current world ranking (WDF W) NR (16 March 2026)[1] WDF major events – best performances World Masters Last 16: 2009 Finder Masters Quarter Final: 2008 Dutch Open Last 32: 2022 Other tournament wins DDV German Masters 2008, 2018, 2019 DDV Berlin 2007 DDV Nürnberg 2019 Bayerische Meisterschaft 2016, 2019 Rheinland Meisterschaft 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

**Monique Leßmeister** (born 21 August 1987) is a German professional [darts](/source/Darts) player who plays in the [World Darts Federation](/source/World_Darts_Federation) (WDF) events. Her biggest achievement to date was promotion to the final phase of the [World Masters](/source/World_Masters_(darts)) and start in the [Finder Darts Masters](/source/Finder_Darts_Masters).

## Career

Leßmeister started playing darts in 2004, at the age of 17, in [Rhineland-Palatinate](/source/Rhineland-Palatinate), where she won every local championship title from 2005 to 2009. She is currently playing in the DDV Bundesliga for [DC Hawks Vilsbiburg](/source/Vilsbiburg). Since 2007, Leßmeister has also competed in various DDV tournaments. Her first victory at this level of play was a Berlin Championship in 2007.

In 2008, she won the DDV German Masters for the first time and was invited to participate in the [2008 Zuiderduin Masters](/source/2008_Zuiderduin_Masters), where she lost to [Francis Hoenselaar](/source/Francis_Hoenselaar) in the quarter-finals match by 3–4 in legs. There she was able to put Hoenselaar in a decider, but she failed. In 2008, she also represented Germany during the [2008 WDF Europe Cup](/source/2008_WDF_Europe_Cup), where she lost in the singles competition to eventual bronze medalist [Janni Larsen](/source/Janni_Larsen). In the pairs competition with [Bianka Strauch](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bianka_Strauch&action=edit&redlink=1), they lost in the group-stage. At the [2008 World Masters](/source/2008_World_Masters_(darts)) she lost to [Denise Cassidy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denise_Cassidy&action=edit&redlink=1) in the preliminary round by 2–4 in legs.[2]

In 2009, she advanced to German Women's Championship, where she lost in the final. This result guaranteed her start in the [2009 World Masters](/source/2009_World_Masters_(darts)), where she lost to [Francis Hoenselaar](/source/Francis_Hoenselaar) by 0–4 in legs in the third round match.[3]

In 2016, she became the Bavarian Champion and repeated that success three years later. She also managed the double strike at the DDV German Masters in 2018 and 2019. Leßmeister was also invincible at the DDV ranking list tournament in Nuremberg. Overall, she played few tournaments to get to the top of the women's national rankings. In 2022, after advancing to the finals of the DDV German Masters, she returned to international competition in the [World Darts Federation](/source/World_Darts_Federation) tournaments.[4] At the [2022 Dutch Open](/source/2022_Dutch_Open_(darts)), she was eliminated in the fourth round against [Maria O'Brien](/source/Maria_O'Brien) by 3–4 in legs.[5]

She was selected for the German national team during the [2022 WDF Europe Cup](/source/2022_WDF_Europe_Cup).

## Performance timeline

Tournament 2008 2009 2010-2021 2022 WDF Ranked televised events World Masters PR 3R DNQ Finder Masters QF DNQ NH Dutch Open DNP 4R

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WDF_Women's_Rankings_1-0)** ["WDF Women's Rankings Table"](https://www.dartswdf.com/tables/wdf-womens-rankings/). *WDF*. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Monique Leßmeister"](https://dartswdf.com/players/monique-lessmeister). *[World Darts Federation](/source/World_Darts_Federation)*. 21 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Monique Leßmeister"](https://mastercaller.com/players/monique-lessmeister). *mastercaller.com*. 21 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Das waren die German Masters 2022"](https://deutscherdartverband.de/ranglisten/ddv_ranglistenturniere/ddv_ranglisten/das-waren-die-german-masters-2022-20220621/). *Deutsche Dart Verband*. 21 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Dutch Open 2022 finale bekend bij de dames: Wales vs Engeland"](https://dartfreakz.nl/blog/wdfbdo-hoofdnieuws/dutch-open-2022-finale-bekend-bij-de-dames-wales-vs-engeland/). *Deutsche Dart Verband*. 21 September 2022.

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