# Nitin Kumar > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nitin_Kumar > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nitin_Kumar.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitin_Kumar > Source revision: 1339783834 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Indian darts player (born 1985)}} {{BLP one source|date=November 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox darts player | image = | name = Nitin Kumar | fullname = Nitin Sharda Kumar | nickname = "The Royal Bengal" | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|14|df=yes}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mastercaller.com/players/nitin-kumar |title=Nitin Kumar |website=Mastercaller |accessdate=2018-11-05}} | birth_place = [Chennai](/source/Chennai), India{{cite web |title=Nitin Kumar PDPA Profile |url=https://pdpa.co.uk/player/nitin-kumar/ |website=[Professional Darts Players Association](/source/Professional_Darts_Players_Association) |access-date=14 December 2025}} | death_date = | death_place = | hometown = [Coimbatore](/source/Coimbatore), India
[Dubai](/source/Dubai), United Arab Emirates | since = 1995 | darts = 23g Winmau Signature | laterality = Right-handed | music = "[Mundian To Bach Ke](/source/Mundian_To_Bach_Ke)" by [Panjabi MC](/source/Panjabi_MC) | BDO = 2006, 2011–2020 | PDC = 2015, 2018– | currentrank = | BDO World = | World Masters = | World Darts Trophy = | PDC World = Last 64: [2026](/source/2026_PDC_World_Darts_Championship) | Matchplay = | Grand Prix = | UK Open = | European = | Premier League = | results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap | '''PDC Asian Tour''' | 2023 | '''Mongolian Open''' | 2024 }} }} '''Nitin Sharda Kumar''' (born 14 November 1985) is an Indian professional [darts](/source/darts) player who competes in [Professional Darts Corporation](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation) (PDC) events. He became the first Indian player to win a match at a darts world championship at the 2026 PDC edition, beating [Richard Veenstra](/source/Richard_Veenstra) on 14 December 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-12-14 |title=World Darts Championship 2026: Stephen Bunting sets up match with India's Nitin Kumar |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/cvg8dk0vdeeo |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Cullen cruises through as Kumar makes history on day four at PDC World Championship {{!}} Flashscore.com |url=https://www.flashscore.com/news/darts-pdc-world-championship-cullen-cruises-through-as-kumar-makes-history-on-day-four-at-pdc-world-championship/rwwiDp3n/ |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=www.flashscore.com |language=en}} ==Darts career== In 2011, he represented Team India at the [2011 WDF World Cup](/source/2011_WDF_World_Cup) along with [Amit Gilitwala](/source/Amit_Gilitwala), [Sarthak Patel](/source/Sarthak_Patel), [Chandrika Singh](/source/Chandrika_Singh) and [Phalgun Tiruvasu](/source/Phalgun_Tiruvasu).{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=20 December 2025 |title=Who is Nitin Kumar? The Indian darts sensation making history at Ally Pally |url=https://www.aol.co.uk/news/nitin-kumar-indian-darts-sensation-141922544.html |access-date=23 December 2025 |website=aol}} In 2014, he represented India at the [2014 PDC World Cup of Darts](/source/2014_PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts) along with Amit Gilitwala, where they lost 5–0 in the first round to the Belgian pair of [Kim Huybrechts](/source/Kim_Huybrechts) and [Ronny Huybrechts](/source/Ronny_Huybrechts). In 2015, he represented India at the [2015 PDC World Cup of Darts](/source/2015_PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts) along with Ashfaque Sayed, where they lost 5–0 in the first round to the German pair of [Jyhan Artut](/source/Jyhan_Artut) and [Max Hopp](/source/Max_Hopp). In 2018, he won the Indian Qualifier for the [2019 PDC World Darts Championship](/source/2019_PDC_World_Darts_Championship), beating [Ankit Goenka](/source/Ankit_Goenka) 5–0 in the final. In his First Round match with [Jeffrey de Zwaan](/source/Jeffrey_de_Zwaan) he could win three legs before losing 3-0. In 2019, he won the Indian Qualifier for the [2020 PDC World Darts Championship](/source/2020_PDC_World_Darts_Championship), beating [Ravi Bhat](/source/Ravi_Bhat) 6–1{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2019/09/26/kumar-pratnemer-secure-world-championship-places|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020203000/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2019/09/26/kumar-pratnemer-secure-world-championship-places|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2019|title = Kumar & Pratnemer secure World Championship places}} in the final. In 2021, he won the Indian Qualifier for the [2022 PDC World Darts Championship](/source/2022_PDC_World_Darts_Championship), beating Vikehelie Suohu 6–0{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2021/11/09/shibata-kumar-schmutzler-join-list-international-qualifiers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109165804/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2021/11/09/shibata-kumar-schmutzler-join-list-international-qualifiers|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 November 2021|title = Shibata, Kumar, Schmutzler join list of International Qualifiers}} in the final to secure a third appearance in four years. In 2024, he once again won the Indian Qualifier for the [2025 PDC World Darts Championship](/source/2025_PDC_World_Darts_Championship). He was able to win his first [set](/source/set_(darts)) at a [PDC World Championship](/source/PDC_World_Darts_Championship), but lost to [Martin Lukeman](/source/Martin_Lukeman) 3–1.{{Cite web |date=2025-10-06 |title=Nitin Kumar secures PDC World Darts Championship return after nerve-wracking Indian qualifier |url=https://dartsnews.com/pdc/nitin-kumar-secures-pdc-world-darts-championship-return-after-nerve-wracking-indian-qualifier |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=Dartsnews.com |language=en}} ==World Championship results== ===PDC=== * 2019: First round (lost to [Jeffrey de Zwaan](/source/Jeffrey_de_Zwaan) 0–3) * 2020: First round (lost to [Brendan Dolan](/source/Brendan_Dolan) 0–3) * 2022: First round (lost to [Ricky Evans](/source/Ricky_Evans_(darts_player)) 0–3) * 2025: First round (lost to [Martin Lukeman](/source/Martin_Lukeman) 1–3) * 2026: Second round (lost to [Stephen Bunting](/source/Stephen_Bunting) 0–3) ==Performance timeline== '''PDC''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tournament !! 2015 !! 2016–2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023–2024 !! 2025 !! 2026 |- | colspan="14" align="left" |'''[PDC](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation) Ranked televised events''' |- | style="background:#efefef;"| [PDC World Championship](/source/PDC_World_Darts_Championship) | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [1R](/source/2019_PDC_World_Darts_Championship) | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [1R](/source/2020_PDC_World_Darts_Championship) | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [1R](/source/2022_PDC_World_Darts_Championship) | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [1R](/source/2025_PDC_World_Darts_Championship) | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [2R](/source/2026_PDC_World_Darts_Championship) |- | colspan="14" align="left" |'''[PDC](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation) Non-ranked televised events''' |- | style="background:#efefef;" | [PDC World Cup of Darts](/source/PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts) | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[1R](/source/2015_PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[RR](/source/2025_PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts) | |- |} {{TournLegend|RU=F|LR3=Prel.}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.trbdarts.in www.trbdarts.in - player website] *{{Dartsdatabase|id=4929|name=Nitin Kumar}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Nitin}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Indian darts players Category:Professional Darts Corporation associate players Category:PDC World Cup of Darts Indian team Category:Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen Category:Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates {{Darts-bio-stub}} {{India-sport-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nitin Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitin_Kumar) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitin_Kumar?action=history)). 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