{{short description|Dutch darts player (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox darts player | name = Priscilla Steenbergen | image = Priscilla Steenbergen 2025.png | caption = Steenbergen in 2025 | fullname = | nickname = "Smurf"<ref name="MC"/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Maasdijk, Westland]], Netherlands | hometown = | since = 2016 | darts = 25g Bulls Shark<ref name="MC"/> | laterality = Right-handed<ref name="MC"/> | music = "[[Shut Up and Dance (Walk the Moon song)|Shut Up and Dance]]" by [[Walk the Moon]]<ref name="MC"/> | BDO = 2016–2020 | PDC = 2022–present | WDF = 2016–present | currentrank = {{WDF Women's Rankings|Priscilla Steenbergen}} | BDO World = Semi-final: [[2025 WDF World Darts Championship|2025]] | World Masters = Last 16: [[2022 World Masters (darts)|2022]] | Dutch Open = '''Winner (1)''': 2026 | results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap | '''Bruges Open''' | 2025 | '''Budapest Masters''' | 2025 | '''[[Italian Grand Masters]]''' | 2022 | '''[[Swedish Open (darts)|Swedish Open]]''' | 2025 }} '''''Youth events''''' {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap | '''[[Dutch Open (darts)|Dutch Open]]''' | 2016 }} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[Darts]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{NED}}}} {{MedalCompetition | [[WDF Europe Cup]]}} {{MedalGold | [[WDF Europe Cup|2024 Šamorín]] | Women's team}} {{MedalGold | [[WDF Europe Cup|2024 Šamorín]] | Women's overall}} {{MedalSilver | [[2022 WDF Europe Cup|2022 Gandía]] | Women's team}} {{MedalBronze | [[2022 WDF Europe Cup|2022 Gandía]] | Women's overall}} }} '''Priscilla Steenbergen''' (born 25 July 1998) is a Dutch professional [[darts]] player who competes in [[World Darts Federation]] (WDF) and [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC) events. Her biggest achievement to date was winning the [[Dutch Open (darts)|Dutch Open]] in 2026. She also reached the semi-finals at the [[2025 WDF World Darts Championship]]. She is a gold medalist at the [[WDF Europe Cup]].
==Career== After not being able to qualify for the [[BDO World Darts Championship]] from the qualifiers in 2016, she went to the third round at the [[2016 World Masters (darts)|2016 World Masters]], where she lost to [[Trina Gulliver]] by 1–4 in legs. In 2017, she was in the quarter-finals of the [[Hal Masters]]. In 2019, she advanced to the quarter-finals at the [[German Open (darts)|German Open]] and made it to the [[2019 BDO World Trophy]] via the play-off qualifiers. During this tournament, she lost in the first round match to [[Aileen de Graaf]] by 0–4 in legs. In 2020, Steenbergen made it to the quarter-finals at the [[2020 Dutch Open (darts)|2020 Dutch Open]] and again to Aileen de Graaf.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=Priscilla Steenbergen |url=https://mastercaller.com/players/priscilla-steenbergen |website=Mastercaller |access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref>
In 2022, she took part in the [[2022 WDF World Darts Championship]] for the first time. She replaced [[Fallon Sherrock]] after her withdrawal, as the highest ranked [[World Darts Federation]] player which not already qualified.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.live-darts.com/wdf-darts/sherrock-withdraws-from-wdf-world-championship-for-second-time/| title=Fallon Sherrock withdraws from WDF World Championship for a second time| publisher=live-darts.com| access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref> In the first round match she beat [[Darlene van Sleeuwen]] by 2–1 in sets. In the second round she beat [[Anca Zijlstra]] with the same result.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dartsnews.com/index.php/wdf/fullwell-coasts-past-hansen-to-begin-lakeside-campaign-steenbergen-impressive-in-reaching-quarter-finals-with-ziljstra-win| title=Fullwell coasts past Hansen to begin Lakeside campaign, Steenbergen impressive in reaching Quarter-Finals with Ziljstra win| date=5 April 2022| publisher=dartsnews.com| access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref> In the quarter-finals, she was defeated by [[Kirsty Hutchinson]] by 1–2 in sets.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dartsnews.com/index.php/wdf/duff-produces-remarkable-comeback-to-deny-mcewan-hutchinson-battles-back-to-defeat-steenbergen| title=Duff produces remarkable comeback to deny McEwan, Hutchinson battles back to defeat Steenbergen| date=8 April 2022| publisher=dartsnews.com| access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref> After a very good result at the [[BDO World Darts Championship|WDF World Darts Championship]], she took part in the [[2022 PDC Women's Series]] for the first time. During the series held in [[Hildesheim]], Steenbergen reached the quarter-finals three times. At the [[Belfry Open]], she advanced to the semi-finals of the senior tournament for the first time and finally lost to [[Aileen de Graaf]] by 2–4 in legs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dartswdf.com/players/priscilla-steenbergen| title=Priscilla Steenbergen| publisher=[[World Darts Federation]]| access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref> At the [[2022 Dutch Open (darts)|2022 Dutch Open]] she was eliminated in the second round.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dartswdf.com/competitions/dutch-open-women/2022/results| title=Toto Dutch Open Women 2022| publisher=[[World Darts Federation]]| access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref>
At the end of September 2022, she was selected by the national federation to participate in the [[2022 WDF Europe Cup]]. On the second day of the tournament, she advanced to the second round of the singles competition, where she lost to [[Aurora Fochesato]] by 2–4 in legs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dartswdf.com/competitions/wdf-europe-cup-women-singles/2022/results| title=WDF Europe Cup Women Singles| publisher=[[World Darts Federation]]| access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref> On the third day, she advanced to the quarter-finals of the pairs competition, where she played together with [[Noa-Lynn van Leuven]]. They lost to [[Anna Forsmark]] and [[Maud Jansson]] from Sweden by 0–4 in legs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dartswdf.com/competitions/wdf-europe-cup-women-pairs/2022/results| title=WDF Europe Cup Women Pairs| publisher=[[World Darts Federation]]| access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref> In the team tournament, she won a silver medal. They lost in the final match to England by 1–9 in legs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dartswdf.com/competitions/wdf-europe-cup-women-teams/2022/results| title=WDF Europe Cup Women Teams| publisher=[[World Darts Federation]]| access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref> They also took the bronze medal in the overall classification.
On 26 November 2022, Priscilla picked up her first WDF title winning the Italian Grand Masters beating [[Paula Jacklin]] in the final 6–5.
==World Championship results== ===WDF=== * 2022: Quarter-finals (lost to [[Kirsty Hutchinson]] 1–2) (sets) * 2023: Second round (lost to [[Lisa Ashton]] 1–2) * 2025: Semi-finals (lost to [[Deta Hedman]] 1–3)
==Performance timeline== '''BDO''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tournament !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 |- | colspan="9" style="text-align:left" |'''[[British Darts Organisation|BDO]] Televised women's events''' |- | [[World Masters (darts)|World Masters]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2016 World Masters (darts)|3R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2017 World Masters (darts)|2R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2018 World Masters (darts)|3R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2019 World Masters (darts)|1R]] |- | [[BDO World Trophy|World Trophy]] | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; |DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2019 BDO World Trophy|1R]] |- |}
'''WDF''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tournament !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 !! 2026 |- | colspan="13" style="text-align:left" |'''[[World Darts Federation|WDF]] Televised women's events''' |- | [[WDF World Darts Championship|World Championship]] | colspan="4" style="text-align:center; |Not held | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"| [[2022 WDF World Darts Championship|QF]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2023 WDF World Darts Championship|2R]] | style="text-align:center; |DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;| [[2025 WDF World Darts Championship|SF]] | |- | [[World Masters (darts)|World Masters]] | colspan="4" style="text-align:center; |Not held | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2022 World Masters (darts)|3R]] | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|NH | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|3R | |- | [[Dutch Open (darts)|Dutch Open]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 2R | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"| QF | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"| [[2020 Dutch Open (darts)|QF]] | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|NH | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2022 Dutch Open (darts)|2R]] | style="text-align:center;| DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2024 Dutch Open (darts)|2R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 3R | {{TournW}} |- |}
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