{{short description|Swedish darts player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox darts player | name = Vicky Pruim | image = | fullname = | nickname = "Antwerp Lightning" | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|2|24}} | birth_place = [[Antwerp]], Belgium | death_date = | death_place = | hometown = [[Chester]], England | since = 1987 | darts = One80 Vicky Pruim 23g | laterality = Right-handed | music = "[[Can't Stop the Feeling]]" by [[Justin Timberlake]] | BDO = 1990, 1999–2002, 2016–2020 | WDF = 2016–present | currentrank = {{WDF Women's Rankings|Vicky Pruim}} | BDO World = Semi-final: [[2002 BDO World Darts Championship|2002]] | World Masters = Semi-final: [[2016 World Masters (darts)|2016]] | Dutch Open = '''Winner (1)''': 2001 | Int. Darts League = | Zuiderduin Masters = | PDC World = | Matchplay = | Grand Prix = | UK Open = | Vegas = | Premier League = | US Open = | tournament = | achievement = | updated = | results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap | '''[[Belgium Open]]''' | 2004 | '''Canadian Open''' | 2001 | '''[[England Open]]''' | 2000 | '''Finnish Masters''' | 2016, 2017 | '''[[Finnish Open (darts)|Finnish Open]]''' | 2016 | '''[[French Open (darts)|French Open]]''' | 2000 | '''[[German Open (darts)|German Open]]''' | 1991 | '''[[Hungarian Open (darts)|Hungarian Open]]''' | 2000 | '''Isle of Man Classic''' | 2024 | '''PDC Women's Series''' | [[2026 PDC Women's Series|2026]] }} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[Darts]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{SWE}}}} {{MedalCompetition | [[WDF World Cup]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2017 WDF World Cup|2017 Kobe]] | Women's singles}} {{MedalCompetition | [[WDF Europe Cup]]}} {{MedalSilver | [[1990 WDF Europe Cup|1990 Paola]] | Women's singles}} {{MedalSilver | [[2022 WDF Europe Cup|2022 Gandía]] | Women's pairs}} {{MedalSilver | [[2022 WDF Europe Cup|2022 Gandía]] | Women's overall}} {{MedalBronze | [[2022 WDF Europe Cup|2022 Gandía]] | Sweden team}} }} '''Vicky Pruim''' (born 24 February 1974) is a Belgian-born Swedish [[darts]] player who played internationally for Belgium and Sweden, and competes in competitive darting events around the world.
Pruim started her career in 1987, successfully defending her Belgium No. 1 ladies title for 13 years. She moved to Sweden in 2002, where she gained Swedish nationality, and became part of the Swedish Darts Federation national team. She qualified for the [[BDO World Darts Championship]] in 2002, 2018, and 2020. Pruim reached the last 16 of the 2022 [[WDF World Darts Championship]]. She won the women's singles Gold Medal for Sweden at the 2017 [[WDF World Cup]] in Japan and achieved bronze for Sweden at the 2019 [[WDF World Cup]] in Romania. Pruim moved to England in 2019 and now resides in [[Chester]] with her partner Lainey Webb.
==Career== ===1990–2002=== In 1990, Pruim reached the Final of the [[WDF Europe Cup]]. In 1999, she reached the Last 16 of the [[WDF World Cup]] and Quarter Final of the [[World Masters (darts)|World Masters]]. In 2001, she won the Dutch Open. She reached the Semi Final of the [[2002 BDO World Darts Championship]], where she lost to [[Trina Gulliver]] 2–0.
===2016–present=== In 2016, Pruim won the Finnish Masters and Finnish Open. In 2017, she won the Finnish Masters for a second time. She qualified for the [[2018 BDO World Darts Championship]] as one of the playoff qualifiers. In the tournament, she played [[Trina Gulliver]] in the Last 16 losing 2–1.
In March 2024, Pruim won a first WDF title in almost seven years, defeating [[Beau Greaves]] in the final of the Isle of Man Classic.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://dartsnews.com/wdf/beau-greaves-grabs-another-wdf-title-but-narrowly-misses-out-on-making-it-a-weekend-double|title=BEAU GREAVES GRABS ANOTHER WDF TITLE, BUT NARROWLY MISSES OUT ON MAKING IT A WEEKEND DOUBLE|website=dartsnews.com|last=Wood|first1=Kieran|date=11 March 2024|accessdate=27 March 2024}}</ref>
==World Championship results== ===BDO/WDF=== * 2002: Semi-finals (lost to [[Trina Gulliver]] 1–2) (sets) * 2018: First round (lost to [[Trina Gulliver]] 1–2) * 2020: First round (lost to [[Corrine Hammond]] 0–2) * 2022: Second round (lost to [[Lorraine Winstanley]] 0–2)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=4027 Profile and stats on Darts Database]
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