# Vicky Pruim

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Swedish darts player

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Darts player

Vicky Pruim Personal information Nickname "Antwerp Lightning" Born (1974-02-24) 24 February 1974 (age 52) Antwerp, Belgium Home town Chester, England Darts information Playing darts since 1987 Darts One80 Vicky Pruim 23g Laterality Right-handed Walk-on music "Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake Organisation (see split in darts) BDO 1990, 1999–2002, 2016–2020 WDF 2016–present Current world ranking (WDF W) 66 16 (16 March 2026)[1] WDF major events – best performances World Championship Semi-final: 2002 World Masters Semi-final: 2016 Dutch Open Winner (1): 2001 Other tournament wins Belgium Open 2004 Canadian Open 2001 England Open 2000 Finnish Masters 2016, 2017 Finnish Open 2016 French Open 2000 German Open 1991 Hungarian Open 2000 Isle of Man Classic 2024 PDC Women's Series 2026 Medal record Women's Darts Representing Sweden WDF World Cup 2017 Kobe Women's singles WDF Europe Cup 1990 Paola Women's singles 2022 Gandía Women's pairs 2022 Gandía Women's overall 2022 Gandía Sweden team

**Vicky Pruim** (born 24 February 1974) is a Belgian-born Swedish [darts](/source/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](/source/BDO_World_Darts_Championship) in 2002, 2018, and 2020. Pruim reached the last 16 of the 2022 [WDF World Darts Championship](/source/WDF_World_Darts_Championship). She won the women's singles Gold Medal for Sweden at the 2017 [WDF World Cup](/source/WDF_World_Cup) in Japan and achieved bronze for Sweden at the 2019 [WDF World Cup](/source/WDF_World_Cup) in Romania. Pruim moved to England in 2019 and now resides in [Chester](/source/Chester) with her partner Lainey Webb.

## Career

### 1990–2002

In 1990, Pruim reached the Final of the [WDF Europe Cup](/source/WDF_Europe_Cup). In 1999, she reached the Last 16 of the [WDF World Cup](/source/WDF_World_Cup) and Quarter Final of the [World Masters](/source/World_Masters_(darts)). In 2001, she won the Dutch Open. She reached the Semi Final of the [2002 BDO World Darts Championship](/source/2002_BDO_World_Darts_Championship), where she lost to [Trina Gulliver](/source/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](/source/2018_BDO_World_Darts_Championship) as one of the playoff qualifiers. In the tournament, she played [Trina Gulliver](/source/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](/source/Beau_Greaves) in the final of the Isle of Man Classic.[2]

## World Championship results

### BDO/WDF

- 2002: Semi-finals (lost to [Trina Gulliver](/source/Trina_Gulliver) 1–2) (sets)

- 2018: First round (lost to [Trina Gulliver](/source/Trina_Gulliver) 1–2)

- 2020: First round (lost to [Corrine Hammond](/source/Corrine_Hammond) 0–2)

- 2022: Second round (lost to [Lorraine Winstanley](/source/Lorraine_Winstanley) 0–2)

## 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)** Wood, Kieran (11 March 2024). ["BEAU GREAVES GRABS ANOTHER WDF TITLE, BUT NARROWLY MISSES OUT ON MAKING IT A WEEKEND DOUBLE"](https://dartsnews.com/wdf/beau-greaves-grabs-another-wdf-title-but-narrowly-misses-out-on-making-it-a-weekend-double). *dartsnews.com*. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

## External links

- [Profile and stats on Darts Database](http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=4027)

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