# Wesley Plaisier

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Dutch darts player (born 1990)

Darts player

Wesley Plaisier Plaisier in 2019 Personal information Born (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 (age 36) Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands Darts information Playing darts since 2010 Darts 24g Harrows Laterality Right-handed Walk-on music "Angels" by Robbie Williams Organisation (see split in darts) BDO 2014–2019 PDC 2019– (Tour Card 2025–) WDF 2019–2024 Current world ranking (PDC) 70 (21 June 2026)[1] WDF major events – best performances World Championship Quarter-final: 2023 World Masters Winner (2): 2022, 2024 Dutch Open Runner-up: 2024 PDC premier events – best performances World Championship Last 32: 2026 UK Open Last 96: 2024 PC Finals Last 32: 2024 Other tournament wins Belgium Open 2022, 2024 Six Nations Cup 2022 PDC Challenge Tour 2022, 2023, 2024 (x2) Antwerp Open 2023 Players Championships 2024 PC28 Medal record Men's Darts Representing Netherlands WDF World Cup 2023 Esbjerg Men's team 2023 Esbjerg Men's overall WDF Europe Cup 2022 Gandía Men's team 2022 Gandía Men's overall 2024 Šamorín Men's overall 2024 Šamorín Men's team

**Wesley Plaisier** (born 4 March 1990) is a Dutch professional [darts](/source/Darts) player who competes in [Professional Darts Corporation](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation) (PDC) events. He previously participated in [World Darts Federation](/source/World_Darts_Federation) (WDF) tournaments, winning the [World Masters](/source/World_Masters_(darts)) twice. He finished as the runner-up at the [2024 Dutch Open](/source/2024_Dutch_Open_(darts)). He reached the quarter-finals at the [2023 WDF Lakeside World Championship](/source/2023_WDF_World_Darts_Championship).

Plaisier won 4 titles on the PDC Challenge Tour and became the fourth player to win a PDC ranking title without being a [PDC Tour Card](/source/PDC_Tour_Card) holder by winning [2024 Players Championship 28](/source/2024_PDC_Players_Championship_series#Players_Championship_28). He gained a Tour Card for the first time through his placing on the [2024 Challenge Tour](/source/2024_PDC_Challenge_Tour_series) ranking.

## Career

### 2019

Plaisier attended European Q-School in 2019, but never got further than the last 32, missing out on a Tour Card. He did then qualify as one of the Association Member qualifiers for the [2019 European Darts Open](/source/2019_European_Darts_Open) in [Leverkusen](/source/Leverkusen), Germany. He lost 6–3 to [James Wade](/source/James_Wade) in the second round.

He also qualified for the [2019 Dutch Darts Masters](/source/2019_Dutch_Darts_Masters), but he lost 6–1 to [Brendan Dolan](/source/Brendan_Dolan). A third European Tour qualification of 2019 was secured at the [2019 European Darts Matchplay](/source/2019_European_Darts_Matchplay), but [Jamie Hughes](/source/Jamie_Hughes_(darts_player)) beat him 6–5.

### 2022

Plaisier performed well at the [2022 German Darts Grand Prix](/source/2022_German_Darts_Grand_Prix), beating [Jim Williams](/source/Jim_Williams_(darts_player)), [Joe Cullen](/source/Joe_Cullen_(darts_player)) and [Dirk van Duijvenbode](/source/Dirk_van_Duijvenbode) to reach the quarter-final stage, where he was beaten in a deciding leg by the tournament's eventual winner, [Luke Humphries](/source/Luke_Humphries).[2][3][4]

Plaiser won the 2022 Six Nations Charity Singles beating [Scott Taylor](/source/Scott_Taylor_(darts_player)) in the final 5–4.[5]

Plaisier won the [2022 World Masters](/source/2022_World_Masters_(darts)), defeating Barry Copeland 7–2 in the final. He became the first Dutch player to win the event since [Michael van Gerwen](/source/Michael_van_Gerwen) in [2006](/source/2006_World_Masters_(darts)).[6][7]

### 2023

Plaisier qualified for the [2023 German Darts Open](/source/2023_German_Darts_Open). In the tournament he defeated [George Killington](/source/George_Killington) 6–4 in the first round, [Ross Smith](/source/Ross_Smith_(darts_player)) 6–2 in the second round, [Luke Humphries](/source/Luke_Humphries) 6–5 in the third round and [Brian Raman](/source/Brian_Raman) 6–3 in the quarters. [Stephen Bunting](/source/Stephen_Bunting) won the semi final 7–6.[8]

### 2024

Plaisier competed in the [2024 PDC Challenge Tour series](/source/2024_PDC_Challenge_Tour_series), the secondary tier of the [2024 PDC Pro Tour](/source/2024_PDC_Pro_Tour). He reached the final of [Challenge Tour 10 (CT10)](/source/2024_PDC_Challenge_Tour_series#Challenge_Tour_10), being whitewashed 5–0 by Lee Cocks.[9][10] Plaisier then reached the final in back to back events at [Challenge Tours 15](/source/2024_PDC_Challenge_Tour_series#Challenge_Tour_15)[11] and [16](/source/2024_PDC_Challenge_Tour_series#Challenge_Tour_16). Plaisier won the former, defeating Damian Mol 5–4 in a deciding leg and lost the latter final 5–3 to [Alexander Merkx](/source/Alexander_Merkx).[12] Plaisier reached another final at [event 19](/source/2024_PDC_Challenge_Tour_series#Challenge_Tour_19), defeating Lee Cocks 5–3 in the final to win his fourth Challenge Tour event in his career.[13]

Plaisier received call–ups for [2024 PDC Players Championship series](/source/2024_PDC_Players_Championship_series) events filling in as a reserve for an absent tour card holder virtue of his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. Plaisier reached the final at events [13](/source/2024_PDC_Players_Championship_series#Players_Championship_13), [14](/source/2024_PDC_Players_Championship_series#Players_Championship_14) and [28](/source/2024_PDC_Players_Championship_series#Players_Championship_28).[14] At PC13 Plaisier lost the final to [Ross Smith](/source/Ross_Smith_(darts_player)) 8–7.[15][16] At PC14 he lost the final to [Jonny Clayton](/source/Jonny_Clayton) 8–5.[17] At PC28 Plaisier defeated [Josh Rock](/source/Josh_Rock) 8–7 in the final, surviving six missed match darts from Rock. This meant he became the fourth player to win a Players Championship event without being a PDC Tour Card holder.[18][19]

Plaisier finished second in the 2024 PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit which granted him a two-year [PDC Tour Card](/source/PDC_Tour_Card) for the first time in his career.[20]

In the [World Darts Federation](/source/World_Darts_Federation) (WDF), Plaisier retained the [World Masters](/source/World_Masters_(darts)) title that he won in [2022](/source/2022_World_Masters_(darts)) with a 7–3 win over Kai Gotthardt in the final.[21]

### 2025

Plaisier qualified for the [2025 PDC World Darts Championship](/source/2025_PDC_World_Darts_Championship), making his debut in the tournament. He won his first round match 3–1 against Ryusei Azemoto but lost to [Peter Wright](/source/Peter_Wright_(darts_player)) 3–1 in the second round.[22]

## World Championship results

### WDF

- 2023: Quarter-finals (lost to [Dennis Nilsson](/source/Dennis_Nilsson) 1–4)

### PDC

- 2025: Second round (lost to [Peter Wright](/source/Peter_Wright_(darts_player)) 1–3)

- 2026: Third round (lost to [Krzysztof Ratajski](/source/Krzysztof_Ratajski) 3–4)

## Career finals

### WDF major/platinum finals: 2 (2 titles)

Legend World Masters (2–0)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score [N 1] Winner 1. 2022 World Masters (1) Barry Copeland 7–2 (l) Winner 2. 2024 World Masters (2) Kai Gotthardt 7–3 (l)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-score_23-0)** (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets, (m) = matches won.

## Performance timeline

**WDF**

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 WDF Major/platinum events World Championship DNP QF PDC World Masters W NH W

**PDC**

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 PDC Ranked televised events World Championship DNQ 2R 3R World Masters DNQ Prel. UK Open 1R DNP 3R 1R Players Championship Finals DNQ 2R 1R Career statistics Season-end ranking (PDC) 113 133 68 75

**PDC European Tour**

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 2019 EDO 2R Did not qualify DDM 1R DNQ EDM 1R DNQ 2020 BDC 2R Did not qualify 2022 IDO DNP GDC DNQ GDG QF ADO 2R Did not qualify EDM 3R DNQ GDT 3R 2023 Did not qualify GDO SF DNQ 2025 Did not qualify DDC 1R Did not qualify GDC 1R

**PDC Players Championships**

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2022[nb 1] Did not participate BAR 2R BAR 1R BAR 2R BAR 3R DNP 2023[nb 1] Did not participate HIL 1R HIL 3R Did not participate BAR 1R BAR 2R BAR 2R BAR 1R BAR 3R BAR 2R 2024[nb 1] DNP HIL 1R HIL 1R DNP HIL 1R HIL 1R HIL 2R HIL 3R MIL F MIL F MIL 1R MIL 4R MIL 1R MIL 3R MIL 3R WIG 2R WIG 1R DNP WIG 1R WIG 1R WIG 1R WIG 1R WIG W LEI 1R LEI 3R 2025 WIG 1R WIG 2R ROS 1R ROS 3R LEI 2R LEI 1R HIL 1R HIL 1R LEI 1R LEI 1R LEI 2R LEI 3R ROS 2R ROS 2R HIL 2R HIL 1R LEI 1R LEI 3R LEI DNP LEI 1R LEI QF HIL 4R HIL 1R MIL 1R MIL 3R HIL 1R HIL 2R LEI 1R LEI 3R LEI SF WIG 3R WIG 1R WIG 1R WIG 2R

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NTC_24-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NTC_24-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NTC_24-2) Not a Tour card holder

Performance Table Legend W Won the tournament F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R RR Prel. Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round DQ Disqualified DNQ Did not qualify DNP Did not participate WD Withdrew NH Tournament not held NYF Not yet founded

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PDC_Rankings_1-0)** ["Ranking Tables"](https://www.pdpa.co.uk/ranking-tables/). *PDPA*. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2022 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix Day One"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220418201447/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/04/16/2022-interwetten-german-darts-grand-prix-day-one). *PDC*. Archived from [the original](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/04/16/2022-interwetten-german-darts-grand-prix-day-one) on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["2022 Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix Day Two"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220418043142/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/04/17/2022-interwetten-german-darts-grand-prix-day-two). *PDC*. Archived from [the original](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/04/17/2022-interwetten-german-darts-grand-prix-day-two) on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Brilliant Humphries wins Interwetten German Darts Grand Prix"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220418204946/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/04/18/brilliant-humphries-wins-interwetten-german-darts-grand-prix). *PDC*. Archived from [the original](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/04/18/brilliant-humphries-wins-interwetten-german-darts-grand-prix) on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Six Nations Singles 2022"](https://tv.dartconnect.com/event/sixnationssingles22/matches). *DartConnect*. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Gill, Samuel (11 December 2022). ["Greaves completes WDF Major double, adds World Masters to World Championship as Plaisier becomes first Dutch winner in 16 years"](https://dartsnews.com/wdf/greaves-completes-wdf-major-double-adds-world-masters-to-world-championship-as-plaisier-becomes-first-dutch-winner-in-16-years). *DartsNews*. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Idsardi, Jetze Jan (11 December 2022). ["Wesley Plaiser wint WDF World Masters 2022"](https://www.dartsactueel.nl/wesley-plaiser-wint-wdf-world-masters-2022/). *Darts Actueel* (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Gorton, Josh (10 September 2023). ["Ratajski romps to Interwetten German Darts Open glory in Jena"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230926132059/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/09/10/ratajski-romps-interwetten-german-darts-open-glory-jena). [PDC](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation). Archived from [the original](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/09/10/ratajski-romps-interwetten-german-darts-open-glory-jena) on 26 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CT10_9-0)** Phillips, Josh (17 March 2024). ["Cocks claims maiden Challenge Tour victory"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240317220448/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/03/17/cocks-claims-maiden-challenge-tour-victory). [PDC](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation). Archived from [the original](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/03/17/cocks-claims-maiden-challenge-tour-victory) on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["PDC Challenge Tour 10"](https://tv.dartconnect.com/event/pdcct24e10/matches). *DartConnect TV*. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["PDC Challenge Tour 15"](https://tv.dartconnect.com/event/pdcct24e15/matches). *DartConnect TV*. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CT16_12-0)** Gorton, Josh (16 August 2024). ["Scutt & Merkx seal Winmau Challenge Tour wins in Milton Keynes"](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/august/16/scutt-merkx-seal-winmau-challenge-tour-wins-milton-keynes). [Professional Darts Corporation](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation). Retrieved 16 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CT18&19_13-0)** Gorton, Josh (17 August 2024). ["Dutch duo Plaisier & Van Schie share Challenge Tour titles"](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/august/17/dutch-duo-plaisier-van-schie-share-challenge-tour-titles). [Professional Darts Corporation](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation). Retrieved 17 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Wood, Kieran (16 October 2024). ["Wesley Plaisier and Josh Rock reach final of Players Championship 28"](https://dartsnews.com/pdc/wesley-plaisier-and-josh-rock-reach-final-of-players-championship-28). *DartsNews*. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Allen, Dave (2 July 2025). ["Super Smith edges Plaisier for Players Championship 13 title"](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/july/02/super-smith-edges-plaisier-players-championship-13-title). *[Professional Darts Corporation](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation)*. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Ross Smith claims narrow win over Wesley Plaisier for Players Championship 13 title"](https://www.planetsport.com/darts/report/ross-smith-claims-narrow-win-over-wesley-plaisier-for-players-championship-13-title). *Planet Sport*. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Allen, Dave (3 July 2024). ["Superb Clayton defies Plaisier to win Players Championship 14"](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/july/03/superb-clayton-defies-plaisier-win-players-championship-14). *[Professional Darts Corporation](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation)*. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Plaisier wins maiden PDC title at Players Championship"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/c3vk4d9r9xno). [BBC](/source/BBC). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Josh Rock misses six match darts as Wesley Plaisier prevails in Wigan"](https://www.rte.ie/sport/darts/2024/1012/1475145-rock-misses-six-match-darts-as-plaisier-wins-in-wigan/). [RTÉ](/source/RT%C3%89). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Gorton, Josh (3 November 2024). ["Scutt & Plaisier secure two-year Tour Cards via Winmau Challenge Tour"](https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/november/03/scutt-plaisier-secure-two-year-tour-cards-winmau-challenge-tour). PDC. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Wesley Plaisier retains title at WDF World Masters"](https://dartsnews.com/wdf/wesley-plaisier-retains-title-at-wdf-world-masters). *DartsNews*. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** Keogh, Frank (17 December 2024). ["Wright wins as Meikle defeats Sherrock"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cwyp0e0lpdyo). [BBC](/source/BBC). Retrieved 18 December 2024.

## External links

- Media related to [Wesley Plaisier](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wesley_Plaisier) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Wesley Plaisier player profile at Darts Orakel](https://app.dartsorakel.com/player/details/2273)

- [Player profile for Wesley Plaisier](https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/player-profile-live.php?pid=15759/) from Dartsdatabase

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