Gabriel Clemens
Gabriel Clemens (born August 16, 1983) is a German professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
| Gabriel Clemens | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "German Giant" |
| Born | August 16, 1983[1] Saarlouis, Germany |
| Home town | Saarwellingen, Germany[1] |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2002 |
| Darts | 23 Gram Target Signature |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Wonderwall" by Oasis |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2008–2018 |
| PDC | 2018– |
| Current world ranking | 29  2 (3 January 2021)[2] |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Masters | Semi Final: 2017 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2021 |
| World Matchplay | Last 16: 2020 |
| World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2020 |
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2019 |
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2020 |
| UK Open | Last 16: 2020 |
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Last 16: 2018, 2019 |
Career
In 2017, Clemens made the semi-finals of the World Masters, and missed match darts against the BDO number one Mark McGeeney to reach the final.
In January 2018, he gained a two-year PDC Tour Card. He won the fourth day of European Q-School by defeating the Dutchman Vincent Kamphuis 5–3 in the final. In his first year on the circuit, he reached the final of 2018 PDC Players Championship 11, where he took on two-time world champion Gary Anderson. Clemens missed two match-darts to win the title and lost 5–6.
In December 2020, he became the first German player to reach the round of Last 16 in the PDC World Darts Championship, after beating reigning champion Peter Wright 4-3.[3][4]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2019: Second round (lost to John Henderson 2–3)
- 2020: First round (lost to Benito van de Pas 2–3)
- 2021: Fourth round (lost to Krzysztof Ratajski 3–4)
Performance timeline
BDO
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winmau World Masters | 2R | Did not qualify | SF | ||||||
PDC
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship | DNQ | 2R | 1R | 4R |
| UK Open | 3R | 5R | 6R | |
| World Matchplay | DNQ | 2R | ||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | 2R | ||
| European Championship | DNQ | 1R | ||
| Grand Slam of Darts | DNQ | 2R | RR | |
| Players Championship Finals | 3R | 3R | 2R | |
| World Series of Darts Finals | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |
| Performance timeline legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play in the event | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
Career finals
PDC world series finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
| World Series of Darts (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2019 | German Darts Masters |  Peter Wright |
6–8 (l) |
References
- https://www.pdc.tv/players/gabriel-clemens
- "PDC Order of Merit". PDC.tv. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- "Reigning World Champion Wright knocked out by Clemens at World Championship". dartsnews.com. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Clemens-Wahnsinn im Ally Pally" (in German). Sport1. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
External links
- Gabriel Clemens on Darts1.de (German)
- Player profile on Gabriel Clemens from Dartsdatabase