Jimmy van Schie
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| Nickname | "The Dutch Sequoia" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1993[1] Breda, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 24g Mission Nightfall[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BDO | 2011–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2010– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2011– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 125 (23 November 2025)[3] (WDF) 1 (7 December 2025)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Winner (1): 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Winner (1): 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Last 32: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 96: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy van Schie (born 2 October 1993) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the reigning WDF world champion, having won the 2025 WDF World Championship. He is the world number one in the WDF world rankings and the winner of 14 WDF ranking titles. He is also the reigning WDF World Masters champion. He won his first PDC Challenge Tour title at the 18th event of the 2024 season.
Career
Early career
Van Schie made his debut on the PDC Pro Tour in 2010, taking part in Players Championship 28 in Nuland, but was eliminated in the Last 128.[5][6] He was a part of the Dutch boys' team at the 2011 WDF Europe Youth Cup alongside Jimmy Hendriks, Jeffrey de Zwaan and Mike Zuydwijk who won the Boys Overall gold medal.[7]
2024
Van Schie had his breakthrough year in 2024. During the 2024 WDF season, he won eight titles. He began the year by winning the Romanian Classic, defeating fellow Dutchman Alexander Merkx 5–4 in the final.[8] He followed his maiden title by winning the Team X-Treme Open, Swiss Open, Catalonia Open, Italian Grand Masters, Belfry Open and the Hungarian Classic. He ended the season with victory at the Czech Open, where he beat Andreas Harrysson 5–2 to win the title.[9][10] He also made the final of the Denmark Open and World Open, losing to Connor Scutt and Reece Colley.[11][12] His ranking points accumulated over the year saw him rise to No. 1 in the WDF men's ranking.[13]
Van Schie also found success in the PDC in the same year. He won his first PDC Challenge Tour title at Event 18 where he defeated Daniel Ayres 5–4 in the final.[14] He finished the year 10th on the 2024 Challenge Tour Order of Merit. Van Schie returned to the PDC Pro Tour for the first time in fourteen years off the back of his Challenge Tour results, reaching the Last 32 twice. He reached the final of the West Europe Qualifier for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, but missed match darts before eventually losing 7–6 to Stefan Bellmont.[15]
After missing out on the PDC World Championship, Van Schie made his world championship debut at the 2024 WDF World Darts Championship, entering the second round as second seed. He was considered the favourite to win the title due to his form at WDF events.[16][17] He won his opening match against Björn Lejon 3–0 in sets with a 98.98 three-dart average. However, van Schie was eliminated from the tournament in the third round, losing 3–1 to Dutch Open champion Jarno Bottenberg.[18]
2025
Van Schie retained his Catalonia Open and Belfry Open titles in 2025, hitting a nine-dart finish on his way to winning the latter.[19][20] In November, he won the 2025 World Masters by defeating Jeff Smith 7–2 in the final, becoming the fourth Dutch player to win the tournament after Raymond van Barneveld, Michael van Gerwen and Wesley Plaisier.[21][22]
Van Schie entered the 2025 WDF World Championship as the number one seed and reached the final of the tournament, defeating defending champion Shane McGuirk en route.[23] He faced Mitchell Lawrie in the final, who had won the youth title earlier in the day. Van Schie lost the first three sets of the match before winning the next six in succession for a 6–3 comeback victory and his first world title.[24]
Personal life
Van Schie has been noted for his height, standing at 2.07 metres tall.[25] He originally chose to play basketball as a child, but lost interest and began playing darts.[26]
World Championship results
WDF
- 2024: Third round (lost to Jarno Bottenberg 1–3)
- 2025: Winner (beat Mitchell Lawrie 6–3)
Career finals
WDF major finals: 2 (2 titles)
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| World Championship (1–0) |
| World Masters (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score [N 1] |
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| Winner | 1. | 2025 | World Masters | Jeff Smith | 7–2 (l) |
| Winner | 2. | 2025 | World Darts Championship | Mitchell Lawrie | 6–3 (s) |
- ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets, (m) = matches won.
Performance timeline
WDF
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | ||
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| WDF World Championship | 3R | W | ||
| WDF World Masters | QF | W | ||
| Dutch Open | DNP | 8R | ||
PDC
| Tournament | 2025 | |
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| PDC Ranked televised events | ||
| PDC World Masters | Prel. | |
| UK Open | 3R | |
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| Season-end ranking (PDC) | ||
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 |
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| 2024[nb 1] | Did not participate | WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 3R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025[nb 1] | DNP | ROS 1R |
LEI DNP |
HIL 4R |
HIL 1R |
Did not participate | ROS 4R |
Did not participate | HIL QF |
HIL 3R |
Did not participate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| 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
- ^ a b c d "Jimmy van Schie Mastercaller profile". Mastercaller.
- ^ a b "Jimmy van Schie PDPA profile". Professional Darts Players Association.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "WDF Open Rankings Table". WDF. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ Farmer Claims Maiden Win Archived 2010-09-21 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
- ^ "Results of Players Championships 2010 PC 28 Nuland". Mastercaller. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "WDF Europe Cup Youth 2011". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (29 January 2024). "Dutch duo take titles at WDF tournaments in Romania". DartsNews. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (27 November 2024). "Jimmy van Schie achieves same pre Lakeside feat as current World Champion in good omen for Dutch ace". DartsNews. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Van den Berk, Bas (23 November 2024). "WDF Czech Open 2024: Brabander Jimmy van Schie schittert met overtuigende zege" [WDF Czech Open 2024: Brabantian Jimmy van Schie shines with a convincing victory]. Dartfreakz (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Scutt and Greaves on song at WDF Denmark Open". World Darts Federation. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (12 October 2024). "Reece Colley denies Jimmy van Schie to claim WDF World Open title". DartsNews. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (4 November 2024). "Jimmy van Schie new WDF world number one". DartsNews. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (17 August 2024). "Dutch duo Plaisier & Van Schie share Challenge Tour titles". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (16 November 2024). "Swiss star Bellmont wins West Europe Qualifier to confirm Ally Pally debut". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Shaw, Jamie (28 November 2024). "WDF World Championship 2024 Odds | Van Schie favourite for debut Lakeside crown". Live Darts. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Wood, Kieran (4 December 2024). ""I know I'm the favourite" - Jimmy van Schie makes statement on Lakeside debut with straight sets win". DartsNews. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "2024 WDF Lakeside World Championships - Day 7 Evening Session Report". World Darts Federation. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "De Graaf, Rietbergen en Van Schie blijven winnen, ook titel Van Deijk" [De Graaf, Rietbergen and Van Schie continue to win, also title for Van Deijk]. Nederlandse Darts Bond (in Dutch). 8 September 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ Blokpoel, Wim (4 October 2025). "Van Schie, Rietbergen, Paeshuyse en Pauling winnaars WDF Bruges Open 2025" [Van Schie, Rietbergen, Paeshuyse and Pauling winners at WDF Bruges Open 2025]. dartfreakz.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "See You Jimmy: Van Schie triumph and Scots double at World Masters". Darts World. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ Bus, Patrick (1 November 2025). "Jimmy van Schie volgt landgenoot op als winnaar WDF World Masters" [Jimmy van Schie succeeds fellow countryman as winner of WDF World Masters]. dartsactueel.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "2025 WDF World Championships Day 8 Evening Session Report". World Darts Federation. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Mitchell Lawrie, 15, described as 'future of darts' after 6-3 loss to Jimmy van Schie in WDF World Darts Championship final". Sky Sports. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ Willemse, Job (7 January 2025). "'Darts Giant' uit Breda is een opvallende verschijning bij de profdarters: 'Alle grappen zijn al een keer gemaakt'" ['Darts Giant' from Breda is a striking appearance among the professional darts players: 'All jokes have already been made before]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ Voskamp, Leon (21 February 2025). "Boomlange Jimmy wil richting wereldtop darts" [Giant Jimmy wants to become the world's top darts player]. Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 November 2025.