Jermaine Wattimena
Personal information
Nickname"The Machine Gun"
Born (1988-03-09) 9 March 1988
Netherlands
Home townWestervoort, Netherlands[1]
Darts information
Playing darts since2006
Darts22 Gram Bull's Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Bella Ciao" by Gunz For Hire
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2008–2014
PDC2014–
Current world ranking47 Increase 4 (3 January 2024)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 24: 2009
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2018, 2019, 2021
World MatchplayLast 32: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
World Grand PrixQuarter Final: 2019
UK OpenLast 16: 2018, 2019
Grand SlamLast 16: 2022
European Ch'shipLast 16: 2019
Premier LeagueChallenger: 2020
PC FinalsLast 16: 2017, 2023
World Series FinalsLast 16: 2019
Other tournament wins
German Gold Cup 2014
Malta Open 2008
PDC World Central European Qualifying 2014
Other achievements
2018 Breaks into the top 32 on the Order of Merit for the first time

Jermaine Wattimena (born 9 March 1988) is a Dutch darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments.

Career

Wattimena won the first event he entered as he claimed the 2008 Malta Open by beating Vincent Busuttil in the final.[3] He made his British Darts Organisation debut in a major event at the World Masters and won four games to reach the last 24 where he lost 3–0 to Steve Douglas.[4] In 2014, Wattimena won the German Gold Cup courtesy of defeating Jan Dekker 3–2 in the final.[5] Later in the year he qualified for the 2015 PDC World Championship by winning the Central European Qualifier, concluding with a 6–3 victory over Kenny Neyens.[6] Wattimena entered the event in the preliminary round and narrowly lost 4–3 to Robert Marijanović, missing three match darts in the final leg.[7]

He entered PDC Qualifying School in January 2015 and was eliminated in the final round of the third day by Steve Douglas. However, Wattimena had already done enough through the Order of Merit to not even need to play on the fourth day as he finished joint second on the Order of Merit to earn a two-year PDC tour card.[8] He qualified for the UK Open and defeated Jonny Clayton 5–1 in the first round, but then lost 5–4 against Kevin McDine.[9] Wattimena twice lost in the last 16 of Players Championship events during the year and beat Robert Marijanović 6–5 at the European Darts Grand Prix, but was then knocked out 6–3 by Peter Wright in the second round.[10][11]

In the first round of the 2016 World Championship, Wattimena lost 3–1 to Mensur Suljović.[12] He overcame Andy Smith 6–5 and Kevin Dowling 6–1 at the UK Open, before losing 9–7 to Alan Norris in the third round.[13] At the 15th Players Championship wins over Jonny Clayton, David Pallett, Peter Wright, Simon Stevenson and Jelle Klaasen ensured Wattimena played in his first PDC semi-final and he was defeated 6–3 by Michael van Gerwen.[14] He qualified for seven European Tour events during the season and, although he didn't get past the second round in any of them, his consistent play saw him make his debut in the European Championship, where he lost 6–1 to Mensur Suljović in the first round.[15][16]

He lost 3–1 in the opening round of the World Championship for the second year in a row in the 2017 event, this time to Daryl Gurney.[17] He knocked out Mick Todd, Dave Chisnall, Robert Thornton, Kyle Anderson and Benito van de Pas at the seventh Players Championship to reach his second PDC semi-final, where he was defeated 6–3 by Kim Huybrechts.[18] He reached third PDC semi-final in Players Championships 17, where he beat Alan Tabern, Berry van Peer, Peter Hudson, Steve Beaton and Justin Pipe, before losing to Kevin Painter 6–3. He qualified for five European Tour events over 2017, failing to make it past the Last 32 in any of them, meaning he did not qualify for the European Championships. He made a third Players Championship semi-final of the year in the final weekend in Barnsley, where he knocked out Ross Twell, Ian White, Kevin Painter, Peter Jacques and Michael Smith, before a 6–2 defeat to Adrian Lewis. This was enough for him to qualify for the Players Championship Finals, as the 29th seed. Wattimena started off with a 6–0 hammering of Keegan Brown, where he averaged almost 97. He saw off Mickey Mansell 6–3 in the next round to move into his first major TV Last 16 appearance. Here, he was defeated 10–9 in a deciding leg by Steve Beaton after a superb comeback from 9–5 down. He picked up £8,000 here, his second biggest pay cheque of his career.

Wattimena's consistent improvement and progression up the rankings was rewarded with a 'challenger' spot for the 2020 Premier League in Rotterdam.[19]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015
BDO World Championship DNP DNQ DNP DNQ
Winmau World Masters 5R Did not qualify 2R DNP

PDC

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
PDC World Championship PR 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R
UK Open 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 4R 4R 4R 4R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R 1R 1R 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix DNQ 2R QF 1R DNQ
European Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 1R 2R DNQ
Grand Slam of Darts Did not qualify RR DNQ 2R DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNQ 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 3R
Non-ranked televised events
Premier League Darts Did not participate C DNP
PDC World Cup of Darts Did not participate SF DNP
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ 1R DNQ DNP
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 70 49 40 29 23 26 36 39 51


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2015 GDC
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ		 GDM
DNQ		 DDM
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 EDT
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 EDG
2R
2016 DDM
1R		 GDM
2R		 GDT
2R		 EDM
DNQ		 ADO
2R		 EDO
DNQ		 IDO
2R		 EDT
2R		 EDG
2R		 GDC
DNQ
2017 GDC
2R		 GDM
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 EDG
1R		 GDT
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDO
1R		 DDM
DNQ		 GDG
2R		 IDO
DNQ		 EDT
2R
2018 EDO
2R		 GDG
1R		 GDO
2R		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
3R		 DDM
3R		 GDT
3R		 DDO
2R		 EDM
1R		 GDC
1R		 DDC
DNQ		 IDO
2R		 EDT
1R
2019 EDO
3R		 GDC
3R		 GDG
DNQ		 GDO
2R		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDM
3R		 DDO
QF		 CDO
3R		 ADC
1R		 EDM
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ		 GDT
3R
2020 BDC
2R		 GDC
2R		 EDG
DNQ		 IDO
DNQ
2021 HDT
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
1R		 GDC
1R		 GDG
1R		 ADO
1R		 EDO
1R		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDC
2R		 EDM
2R		 HDT
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 BDO
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
1R		 EDO
1R		 IDO
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 DDC
1R		 BDO
1R		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
1R		 EDM
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 HDT
2R		 GDC
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament

References

  1. ↑ "WK Darts start voor Jermaine Wattimena op zondag". De Gelderlander. Wegener. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "2008 Malta Open Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "2009 World Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 German Gold Cup Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "2014 PDC World Central European Qualifying Event Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Six". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ken MacNeil 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "2015 PDC European Darts Grand Prix Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Nine-Dart van Gerwen's Barnsley Double". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Jermaine Wattimena 2016". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "2016 European Championship Results". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Maiden Title For Gurney With PC7 Win". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "Challengers confirmed for 2020 Unibet Premier League". PDC. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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