Jim Widmayer
Personal information
Nickname"Captain America"
Born (1969-08-23) August 23, 1969
Staten Island, New York, United States
Home townParrish, Florida, United States
Darts information
Playing darts since1989
Darts22 gram G-Force
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Enter Sandman" by Metallica
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2008–2020
PDC1994–2007
WDF2008–
Current world ranking53 Decrease 5 (14 November 2023)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2015, 2023
World MastersLast 24: 2011
World TrophyLast 16: 2014, 2015
Finder MastersLast 24: 2013
PDC premier events – best performances
World MatchplayLast 32: 1994
US Open/WSoDLast 16: 2007
Other tournament wins
Cherry Bomb Int'l 2008, 2017
Cleveland Extravaganza 2018
Las Vegas Open 2022
Metroplex Open 2013
Seacoast Open 2013
Syracuse Open 1993, 1996, 2016
White Mountain 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
Washington Open 2013, 2019
Witch City Open 2018

Jim Widmayer (born August 23, 1969) is an American professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He has competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments in the past. Two-time WDF Americas Cup medalist. He advanced to the WDF World Darts Championship four times.

Career

Widmayer played in the inaugural World Matchplay in 1994, losing 6–8 in the first round to Keith Deller.

Prior to the 2011 Winmau World Masters, Widmayer damaged his arm whilst clearing fallen trees in the wake of Hurricane Irene.[2] His injuries were not serious, and he went on to reach the televised stages of the tournament. In the last 24, he lost 2–3 in sets to Rick Hofstra after missing seven match darts.

Widmayer qualified for the 2014 World Championship and entered in the preliminary stage, where he upset Garry Thompson 3–2 in sets. He played world number one Stephen Bunting in the first round and lost by 3 sets to 1.

In the 2015 World Championship, Widmayer again entered in the preliminary stage, where he fought back to beat Rhys Hayden 3–2 in sets after being 2–0 down. His reward was a tie in the first round against Rick Hofstra, who he lost to in the last 24 of the World Masters in 2011. He gained his revenge with a 3–1 victory, setting himself up with a tie against Martin Adams in the second round, which he lost 4–0.

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

  • 2014: First round (lost to Stephen Bunting 1–3) (sets)
  • 2015: Second round (lost to Martin Adams 0–4)
  • 2019: Preliminary round (lost to Nigel Heydon 2–3)
  • 2023: Third round (lost to Jonny Tata 0-3)

References

  1. ↑ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ Jim escapes hurricane Irene to reach Last 24 in Winmau World Masters Archived June 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine BDO


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