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| Benjamin Pratnemer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.png) Pratnemer in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "The Star" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1979[1][2] Maribor, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Maribor, Slovenia[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 21g Bull's NL Signature[3][1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "It's a Long Way to the Top" by AC/DC[3][1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2017–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2019–present (Tour Card: 2026–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2021–2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 107  3 (29 July 2026)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 16: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 96: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 64: 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Benjamin Pratnemer (born 31 March 1979) is a Slovenian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events and previously competed in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is the first Slovenian player to earn a PDC Tour Card, and the first to win a match on the PDC European Tour.
Career
[edit]Pratnemer won the PDC Eastern Europe World Championship qualifier in 2019, defeating János Végső of Hungary 6–1 in the final, which meant he qualified for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship. He became the second Slovenian after Osmann Kijamet in 2010 to qualify for the event.[5]
On 7 February 2020, he qualified for his first PDC European Tour event. He played in the 2020 Belgian Darts Championship, where he lost 5–6 in the first round against Wesley Plaisier. During his career in the World Darts Federation (WDF), Pratnemer won a total of 17 titles and qualified for three WDF World Darts Championships.[1][6]
Pratnemer won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at 2026 Q-School, becoming the first Slovenian player to compete on the PDC Pro Tour full-time.[7]
World Championship results
[edit]PDC
[edit]- 2020: First round (lost to Justin Pipe 2–3)
WDF
[edit]- 2023: First round (lost to Davie Kirwan 0–2)
- 2024: Second round (lost to Carl Wilkinson 0–3)
- 2025: Third round (lost to Sybren Gijbels 1–3)
Performance timeline
[edit]BDO
[edit]| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| World Masters | 4R |
WDF
[edit]| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| World Championship | DNP | 1R | 2R | 3R |
| World Masters | RR | DNP | 4R | |
PDC
| Tournament | 2020 | 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | DNP | Prel. | |||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | DNP | 4R | |||||||||||||||||
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | DNQ | RR | |||||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
[edit]| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| European Darts Open | 1R | Did not qualify | |
| European Darts Grand Prix | DNQ | 1R | DNQ |
| Czech Darts Open | DNQ | 2R | |
| Slovak Darts Open | NH | ||
PDC Players Championships
[edit]| 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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| 2026 | HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 3R |
LEI 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 2R |
HIL 2R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI |
LEI |
HIL |
HIL |
LEI |
LEI |
ROS |
ROS |
ROS |
ROS |
LEI |
LEI |
| 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
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Benjamin Pratnemer". Mastercaller.
- ↑ "Dart Profis – Benjamin Pratnemer". Dartn.de.
- 1 2 3 4 "Benjamin Pratnemer PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ranking Tables". PDPA. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Gill, Samuel (22 September 2019). "Pratnemer wins PDC East Europe World Championship Qualifier to secure debut at Alexandra Palace". Dartsnews. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "Benjamin Pratnemer". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
- ↑ Gorton, Josh (11 January 2026). "Manby & De Zwaan secure automatic Tour Cards as 2026 Q Schools conclude". PDC. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Player profile for Benjamin Pratnemer from Dartsdatabase
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