Teemu Harju
| Teemu Harju | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1992[1] Teuva, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Harjavalta, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Darts | 21g Bull's NL Signature | ||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Country Roads" by Hermes House Band | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2007–2010; 2013–2020 | ||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2011–2013; 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2007–2010; 2013–present | ||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 163  1 (29 July 2026)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 256: 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Teemu Harju (born 25 May 1992) is Finnish professional darts player who competes in both Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is the reigning PDC Nordic & Baltic champion.
He won a silver medal representing Finland at the 2022 WDF Europe Cup Men's singles.
Career
[edit]Harju was a prospective player. He took part in the PDC World Youth Championship three times as a qualifier from Scandinavia. His best result was at the 2012 PDC World Youth Championship, where he defeated Ryan Harrington in the first round match by 5–1 in legs. In the second round he lost to Rhys Dudley by 3–5 in legs.[3]
At the end of September 2022, he was selected by the national federation to participate in the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. On the third day of the tournament, he advanced to the finals of the singles competition, defeating Nick Kenny, Jan McIntosh and Danny van Trijp on the road to the final.[4] In the final, he lost to Jacques Labre by 2–7 in legs and becoming the first singles medalist from Finland since Ulf Ceder in 2012.[5][6] In the team competition, advanced with his team to the quarter-finals, where they lost to the team from Netherlands.[7] In the pair competition, he was eliminated in the first phase.[8]
World Championship results
[edit]PDC
[edit]- 2026: First round (lost to Alan Soutar 2–3)
Performance timeline
[edit]BDO
[edit]| Tournament | 2013 |
|---|---|
| BDO Ranked televised events | |
| World Masters | 1R |
PDC
[edit]| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
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| PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||
| World Championship | Did not qualify | 1R | |||||
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | |||||||
| World Cup | NH | DNP | RR | RR | DNQ | ||
| World Youth Championship | 1R | 2R | 1R | Did not participate | |||
European Tour
[edit]| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Championship | 1R | DNQ | |
| Austrian Open | DNQ | 1R | DNQ |
| Baltic Sea Open | DNQ | 1R | |
Nordic & Baltic Tour
[edit]| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| 2024 | QF | QF | L16 | L32 | L64 | L16 | QF | L16 | QF | F | ||
| 2025 | L32 | F | L16 | QF | SF | QF | W | QF | QF | L32 | QF | W |
| 2026 | L64 | QF | L32 | L16 | L16 | L16 | L32 | L32 | F | |||
| 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]- ↑ "Teemu Harju". Mastercaller.
- ↑ "Ranking Tables". PDPA. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Teemu Harju Player Profile". dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ↑ "WDF Europe Cup Men Singles". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "Surprising men's singles final set at WDF Europe Cup between Labre and Harju". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ↑ "Labre and Greaves capture gold medal in singles at WDF Europe Cup". dartsnews.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ↑ "WDF Europe Cup Men Teams". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "WDF Europe Cup Men Pairs". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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