Chris Landman
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| Nickname | "The Countryman"[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-01-17) 17 January 1981Hattem, Netherlands[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Wapenveld, Netherlands[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 21g Bull's NL[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Crazy on the Dancefloor" by DJ Norman[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2016–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2022–(Tour Card: 2024–) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2016–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) NR (11 January 2026)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Runner-up: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 32: 2018, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 64: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 128: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2023, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Landman (born 17 January 1981) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events and previously competed in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Landman reached the final at the [[WDF World Darts Championship|WDF World Championship] in 2023, finishing as runner-up to Andy Baetens. Also in 2023, Landman won a title on the PDC Challenge Tour and reached the final at Players Championship 9 on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. Landman has won a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying School (Q–School) on two occasions: in 2024 and 2026.
Career
2017
Landman won the 2017 Catalonian Open, reached the quarter-final of the 2017 WDF World Cup Singles, and reached the Last 16 of the 2017 BDO World Masters.
2018
Landman qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the Regional Table Qualifiers, losing to Derk Telnekes 3–0 in sets in the preliminary round.
2019
Landman also qualified for the 2019 BDO World Championship, losing in the first round to Kyle McKinstry 3–2.
2020
Landman qualified for the 2020 BDO World Championship and reached the quarter-finals after beating Dave Parletti 3–2 and Ben Hazel 4–3 before losing to eventual champion Wayne Warren 5–3.
2021
Landman qualified for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the West Europe Qualifier. He whitewashedSven Verdonck in the qualifier before defeating Niels Zonneveld 6–5 in a deciding leg, beating Mats Gies in the final 6-3. He played former BDO World Champion Scott Mitchell in the Last 96, beating him 3-0. This set up a clash with seeded player Ian White in the last 64, to whom Landman lost 3-1. Landman then went to Q-School, where he failed to gain a tour card. In 2022, Landman won the Northern Ireland Matchplay beating Shaun Griffiths 5–1.
Landman qualified for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship as the 7th seed. He whitewashed Davie Kirwan 3–0, defeated Thomas Junghans 3–2, the number 2 seed and defending 2022 championNeil Duff 4–3, and the number 3 seed and 2006 BDO World ChampionJelle Klaasen 5–3 in sets to reach the final where he was defeated by number 1 seed Andy Baetens 6–1.
Landman competed in the 2023 PDC Challenge Tour series and won event one, defeating Lukas Wenig 5–2 in the final.[4] Landman received call–ups for 2023 PDC Players Championship series events filling in as a reserve for an absent tour card holder virtue of his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. At Players Championship 7, Landman reached the final, losing to Krzysztof Ratajski 8–1.
In January 2024, Landman earned a Tour Card for the first time at the 2024 Q-School by finishing fourth on the European Q-School Order of Merit.[5]
Career finals
WDF major finals: 1
| Legend |
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| World Championship (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 2023 | World Championship |  Andy Baetens | 1–6 (s) |
- ^(l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2018: Preliminary round (lost to Derk Telnekes 0–3) (sets)
- 2019: First round (lost to Kyle McKinstry 2–3)
- 2020: Quarter-finals (lost to Wayne Warren 3–5)
WDF
- 2023: Runner-up (lost to Andy Baetens 1–6)
PDC
- 2022: Second round (lost to Ian White 1–3)
- 2025: First round (lost to Lok Yin Lee 1–3)
- 2026: First round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)
Performance timeline
BDO
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||
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| BDO Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||
| BDO World Championship | DNQ | Prel. | 1R | QF | ||||||||||
| World Masters | 1R | 6R | 4R | DNQ | NH | |||||||||
| BDO World Trophy | DNP | 1R | 1R | NH | ||||||||||
| Finder Darts Masters | DNQ | RR | NH | |||||||||||
WDF
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| WDF Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||
| WDF World Championship | PDC | F | ||||||||||||
| WDF World Masters | 5R | NH | ||||||||||||
PDC
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||||||||
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| PDC World Championship | 2R | DNQ | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||
| PDC World Masters | DNQ | Prel. | ||||||||||||
| UK Open | DNP | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNQ | 1R | 1R | DNQ | ||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Season-end ranking | – | 103 | 84 | 69 | ||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| 2024 | BDO1R | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | Did not qualify | ADO2R | Did not qualify | SDT2R | GDCDNQ | |||||||||
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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| 2023[nb 1] | BAR2R | BAR1R | BAR1R | BAR1R | BARQF | BAR4R | HIL1R | HIL1R | WIGF | WIG1R | LEI2R | LEI1R | HIL1R | HIL1R | LEI2R | LEI2R | HIL1R | HIL1R | BARDNP | BAR2R | BAR1R | BAR1R | BAR1R | BAR4R | BAR1R | BAR3R | BAR1R | BAR3R | ||||||
| 2024 | WIG1R | WIG1R | LEI2R | LEI2R | HIL3R | HIL3R | LEI4R | LEI1R | HIL2R | HIL1R | HIL1R | HIL2R | MIL1R | MIL1R | MIL2R | MIL1R | MIL4R | MIL4R | MIL2R | WIG3R | WIG1R | MIL2R | MIL1R | WIG1R | WIG3R | WIG1R | WIG2R | WIG1R | LEISF | LEI1R | ||||
| 2025 | WIG1R | WIG1R | ROSDNP | LEI2R | LEI2R | HIL1R | HIL1R | LEI1R | LEI3R | LEI1R | LEI2R | ROS2R | ROS1R | HIL1R | HIL4R | LEI2R | LEI1R | LEI2R | LEI1R | LEI1R | HIL1R | HIL3R | MIL2R | MIL1R | HIL1R | HIL2R | LEI1R | LEI2R | LEI3R | WIGQF | WIG1R | WIG4R | WIG1R | |
- ^Not a Tour card holder
| 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
- ^ abcd"Chris Landman". Mastercaller. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ abcde"Chris Landman PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^"PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^Gorton, Josh (20 January 2023). "Kist and Landman seal Challenge Tour titles in Milton Keynes". PDC. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^Gorton, Josh (14 January 2024). "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". PDC. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
External links
- Player profile for Chris Landman from Dartsdatabase
- Chris Landman player profile at Darts Orakel
