Kim Viljanen
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| Nickname | Babyface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 4, 1981 Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Vantaa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 21 Gram Cosmo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 1999–2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2014– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | NR (31 October 2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 32: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Int. Darts League | Last 32 Group: 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2016, 2017, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kim Viljanen (born December 4, 1981) is a Finnish darts player.
Career
Viljanen won the boys' singles event at the 1999 WDF World Cup in Durban, South Africa.[2] In 2004, he progressed to the last 32 of the World Masters, losing 3–2 to Tony West.[3]
Viljanen competed on the Scandinavian Darts Corporation (SDC) Tour in 2014, and finished third in the Scandinavian Order of Merit. He was awarded a place in the 2015 PDC World Championship after Jarkko Komula, who had finished second on the Scandinavian Tour, was excluded following a suspension by the Finnish Darts Organisation.[4] He lost 4–1 in the preliminary round to Sascha Stein.[5]
Viljanen won three SDC Tour events in 2015 and finished top of the Order of Merit, thus qualifying for the 2016 PDC World Championship.[6] After winning 2–1 against Sven Groen in the preliminary round, he was beaten 3–0 by Kevin Painter in the first round.[7] Viljanen made his debut at the 2016 World Cup of Darts, representing Finland with Marko Kantele and they lost 5–1 to Wales in the opening round.[8] Another three SDC titles saw him qualify for the 2017 World Championship and he saw off Ross Snook 2–0 in the preliminary round, but could only win one leg against world number one Michael van Gerwen during a 3–0 first round loss.[9] Viljanen missed two match darts in the first round of the World Cup as he and Kantele were knocked out 5–4 by Wales.[10]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2015: Preliminary round (lost to Sascha Stein 1–4)
- 2016: First round (lost to Kevin Painter 0–3)
- 2017: First round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 0–3)
- 2018: First round (lost to Alan Norris 0–3)
- 2021: Withrew due to health reasons
References
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "1999 WDF World Youth Cup Player Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "2004 World Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Field". PDC.tv. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Two". PDC.tv. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "World Championship - International Update". PDC.tv. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "World Darts Championship: Ian White suffered a first-round defeat at Alexandra Palace". Sky Sports. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Betway World Cup of Darts Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Betway World Cup of Darts Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
External links
- Player profile for Kim Viljanen from Dartsdatabase
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