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 win a match on the PDC European Tour.
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| 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) 116  1 (3 June 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editPratnemer 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. Since 2021 Pratnamer has been playing on the WDF Circuit picking up a couple of wins in Slovenia & Hungary.
In 2023, Pratnemer participated in the PDC 2023 Q-School, in an attempt to get a tourcard. He got to the final phase, where he finished 28th with 3 points.
Pratnemer won a tour card at 2026 Q-School, becoming the first Slovenian to play on the PDC Pro Tour full-time.[6]
World Championship results
editPDC
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
editBDO/WDF
| Tournament | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| World Championship | DNP | 1R | 2R | 3R | |
| Winmau World Masters | 4R | RR | DNP | 4R | |
PDC
| Tournament | 2020 | 2026 |
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| PDC World Championship | 1R | DNQ |
| World Masters | DNP | Prel. |
| UK Open | DNP | 4R |
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| 2024 | Did not qualify | EDO 1R |
Did not qualify | |||||||||||
| 2025 | DNQ | EDG 1R |
Did not qualify | CDO 2R |
DNQ | |||||||||
| 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 "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. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 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.
- ↑ 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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