{"title":"Wessel Nijman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort answer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wessel Nijman is a Dutch PDC player and multiple Players Championship winner who has thrown Mission darts since 2023, and he is world number 12 on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026. Darts Online stocks his Mission signature dart in 95% tungsten, in 23g and 25g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBorn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDarts brand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMission\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDart weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThrows\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRight-handed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWalk-on\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSummer of '69 – Bryan Adams\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTitles and achievements\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"titles\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlovak Darts Open\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean Darts Trophy\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers Championship events\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024, 2025 (2), 2026 (6)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDC Development Tour Order of Merit\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is Wessel Nijman?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWessel Nijman is a professional darts player from Uitgeest in North Holland, born in 2000. He throws right-handed and won his first PDC Development Tour title in 2018, aged 17.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis early career was halted by a Darts Regulation Authority ban over a 2020 match-fixing case. The ban ran until February 2023, and Mission signed him on his return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow did Wessel Nijman break through?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe won three Development Tour events in 2023, which earned him a PDC Tour Card for 2024. In his first season on the main tour he won seven more Development Tour titles and topped its Order of Merit. On 1 October 2024 he won his first senior title, Players Championship 24 in Wigan, beating Stephen Bunting 8-5 in the final. In December 2024 he won his first match at Alexandra Palace, against Cameron Carolissen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMission extended his contract in February 2025. He won two more Players Championship events that year, including Players Championship 34, where he beat Luke Woodhouse 8-5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow has Wessel Nijman played in 2026?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2026 has been his best season, with eight ranking titles. In March he won his first European Tour event, the European Darts Trophy in Göttingen, beating Gerwyn Price 8-3 in the final with a 150 checkout. In June he beat Rob Cross 8-3 to win the first Slovak Darts Open in Bratislava. He also won six Players Championship events, matching Michael van Gerwen's record for one season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe major events have been harder: he was still looking for his first major quarter-final as of October 2026, after a 3-1 loss to Jonny Clayton in the second round of the World Grand Prix. He is world number 12 on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat darts does Wessel Nijman use?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNijman has been sponsored by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mission\"\u003eMission\u003c\/a\u003e since 2023 and plays the 23g Mission Wessel Nijman signature dart. It is a 95% tungsten barrel with a bull nose front, 50.9mm long and 6.3mm wide in 23g. The grip is a series of radial grooves along the barrel, picked out with painted rings, and the rear of the barrel is plain apart from a laser-etched Mission logo. Mission supplies it with black Sabre shafts and Wessel Nijman flights. It also comes in 25g, at 6.45mm wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(160px,1fr));gap:12px;margin:20px 0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mission-wessel-nijman-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat weight darts does Wessel Nijman use?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe plays 23g darts. His Mission signature dart is also made in 25g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho sponsors Wessel Nijman's darts?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMission. He joined the brand in 2023 and signed a multi-year extension in February 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Wessel Nijman's walk-on song?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummer of '69 by Bryan Adams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Wessel Nijman left or right-handed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe throws right-handed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many PDC titles has Wessel Nijman won?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven ranking titles as of October 2026: nine Players Championship events and two European Tour events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Wessel Nijman's world ranking?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber 12 on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated guides\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/pdc-order-of-merit\"\u003ePDC Order of Merit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/darts-tournament-calendar\"\u003eDarts tournament calendar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/maximizing-your-dart-skills-through-effective-practice-techniques\"\u003eDarts practice routine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"mission-wessel-nijman-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts","title":"Wessel Nijman - 95% Tungsten Steel Tip Darts","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilt with Wessel Nijman, one of the more exciting young players in the sport, and machined from 95% tungsten — a grade that lets the barrel stay slim without giving up weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 6.3mm for the 23g on a 50.9mm barrel these sit at the narrow end of conventional tournament proportions. The higher tungsten content is doing that work: the denser the alloy, the less material a given weight needs, so three darts take up less room in the board than a 90% barrel of the same weight would.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe grip is moderate at 2.5 out of 5, which suits the slim profile — on a narrow barrel there's less surface to work with, so the cuts need to hold without being sharp enough to catch as the dart leaves your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo weights, 23g and 25g, and the step between them is a tenth and a half of a millimetre, so they feel closely related.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied with Wessel Nijman player flights and Sabre shafts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mission","offers":[{"title":"23 Grams","offer_id":44994526085328,"sku":"D1659","price":99.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 Grams","offer_id":44994526118096,"sku":"D1660","price":99.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/6231\/4704\/files\/mission-wessel-nijman-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts-23-grams-darts-darts-online-1233532967.png?v=1776833109"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.dartsonline.com.au\/collections\/wessel-nijman.oembed","provider":"Darts Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}