Lewy Williams
| Lewy Williams | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Lewis Williams |
| Nickname | "The Prince of Wales" |
| Born | 18 January 2002[1] Swansea, Wales |
| Home town | Pontardawe, Wales[2] |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2017 |
| Darts | 25g Target Signature Gen 1 |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs[2] |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2018–present |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Last 64: 2022, 2023 |
| UK Open | Last 64: 2020 |
| European Championship | Last 32: 2021 |
Lewis "Lewy" Williams (born 18 January 2002) is a Welsh professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Williams qualified for the 2020 UK Open via the Riley's qualifiers,[3] and defeated Robert Owen, Adrian Gray and José de Sousa, before losing in a last leg decider in the last 64 to Steve West.[4]
He secured a two-year PDC Tour Card at UK Qualifying School in February 2021, sealing his professional status with a day to spare.[5] On his PDC Pro Tour debut at 2021 Players Championship 1, Williams beat 2020 World Matchplay champion Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kim Huybrechts and three-time PDC World champion Michael van Gerwen to reach the last 16 where he was defeated by 2021 Masters champion Jonny Clayton.[6]
Williams made his television debut on 14 October 2021 in the 2021 European Championship, losing in the first round to José de Sousa 6–4.
Personal life
Born in Swansea, Williams moved to Liverpool, where he trained as a barber.[5]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2022: Second round (lost to Gabriel Clemens 0–3) (sets)
- 2023: Second round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 0–3)
Personal life
Lewy attended Cwmtawe Community School.[7]
Performance timeline
PDC
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | DNQ | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||
| UK Open | 4R | 2R | 2R | 3R | |||||||||||||
| European Championship | DNP | 1R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Non-ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||
| World Youth Championship | RR | 2R | RR | RR | |||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 170 | 93 | 60 | 85 | |||||||||||||
European Tour
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarian Trophy | 3R | DNQ | |
| International Open | NH | 3R | DNQ |
| German Open | NH | 2R | DNQ |
| Baltic Sea Open | NH | 2R | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | BOL 4R |
BOL 1R |
BOL 1R |
BOL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 4R |
NIE 1R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 4R |
COV 1R |
COV 2R |
COV 1R |
COV 1R |
BAR QF |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
| 2022 | BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
WIG 4R |
WIG 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR DNP | ||||
| 2023 | BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL DNP |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR Did not participate | |||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
References
- ↑ "Lewy Williams". Mastercaller.
- 1 2 "Lewy Williams PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "Rising star Lewy Williams set expectations ahead of Q-School". Darts News. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW: Williams aiming high after UK Open run: "The dream is to get a Tour Card and be playing on the tour week in week out with the best players in the world"". Darts News. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- 1 2 Price, Siân (17 February 2021). "Lewis Williams and Jon Worsley secure PDC tour cards". BBC Sport Wales. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ↑ "Teenager Lewis Williams beats three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen on debut". BBC Sport. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Pontardawe People: Lewy Williams". South Wales Media. 28 April 2021.