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Nitin Kumar
Personal information
Nickname"The Royal Bengal"
Born (1985-11-14) 14 November 1985 (age 39)[1]
Tamil Nadu, India
Home townDubai, UAE
Darts information
Playing darts since2003
Darts23g Winmau Nitin Kumar
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Mundian To Bach Ke" by Panjabi MC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2006, 2011–2020
PDC2015, 2018–
Current world rankingNR (24 November 2024)[2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 96: 2019, 2020, 2022
Other tournament wins
PDC Asian Tour 2023

Nitin Sharda Kumar (born 14 November 1985) is an Indian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Darts career

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In 2011, he represented Team India at the 2011 WDF World Cup along with Amit Gilitwala, Sarthak Patel, Chandrika Singh & Phalgun Tiruvasu.

In 2014, he represented India at the 2014 PDC World Cup of Darts along with Amit Gilitwala, where they lost 5–0 in the first round to the Belgian pair of Kim Huybrechts and Ronny Huybrechts.

In 2015, he represented India at the 2015 PDC World Cup of Darts along with Ashfaque Sayed, where they lost 5–0 in the first round to the German pair of Jyhan Artut and Max Hopp.

In 2018, he won the Indian Qualifier for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Ankit Goenka 5–0 in the final. In his First Round match with Jeffrey de Zwaan he could win three legs before losing 3-0. In 2019, he won the Indian Qualifier for the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Ravi Bhat 6–1[3] in the final. In 2021, he won the Indian Qualifier for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship, beating Vikehelie Suohu 6–0[4] in the final to secure a third appearance in four years.

World Championship results

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PDC

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Performance timeline

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PDC

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
PDC World Championship DNP 1R 1R DNP 1R DNP 1R
Non-major televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts 1R DNP
Career statistics
Year-end ranking - - - 152 143 - 124 - - - -
Performance timeline legend
DNP Did not play in the event #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Nitin Kumar". Mastercaller.com. 14 November 1985. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Kumar & Pratnemer secure World Championship places".
  4. ^ "Shibata, Kumar, Schmutzler join list of International Qualifiers".
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