Vicky Pruim
Personal information
Nickname"Antwerp Lightning"
Born (1974-02-24) 24 February 1974
Antwerp, Belgium
Home townChester, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1987
DartsOne80 Vicky Pruim 23g
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1990, 1999–2002, 2016–2020
WDF2016-Current
Current world ranking(WDF W) 18 Increase 22 (5 September 2022)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi Final: 2002
World MastersSemi Final: 2016
Medal record
Women's Darts
Representing  Sweden
WDF Europe Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Gandía Women's pairs
Silver medal – second place 2022 Gandía Women's overall
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Gandía Sweden team

Vicky Pruim (born 24 February 1974) is a Belgian-born Swedish darts player who plays internationally for Sweden and in competitive darting events around the world.

Pruim started her career in 1987, successfully defending her Belgium No. 1 ladies title for 13 years. She moved to Sweden in 2002, where she gained Swedish nationality, and became part of the Swedish Darts Federation national team. She qualified for the BDO World Darts Championship in 2002, 2018, and 2020. Pruim reached the last 16 of the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. She won the women's singles Gold Medal for Sweden at the 2017 WDF World Cup in Japan and achieved bronze for Sweden at the 2019 WDF World Cup in Romania. Pruim moved to England in 2019 and now resides in Chester with her partner Lainey Webb.

Career

1990–2002

In 1990, Pruim reached the Final of the WDF Europe Cup. In 1999, she reached the Last 16 of the WDF World Cup and Quarter Final of the World Masters. In 2001, she won the Dutch Open. She reached the Semi Final of the 2002 BDO World Darts Championship, where she lost to Trina Gulliver 2–0.

2016–present

In 2016, Pruim won the Finnish Masters and Finnish Open. In 2017, she won the Finnish Masters for a second time. She qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the playoff qualifiers. In the tournament, she played Trina Gulliver in the Last 16 losing 2–1.

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

  1. ↑ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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