Benjamin Pratnemer

Benjamin Pratnemer
Personal information
Nickname"The Star"
Born (1979-03-31) 31 March 1979[1][2]
Maribor, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia[3]
Home townMaribor, Slovenia[3]
Darts information
Playing darts since2018
Darts21g Bull's NL Signature[3][1]
LateralityRight-handed[1]
Walk-on music"It's a Long Way to the Top" by AC/DC[3][1]
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2017–2020
PDC2019–present
(Tour Card: 2026–present)
WDF2021–2025
Current world ranking(PDC) 120 1 (15 March 2026)[4]
WDF major events – best performances
World ChampionshipLast 16: 2025
World MastersLast 16: 2025
PDC premier events – best performances
World ChampionshipLast 96: 2020
UK OpenLast 64: 2026
Other tournament wins
Hungarian Classic 2018
Hungarian Masters 2018
Slovenia Open 2021
Balaton Masters 2022
World Open 2022
Slovak Masters 2023
Slovak Open 2024, 2025
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing  Slovenia
EDF European Ch'ship
2018 Podčetrtek Men's singles
2021 Podčetrtek Men's singles

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.

Career

Pratnemer 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.

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.

World Championship results

PDC

WDF

  • 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

BDO/WDF

Tournament 2019 2022 2023 2024 2025
World Championship DNP 1R 2R 3R
Winmau World Masters 4R RR DNP 4R

PDC

Tournament 2020
PDC World Championship 1R

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
2024 Did not qualify EDO
1R
Did not qualify
2025 DNQ EDG
1R
Did not qualify CDO
2R
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
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

  1. ^ a b c d "Benjamin Pratnemer –". Mastercaller.
  2. ^ "Dart Profis – Benjamin Pratnemer". Dartn.de.
  3. ^ a b c d "Benjamin Pratnemer PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Ranking Tables". PDPA. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.