Chris Landman

Chris Landman
	Landman in 2023
Personal information
Nickname	"The Countryman"
Born	17 January 1981 (age 45); Hattem, Netherlands
Home town	Wapenveld, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Darts
Playing since	2011
Darts	21g Bull's NL
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Crazy on the Dancefloor" by DJ Norman
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2016–2020
PDC	2022–present; (Tour Card: 2024–present)
WDF	2016–2023
Current world ranking	(PDC) 108 1 (29 October 2026)
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Runner-up: 2023
World Masters	Last 16: 2017
World Trophy	Last 32: 2018, 2019
Finder Masters	Last 24 Group: 2018
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 64: 2022
UK Open	Last 128: 2024
PC Finals	Last 64: 2023, 2024
Other tournament wins
	Years
Catalonia Open	2017
Slovak Open	2020
Italian Open	2021
Northern Ireland Matchplay	2022
PDC Challenge Tour	2023
MODUS Super Series Weekly Winner	2024
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Netherlands
WDF Europe Cup

Chris Landman (born 17 January 1981) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events and previously competed in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Landman reached the final at the WDF World Championship in 2023, finishing as runner-up to Andy Baetens. Also in 2023, Landman won a title on the PDC Challenge Tour and reached the final at Players Championship 9 on the 2023 PDC Pro Tour. Landman has won a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying School (Q–School) on two occasions: in 2024 and 2026.

Career

2017

Landman won the 2017 Catalonian Open, reached the quarter-final of the 2017 WDF World Cup Singles, and reached the Last 16 of the 2017 BDO World Masters.

2018

Landman qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the Regional Table Qualifiers, losing to Derk Telnekes 3–0 in sets in the preliminary round.

2019

Landman also qualified for the 2019 BDO World Championship, losing in the first round to Kyle McKinstry 3–2.

2020

Landman qualified for the 2020 BDO World Championship and reached the quarter-finals after beating Dave Parletti 3–2 and Ben Hazel 4–3 before losing to eventual champion Wayne Warren 5–3.

2021

Landman qualified for the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the West Europe Qualifier. He whitewashed Sven Verdonck in the qualifier before defeating Niels Zonneveld 6–5 in a deciding leg, beating Mats Gies in the final 6–3. He played former BDO World Champion Scott Mitchell in the Last 96, beating him 3–0. This set up a clash with seeded player Ian White in the last 64, to whom Landman lost 3–1. Landman then went to Q-School, where he failed to gain a tour card. In 2022, Landman won the Northern Ireland Matchplay beating Shaun Griffiths 5–1.

Landman qualified for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship as the 7th seed. He whitewashed Davie Kirwan 3–0, defeated Thomas Junghans 3–2, the number 2 seed and defending 2022 champion Neil Duff 4–3, and the number 3 seed and 2006 BDO World Champion Jelle Klaasen 5–3 in sets to reach the final where he was defeated by number 1 seed Andy Baetens 6–1.

Landman competed in the 2023 PDC Challenge Tour series and won event one, defeating Lukas Wenig 5–2 in the final. Landman received call–ups for 2023 PDC Players Championship series events filling in as a reserve for an absent tour card holder virtue of his ranking on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit. At Players Championship 7, Landman reached the final, losing to Krzysztof Ratajski 8–1.

In January 2024, Landman earned a Tour Card for the first time at the 2024 Q-School by finishing fourth on the European Q-School Order of Merit.

Career finals

WDF major finals: 1

Legend
World Championship (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2023	World Championship	Andy Baetens	1–6 (s)

↑ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

World Championship results

BDO World Championship

2018: Preliminary round (lost to Derk Telnekes 0–3) (sets)
2019: First round (lost to Kyle McKinstry 2–3)
2020: Quarter-finals (lost to Wayne Warren 3–5)

WDF World Championship

2023: Runner-up (lost to Andy Baetens 1–6)

PDC World Championship

2022: Second round (lost to Ian White 1–3)
2025: First round (lost to Lok Yin Lee 1–3)
2026: First round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3)

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
BDO Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ		Prel.	1R	QF
World Masters	1R	6R	4R	DNQ	NH
World Trophy	DNP		1R	1R	NH
Finder Masters	DNQ		RR	NH

WDF

Tournament	2022	2023
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship	PDC	F
World Masters	5R	NH

PDC

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship	2R	DNQ		1R	1R
World Masters	DNQ			Prel.	Prel.
UK Open	DNP		2R	2R	2R
Players Championship Finals	DNQ	1R	1R	DNQ
Career statistics
Season-end ranking	–	103	84	69

European Tour

Tournament	2024	2025	2026
Belgian Open	1R	DNQ
Austrian Open	DNQ	2R	1R
Swiss Trophy	DNQ	2R	DNQ
International Open	DNQ		1R
Flanders Trophy	DNQ		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	31	32	33	34
2023	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR QF	BAR 4R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	WIG F	WIG 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	BAR DNP			BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R
2024	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 2R	HIL 3R	HIL 3R	LEI 4R	LEI 1R	HIL 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 4R	MIL 4R	MIL 2R	WIG 3R	WIG 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 3R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	LEI SF	LEI 1R
2025	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	ROS DNP		LEI 2R	LEI 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 3R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	ROS 2R	ROS 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 4R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 3R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 3R	WIG QF	WIG 1R	WIG 4R	WIG 1R
2026	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 4R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 4R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 3R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	ROS 2R	ROS 1R	ROS 3R	ROS 1R	LEI	LEI

↑ Not a Tour card holder

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	#R RR Prel.	Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round	NYF	Not yet founded

References

1 2 3 4 "Chris Landman". Mastercaller. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 "Chris Landman PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
↑ "Ranking Tables". PDPA. 29 October 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.
↑ Gorton, Josh (20 January 2023). "Kist and Landman seal Challenge Tour titles in Milton Keynes". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
↑ Gorton, Josh (14 January 2024). "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". PDC. Retrieved 26 October 2024.^{[dead link]}

External links

Player profile for Chris Landman from Dartsdatabase
Chris Landman player profile at Darts Orakel

[score-6] (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

[NTC-7] Not a Tour card holder

[MC-1] 1 2 3 4 "Chris Landman". Mastercaller. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[PDPA-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Chris Landman PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[PDC_Rankings-3] "Ranking Tables". PDPA. 29 October 2026. Retrieved 29 October 2026.

[4] Gorton, Josh (20 January 2023). "Kist and Landman seal Challenge Tour titles in Milton Keynes". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[5] Gorton, Josh (14 January 2024). "Tour Cards confirmed on final day of 2024 Q School". PDC. Retrieved 26 October 2024.^{[dead link]}