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Gian van Veen

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Gian van Veen

Pieter Gerard "Gian" van Veen (born 23 April 2002) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number ten; he reached a peak ranking of world number seven in 2025. He is the reigning European champion, having won the 2025 European Championship. He is also the reigning back-to-back World Youth champion. Van Veen won the 2024 and 2025 PDC World Youth Championships, as well as nine PDC Development Tours, which includes six titles in 2023 to top the 2023 Development Tour rankings. His first deep run at a major tournament came at the 2023 European Championship, where he reached the semi-finals. In 2025, he won his first PDC ranking title at Players Championship 6 and won his first PDC major title at the 2025 European Championship, defeating Luke Humphries in the final on both occasions. He has finished as runner-up at two European Tour events: the 2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy and the 2025 German Darts Grand Prix.

Infobox

Full name
Pieter Gerard van Veen
Nickname
The Giant
Born
(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 23)Poederoijen, Netherlands
Playing darts since
2015
Darts
21g Red Dragon
Laterality
Right-handed
Walk-on music
"Astronomia" by Tony Igy & Vicetone"Losse Pols" by Donnie, Marco Schuitmaker, Russo and LA$$A
PDC
2022–(Tour Card: 2023–)
Current world ranking
(PDC) 10 2 (23 November 2025)
World Championship
Last 16: 2026
World Matchplay
Quarter-final: 2025
World Grand Prix
Last 32: 2024, 2025
UK Open
Quarter-final: 2025
Grand Slam
Quarter-final: 2024
European Championship
Winner (1): 2025
PC Finals
Last 32: 2023
World Series Finals
Last 32: 2024

Tables

· Career finals › PDC major finals: 1 (1 title)
European Championship (1–0)
European Championship (1–0)
Legend
European Championship (1–0)
Legend
European Championship (1–0)
· Career finals › PDC major finals: 1 (1 title)
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2025
Championship
European Championship
Opponent in the final
Luke Humphries
Score
11–10 (l)
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Winner
1.
2025
European Championship
Luke Humphries
11–10 (l)
· Performance timeline
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC Ranked televised events
Tournament
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship
PDC World Championship
Tournament
PDC World Championship
2020
Did not qualify
2022
1R
2023
2R
PDC World Masters
PDC World Masters
Tournament
PDC World Masters
2020
Did not qualify
2022
Prel.
UK Open
UK Open
Tournament
UK Open
2020
DNQ
2022
3R
2023
6R
2024
QF
World Matchplay
World Matchplay
Tournament
World Matchplay
2020
Did not qualify
2022
1R
2023
QF
World Grand Prix
World Grand Prix
Tournament
World Grand Prix
2020
Did not qualify
2022
1R
2023
1R
European Championship
European Championship
Tournament
European Championship
2020
DNP
2022
SF
2023
1R
2024
W
Grand Slam of Darts
Grand Slam of Darts
Tournament
Grand Slam of Darts
2020
DNQ
2022
RR
2023
QF
2024
RR
Players Championship Finals
Players Championship Finals
Tournament
Players Championship Finals
2020
DNP
2022
1R
2023
2R
2024
1R
2025
2R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
PDC Non-ranked televised events
Tournament
PDC Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts
PDC World Cup of Darts
Tournament
PDC World Cup of Darts
2020
Did not participate
2022
SF
World Series of Darts Finals
World Series of Darts Finals
Tournament
World Series of Darts Finals
2020
Did not participate
2022
1R
2023
DNQ
PDC World Youth Championship
PDC World Youth Championship
Tournament
PDC World Youth Championship
2020
2R
2022
RR
2023
F
2024
W
2025
W
Career statistics
Career statistics
Tournament
Career statistics
Season-end ranking (PDC)
Season-end ranking (PDC)
Tournament
Season-end ranking (PDC)
2020
NR
2022
103
2023
43
2024
27
Tournament
2020
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship
Did not qualify
1R
2R
PDC World Masters
Did not qualify
Prel.
UK Open
DNQ
3R
6R
QF
World Matchplay
Did not qualify
1R
QF
World Grand Prix
Did not qualify
1R
1R
European Championship
DNP
SF
1R
W
Grand Slam of Darts
DNQ
RR
QF
RR
Players Championship Finals
DNP
1R
2R
1R
2R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts
Did not participate
SF
World Series of Darts Finals
Did not participate
1R
DNQ
PDC World Youth Championship
2R
RR
F
W
W
Career statistics
Season-end ranking (PDC)
NR
103
43
27
· Performance timeline
2022
2022
Season
2022
1
IDODNQ
2
GDC1R
3
Did not qualify
4
BDO1R
5
GDTDNQ
2023
2023
Season
2023
1
Did not qualify
2
DDC1R
3
DNQ
4
EDGQF
5
EDMQF
6
GDO2R
7
HDT3R
8
GDC2R
2024
2024
Season
2024
1
BDO1R
2
GDG2R
3
IDO2R
4
EDG1R
5
ADOQF
6
BSD2R
7
DDC3R
8
EDOQF
9
GDC3R
10
FDT3R
11
HDTF
12
SDT2R
13
CDO3R
2025
2025
Season
2025
1
BDO2R
2
EDT3R
3
IDO2R
4
GDGF
5
ADO2R
6
EDG2R
7
DDC1R
8
EDO2R
9
BSD2R
10
FDTQF
11
CDOSF
12
HDT1R
13
SDTSF
14
GDCSF
Season
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
2022
IDODNQ
GDC1R
Did not qualify
BDO1R
GDTDNQ
2023
Did not qualify
DDC1R
DNQ
EDGQF
EDMQF
GDO2R
HDT3R
GDC2R
2024
BDO1R
GDG2R
IDO2R
EDG1R
ADOQF
BSD2R
DDC3R
EDOQF
GDC3R
FDT3R
HDTF
SDT2R
CDO3R
2025
BDO2R
EDT3R
IDO2R
GDGF
ADO2R
EDG2R
DDC1R
EDO2R
BSD2R
FDTQF
CDOSF
HDT1R
SDTSF
GDCSF
· Performance timeline
2022
2022
Season
2022
1
Did not participate
2
BAR1R
3
BAR2R
4
BAR2R
5
BARQF
6
BAR3R
7
BAR3R
8
BAR3R
9
BARF
10
BAR3R
2023
2023
Season
2023
1
BAR1R
2
BAR1R
3
BARQF
4
BAR1R
5
BAR2R
6
BARQF
7
HIL1R
8
HILQF
9
WIG1R
10
WIG3R
11
LEI2R
12
LEI1R
13
HIL1R
14
HIL1R
15
LEI1R
16
LEIDNP
17
HIL2R
18
HILF
19
BAR4R
20
BAR2R
21
BAR3R
22
BAR1R
23
BAR2R
24
BAR3R
25
BAR2R
26
BAR2R
27
BARSF
28
BAR2R
29
BARQF
30
BARSF
2024
2024
Season
2024
1
WIGSF
2
WIG4R
3
LEI2R
4
LEI4R
5
HIL3R
6
HIL1R
7
LEI3R
8
LEISF
9
HIL4R
10
HIL4R
11
HIL3R
12
HIL4R
13
MIL2R
14
MIL1R
15
MIL2R
16
MIL2R
17
MIL3R
18
MIL1R
19
MIL3R
20
WIG4R
21
WIGQF
22
MIL3R
23
MIL2R
24
WIG4R
25
WIG2R
26
WIG1R
27
WIG1R
28
WIG1R
29
LEI3R
30
LEI1R
2025
2025
Season
2025
1
WIG4R
2
WIGQF
3
ROS1R
4
ROS2R
5
LEIF
6
LEIW
7
HIL3R
8
HIL2R
9
LEI4R
10
LEI2R
11
LEI1R
12
LEISF
13
ROS4R
14
ROS2R
15
HILQF
16
HIL3R
17
LEISF
18
LEI3R
19
LEIQF
20
LEI3R
21
LEI2R
22
HILQF
23
HIL4R
24
MIL1R
25
MILQF
26
HILF
27
HIL1R
28
LEI4R
29
LEI3R
30
LEI3R
31
WIG1R
32
WIGDNP
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
2022
Did not participate
BAR1R
BAR2R
BAR2R
BARQF
BAR3R
BAR3R
BAR3R
BARF
BAR3R
2023
BAR1R
BAR1R
BARQF
BAR1R
BAR2R
BARQF
HIL1R
HILQF
WIG1R
WIG3R
LEI2R
LEI1R
HIL1R
HIL1R
LEI1R
LEIDNP
HIL2R
HILF
BAR4R
BAR2R
BAR3R
BAR1R
BAR2R
BAR3R
BAR2R
BAR2R
BARSF
BAR2R
BARQF
BARSF
2024
WIGSF
WIG4R
LEI2R
LEI4R
HIL3R
HIL1R
LEI3R
LEISF
HIL4R
HIL4R
HIL3R
HIL4R
MIL2R
MIL1R
MIL2R
MIL2R
MIL3R
MIL1R
MIL3R
WIG4R
WIGQF
MIL3R
MIL2R
WIG4R
WIG2R
WIG1R
WIG1R
WIG1R
LEI3R
LEI1R
2025
WIG4R
WIGQF
ROS1R
ROS2R
LEIF
LEIW
HIL3R
HIL2R
LEI4R
LEI2R
LEI1R
LEISF
ROS4R
ROS2R
HILQF
HIL3R
LEISF
LEI3R
LEIQF
LEI3R
LEI2R
HILQF
HIL4R
MIL1R
MILQF
HILF
HIL1R
LEI4R
LEI3R
LEI3R
WIG1R
WIGDNP
· Performance timeline
2021 EU
2021 EU
Season
2021 EU
1
NIESF
2
NIE4R
3
NIE5R
4
NIE4R
5
NIE4R
6
NIEQF
7
NIE5R
8
NIE1R
9
NIE4R
10
NIE3R
11
NIE4R
12
NIE4R
2022
2022
Season
2022
1
Did not participate
2
WIG1R
3
WIG2R
4
WIG2R
5
WIG3R
6
WIGSF
7
HILF
8
HIL4R
9
HIL4R
10
HIL3R
11
HIL3R
12
HIL3R
13
HIL2R
14
HILW
15
HIL2R
16
HIL2R
17
WIGQF
18
WIGQF
19
WIG1R
20
WIG1R
2023
2023
Season
2023
1
MIL3R
2
MIL3R
3
MIL1R
4
MILW
5
MILQF
6
WIGDNP
7
WIGW
8
WIG5R
9
WIGW
10
HIL5R
11
HILSF
12
HILW
13
HIL5R
14
HIL2R
15
LEI3R
16
LEIW
17
LEIQF
18
LEIF
19
LEIF
20
MIL1R
21
MILSF
22
MILW
23
MIL3R
2024
2024
Season
2024
1
MIL2R
2
MILF
3
MILQF
4
MIL6R
5
MILW
6
HILSF
7
HILW
8
HILQF
9
HIL6R
10
HILF
11
Not eligible
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
2021 EU
NIESF
NIE4R
NIE5R
NIE4R
NIE4R
NIEQF
NIE5R
NIE1R
NIE4R
NIE3R
NIE4R
NIE4R
2022
Did not participate
WIG1R
WIG2R
WIG2R
WIG3R
WIGSF
HILF
HIL4R
HIL4R
HIL3R
HIL3R
HIL3R
HIL2R
HILW
HIL2R
HIL2R
WIGQF
WIGQF
WIG1R
WIG1R
2023
MIL3R
MIL3R
MIL1R
MILW
MILQF
WIGDNP
WIGW
WIG5R
WIGW
HIL5R
HILSF
HILW
HIL5R
HIL2R
LEI3R
LEIW
LEIQF
LEIF
LEIF
MIL1R
MILSF
MILW
MIL3R
2024
MIL2R
MILF
MILQF
MIL6R
MILW
HILSF
HILW
HILQF
HIL6R
HILF
Not eligible
· Performance timeline
W
W
Performance Table Legend
W
Performance Table Legend
Won the tournament
Performance Table Legend
F
Performance Table Legend
Finalist
Performance Table Legend
SF
Performance Table Legend
Semifinalist
Performance Table Legend
QF
Performance Table Legend
Quarterfinalist
Performance Table Legend
#R RR Prel.
Performance Table Legend
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round
Performance Table Legend
DQ
Performance Table Legend
Disqualified
DNQ
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
Did not qualify
Performance Table Legend
DNP
Performance Table Legend
Did not participate
Performance Table Legend
WD
Performance Table Legend
Withdrew
Performance Table Legend
NH
Performance Table Legend
Tournament not held
Performance Table Legend
NYF
Performance Table Legend
Not yet founded
Performance Table Legend
W
Won the tournament
F
Finalist
SF
Semifinalist
QF
Quarterfinalist
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. (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
  2. Not a Tour card holder
  3. Van Veen was ranked in the top 32 of the PDC Order of Merit ranking, therefore was not eligible to play in Development T
  4. A non-ranked event until 2025
  5. Professional Darts Players Association
    https://pdpa.co.uk/player/gian-van-veen/
  6. Mastercaller
    https://www.mastercaller.com/players/gian-van-veen
  7. AD
    https://www.ad.nl/darts/nederlandse-artiesten-maken-lied-voor-wk-darts-deze-darter-gaat-het-gebruiken-als-opkomstnummer~a09f8d2d/
  8. PDPA
    https://www.pdpa.co.uk/ranking-tables/
  9. Professional Darts Players Association
    https://pdpa.co.uk/event-entry/annual-awards/
  10. Dart Connect
    https://recap.dartconnect.com/matches/61e194080c4b2321b24f6193
  11. Dart Connect
    https://recap.dartconnect.com/matches/61e2cb7b0c4b2321b2503152
  12. "Dutch duo Van Trijp & Van Veen share Winmau Challenge Tour titles"
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/07/15/dutch-duo-van-trijp-van-veen-share-winmau-challenge-tour-titles
  13. Darts News
    https://dartsnews.com/pdc/i-was-in-tears-crying-my-eyes-out-because-i-was-struggling-so-badly-gian-van-veen-got-accused-of-faking-dartitis-in-heartbreaking-challenge-tour-moment
  14. Tops and Tales S2E8: Gian Van Veen: "You're the one in control, that's when my confidence grew"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=362wrZMIXeg
  15. Sporting Life
    https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/players-championship-29-gerwyn-price-beats-dutch-youngster-gian-van-veen-to-claim-title/204951
  16. "Brown & Huybrechts headline Tour Card winners as 2023 Q Schools conclude"
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/01/15/brown-huybrechts-headline-tour-card-winners-2023-q-schools-conclude
  17. "Darts results: Gerwyn Price wins back-to-back Players Championship titles"
    https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/darts-results-gerwyn-price-wins-back-to-back-players-championship-titles/211885
  18. Planet Sport
    https://www.planetsport.com/darts/news/gerwyn-price-continues-prolific-form-dominant-win-players-championship-18
  19. Darts Actueel
    https://www.dartsactueel.nl/van-veen-gestrand-in-halve-finale-ek/
  20. "Van Veen tops Development Tour Order of Merit as 2023 season concludes"
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/08/19/van-veen-tops-development-tour-order-merit-2023-season-concludes
  21. PDC.tv
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/11/26/teenage-sensation-littler-wins-winmau-world-youth-championship-thriller
  22. South China Morning Post
    https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3245570/world-darts-championships-hong-kongs-leung-causes-major-upset-debut-downs-van-veen-stunning-comeback
  23. Sporting Life
    https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/world-darts-results-gerwyn-price-wins-3-0-man-lok-leung-steals-the-show/214546
  24. "Superb Van Veen seals Winmau Development Tour Event Five win"
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/02/25/superb-van-veen-seals-winmau-development-tour-event-five-win
  25. "Van Veen & Benecky claim Development Tour titles in Hildesheim"
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/05/03/van-veen-benecky-claim-development-tour-titles-hildesheim
  26. "Michael Van Gerwen wins Hungarian Darts Trophy: 'My love for the game is still there'"
    https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13220531/michael-van-gerwen-wins-hungarian-darts-trophy-my-love-for-the-game-is-still-there
  27. "Grand Slam of Darts 2024: Luke Littler puts on a show and dominates Jermaine Wattimena to book semi-final clash with Gary Anderson"
    https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13255077/grand-slam-of-darts-2024-luke-littler-puts-on-a-show-and-dominates-jermaine-wattimena-to-reach-semi-finals
  28. Professional Darts Corporation
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/11/24/van-veen-becomes-first-dutch-winner-winmau-world-youth-championship
  29. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/cvg612k9d6ko
  30. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/articles/c36w5e1w3p2o
  31. Darts News
    https://dartsnews.com/pdc/luke-littler-wins-battle-of-world-youth-champions-eases-past-gian-van-veen-into-uk-open-semi-finals
  32. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/luke-littler-leicester-best-luke-humphries-b2713264.html
  33. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/ckgzj93vllyo
  34. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/cg41e3e46d0o
  35. Professional Darts Corporation
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/05/14/pairings-confirmed-2025-betvictor-world-cup-darts
  36. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/c79e9qe8j8lo
  37. "PDC Werner Rankings Ladder update following Players Championships 28-30"
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2025/10/03/pdc-werner-rankings-ladder-update-following-players-championships-28-30
  38. RTÉ
    https://www.rte.ie/sport/darts/2025/1027/1540768-van-veen-denies-humphries-to-claim-maiden-major/
  39. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/cly3wn1n3dqo
  40. Sky Sports
    https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12040/13474454/beau-greaves-beaten-by-gian-van-veen-as-he-successfully-defends-his-world-youth-championship-title-in-minehead
  41. "'Officieel heet ik helemaal geen Gian' 🤯"
    https://x.com/viaplaysportnl/status/1791171151646863862
  42. Professional Darts Corporation
    https://www.pdc.tv/players/gian-van-veen
  43. Omroep Gelderland
    https://www.gld.nl/sport/8384393/gian-van-veen-de-jongste-europees-kampioen-darten-ooit
  44. Professional Darts Corporation
    https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/12/06/emerging-star-van-veen-determined-savour-ally-pally-debut
  45. sportnieuws.nl
    https://sportnieuws.nl/darts/nieuws/dit-moet-je-weten-van-alle-zestien-nederlanders-op-wk-darts-van-transdartster-tot-caravanverkoper-2024121211283243869/
  46. NOS Sport
    https://nos.nl/artikel/2502013-nu-wk-is-begonnen-hoeft-dartstalent-van-veen-geen-luchtvracht-meer-te-verkopen
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