{"title":"Jermaine Wattimena","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort answer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jermaine Wattimena is a Dutch professional darts player nicknamed \"The Machine Gun\", a three-time Players Championship winner and 2024 European Championship runner-up, ranked 16th on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026. He joined Winmau in August 2026; we don't currently stock his darts, but you can shop the Winmau range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNickname\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Machine Gun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBorn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1988\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDarts brand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWinmau\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDart weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWalk-on\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBella Ciao\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTitles and achievements\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul class=\"titles\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers Championship titles\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026, 2025 (two)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean Championship runner-up\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is Jermaine Wattimena?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eJermaine Wattimena is a professional darts player from the Netherlands, born in 1988. His nickname, The Machine Gun, comes from his fast throwing pace early in his career. He has said he has slowed down since, but the name has stayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow did he break through?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis first major final came at the 2024 European Championship in Dortmund. He beat Danny Noppert 11-10 in a deciding leg in the semi-finals, then led Ritchie Edhouse 3-2 in the final before losing 11-3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis first ranking title followed at Players Championship 23 in Hildesheim, Germany, in July 2025, where he beat Lukas Wenig 8-5 after losing all of his previous ranking finals. In October 2025 he won Players Championship 31 in Wigan, beating Nathan Aspinall 8-2 in the final after a 7-0 semi-final win over Niels Zonneveld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow has Jermaine Wattimena played in 2026?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e2026 has been his best ProTour season. He lost the European Darts Open final to Krzysztof Ratajski and reached two more Players Championship finals before winning Players Championship 27 in Leicester in August 2026. There he beat Luke Littler 6-5 in the quarter-finals, his first win over Littler, and Kevin Doets 8-6 in the final. It was his fourth ProTour final of the year and his third Players Championship title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was ranked 16th on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat darts does Jermaine Wattimena use?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWattimena joined \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/winmau\"\u003eWinmau\u003c\/a\u003e in August 2026, after more than 11 years with his previous dart maker, and becomes a Winmau stablemate of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/michael-van-gerwen\"\u003eMichael van Gerwen\u003c\/a\u003e and Danny Noppert. He plays 22g darts and has used that weight for more than 20 years. He has said he tried 23g and 24g in the past, but 22g is right for him. He first used his Winmau darts on the ProTour in Leicester, where he won Players Championship 27. Winmau hadn't published the barrel specifications of his darts as of October 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe don't currently stock his darts. Browse the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/winmau-darts\"\u003eWinmau darts range\u003c\/a\u003e or all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/darts\"\u003esteel tip darts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat weight darts does Jermaine Wattimena use?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe plays 22g darts, a weight he has used for more than 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho sponsors Jermaine Wattimena's darts?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinmau. He signed with the brand in August 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is Jermaine Wattimena called The Machine Gun?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe nickname comes from how fast he threw early in his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Jermaine Wattimena's walk-on song?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBella Ciao.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many PDC titles has Jermaine Wattimena won?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree Players Championship titles: two in 2025 and one in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHas Jermaine Wattimena reached a major final?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. He was runner-up to Ritchie Edhouse at the 2024 European Championship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated guides\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/pdc-order-of-merit\"\u003ePDC Order of Merit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/darts-tournament-calendar\"\u003eDarts tournament calendar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/maximizing-your-dart-skills-through-effective-practice-techniques\"\u003eDarts practice routine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.dartsonline.sg\/collections\/jermaine-wattimena.oembed","provider":"Darts Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}