Cameron Carolissen (born 16 January 1996)[1] is a South African darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has made two PDC World Darts Championship appearances and has represented South Africa at the PDC World Cup of Darts.

Career

Carolissen began playing darts at the age of 12; he was inspired by his father and aunt who both played darts regularly.[5]

2021: PDC debut

Carolissen qualified for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship after winning the PDC African Qualifier, beating two-time World Championship participant Charles Losper 7–4 in the final.[6] He received a bye into the second round of the tournament after his opponent Martijn Kleermaker withdrew due to contracting COVID-19. Kleermaker's replacement, Josh Payne, was also ruled out after he had to self-isolate due to coming into contact with someone with COVID-19.[7][8] In the second round, he was beaten 3–1 by Danny Noppert.[9]

2024–present: African Continental Tour, return to PDC

Thanks to his success on the African Continental Tour, Carolissen made his PDC World Cup of Darts debut at the 2024 PDC World Cup of Darts for the South African team,[10] partnering fellow debutant Johan Geldenhuys.

Carolissen qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the African Darts Group Qualifier. He overcame Kenya's Peter Wachiuri in the final 8–7 in legs, surviving a match dart for a 154 checkout from Wachiuri.[11] At the World Championship, Carolissen was drawn to play Wessel Nijman, one of the favourites to win the tournament. Nijman took a 2–0 lead but Carolissen won the next two sets to level the match at 2–2. They entered a sudden death leg, where Nijman won the match 3–2.[12] Despite the defeat, Carolissen hoped his performance would help grow interest about darts in Africa.[5]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship 2R DNQ 1R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
World Cup of Darts DNP RR

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cameron Carolissen". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Cameron Carolissen PDPA Profile". Professional Darts Players Association. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ^ Solomons, Lisalee (24 June 2021). "Bull's eye! Strandfontein darts player sets his sights on international tournaments". News24. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Cameron Carolissen". Mastercaller. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b Gregg, James; Stevens, Rob (23 December 2024). "Carolissen eyes 'bigger picture' for darts in Africa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Carolissen joins list of World Championship International Qualifiers". Professional Darts Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Cameron Carolissen gets bye after opponent's positive Covid-19 test". BBC Sport. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Cameron Carolissen receives World Championship bye as Martijn Kleermaker and Josh Payne ruled out". Sky Sports. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  9. ^ Prenderville, Paul (23 December 2020). "PDC World Darts Championship, 2020/21: Dirk van Duijvenbode beats Rob Cross in second round shock". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  10. ^ Esack, Fuad (8 May 2024). "Giving darts players a shot at the big league". Plainsman. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  11. ^ Gorton, Josh (30 September 2024). "Carolissen confirms Ally Pally return with epic win over Wachiuri". PDC. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  12. ^ Gill, Samuel (20 December 2024). "World Championship outsider Wessel Nijman through sudden-death leg in the nick of time". DartsNews. Retrieved 21 December 2024.


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