Devon Petersen
| Devon Petersen | |||||||||
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Petersen in 2022 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | "The African Warrior" | ||||||||
| Born | 4 June 1986 Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||
| Home town | Bradford, England | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2004 | ||||||||
| Darts | 22g Shot Signature | ||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" by Shakira ft. Freshlyground | ||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
| PDC | 2009– (Tour Card: 2011–2012, 2015–2023) | ||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Masters | Preliminary Round: 2010 | ||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Championship | Last 16: 2014, 2019, 2021 | ||||||||
| World Matchplay | Last 32: 2021 | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 16: 2020 | ||||||||
| UK Open | Quarter Final: 2015, 2021 | ||||||||
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2020 | ||||||||
| European Championship | Semi Final: 2020 | ||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 | ||||||||
| Masters | Last 24: 2022 | ||||||||
| World Series Finals | Last 24: 2015, 2022 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
European Tour Events
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Devon Petersen (born 4 June 1986) is a South African professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won his first PDC European Tour title at the 2020 German Darts Championship. He reached his first major semi-final at the 2020 European Championship. Petersen won the first Amateur Darts Circuit (ADC) Global Championship in 2024.
His best PDC World Championship performance is reaching the last 16 on three occasions.
He has also worked as a pundit for Sky Sports.