{"title":"Niels Zonneveld","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort answer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Niels Zonneveld is a left-handed Dutch darts player nicknamed \"Triple Z\", winner of the 2026 Dutch Darts Championship and ranked 29th on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026. He plays Shot signature darts; we don't currently stock them, but you can shop the rest of the Shot 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\u003eTriple Z\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\u003e1998\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDarts brand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShot\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDart weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThrows\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLeft-handed\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\u003eDutch Darts Championship\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDC Development Tour titles\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021, 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is Niels Zonneveld?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiels Zonneveld is a professional darts player from Uitgeest in North Holland, born in 1998. He throws left-handed. His nickname, Triple Z, is short for \"Zig Zag Zonneveld\", a name some commentators gave him because of the way his elbow moves when he throws. He chose it in 2021, having played without a nickname until then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow did he break through?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eZonneveld won a PDC Tour Card on the first day of the 2019 European Q-School. He won events on the PDC Development Tour in 2018 and 2021, and reached the quarter-finals of the 2021 World Series of Darts Finals, beating Gary Anderson on the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis ranking climbed in 2024, when he reached the semi-finals of the Czech Darts Open on the European Tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow has Niels Zonneveld played in 2026?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e2026 has been his best season. At the World Championship he reached the third round for the first time, losing 4-3 to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jonny-clayton\"\u003eJonny Clayton\u003c\/a\u003e. In March he beat \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/michael-van-gerwen\"\u003eMichael van Gerwen\u003c\/a\u003e 6-2 at the European Darts Trophy in Göttingen with a 104.46 average, and he reached two European Tour semi-finals in the spring, beating \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/luke-littler\"\u003eLuke Littler\u003c\/a\u003e in one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn October he reached the quarter-finals of his first World Grand Prix, beating Gary Anderson 3-1 in the first round before losing to Luke Humphries. Later in October he won the Dutch Darts Championship in Maastricht, his first European Tour final and first PDC ranking title. He beat Gerwyn Price, Wessel Nijman and Stephen Bunting, then came from 2-0 down to beat Danny Noppert 8-5 in an all-Dutch final. He became the first Dutch winner of the event, and the title earned him a first place at the Grand Slam of Darts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was ranked 29th on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat darts does Niels Zonneveld use?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eZonneveld is sponsored by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shot\"\u003eShot\u003c\/a\u003e and plays 23g Shot signature darts. Shot's current design for him is the Pro Series Niels Zonneveld 2.0: a 90% tungsten, straight, centre-weighted barrel with a black titanium coating. The grip pairs a micro grip at the front with Shot's Sirius rear grip, a pattern of wedge-shaped rings and flats. Shot supplies it with 35mm black points, Tao carbon shafts in an in-between length and Niels Zonneveld flights in the No. 6 small standard shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe don't currently stock his darts. Browse the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shot-darts\"\u003eShot 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 Niels Zonneveld use?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe plays 23g darts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho sponsors Niels Zonneveld's darts?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShot. His current signature model is the Pro Series Niels Zonneveld 2.0 in 90% tungsten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is Niels Zonneveld called Triple Z?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is short for \"Zig Zag Zonneveld\", a name commentators used for the movement of his elbow when he throws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Niels Zonneveld left or right-handed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe throws left-handed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat has Niels Zonneveld won?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis first PDC ranking title was the 2026 Dutch Darts Championship, where he beat Danny Noppert 8-5 in the final. He also won two PDC Development Tour events, in 2018 and 2021.\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.co.nz\/collections\/niels-zonneveld.oembed","provider":"Darts Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}