{"title":"Niko Springer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort answer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Niko Springer, \"Meenzer Bub\", is a right-handed professional who won the 2025 Hungarian Darts Trophy in his first year on the PDC tour, and is ranked 37th on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026. We don't currently stock his BEAZD signature darts, so browse our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/darts\"\u003esteel tip darts\u003c\/a\u003e for a similar setup.\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\u003eMeenzer Bub\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGermany\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBorn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDarts brand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBEAZD\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\u003eThrows\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRight-handed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWalk-on\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLegendary – Welshly Arms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTitles and achievements\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"titles\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHungarian Darts Trophy\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDutch Darts Championship\u003c\/strong\u003e runner-up 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDC Development Tour titles\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024 (three)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDC Europe Next Gen titles\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024 (four)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is Niko Springer?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNiko Springer is a professional darts player born in 2000. He throws right-handed, and his nickname, Meenzer Bub, is Mainz dialect for \"lad from Mainz\". He has held a PDC Tour Card since 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow did he break through?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2024 he won three PDC Development Tour events and four PDC Europe Next Gen events. He finished second on the Development Tour rankings, which earned him a two-year Tour Card and his World Championship debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis first European Tour final came at the Dutch Darts Championship in Rosmalen in May 2025. He beat Jermaine Wattimena, Stephen Bunting and Wessel Nijman, then led \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jonny-clayton\"\u003eJonny Clayton\u003c\/a\u003e 5-2 in the final before losing 8-6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn September 2025 he won the Hungarian Darts Trophy in Budapest as an unseeded player. He beat Gian van Veen, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damon-heta\"\u003eDamon Heta\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rob-cross\"\u003eRob Cross\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/luke-humphries\"\u003eLuke Humphries\u003c\/a\u003e and Josh Rock, then Danny Noppert 8-7 in the final. It was his first PDC title. He reached the last 16 of the Grand Slam of Darts later that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow has Niko Springer played in 2026?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe lost 3-1 to Joe Comito in the first round of the 2026 World Championship. In July he made his World Matchplay debut in Blackpool against \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/luke-littler\"\u003eLuke Littler\u003c\/a\u003e, leading 3-2 and level at 5-5 before losing 10-6. He was ranked 37th on the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/pdc-order-of-merit\"\u003ePDC Order of Merit\u003c\/a\u003e as at 18 October 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat darts does Niko Springer use?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpringer plays 22g BEAZD signature darts. BEAZD is the German darts maker known as Bull's until it renamed itself in 2026. His signature model has a 90% tungsten barrel with centre balance, finished in white with red colouring. The grip runs in radial zones along the barrel, with an axial grip zone at the front and red and white rings at the rear, and the barrel is engraved \"Meenzer Bub\". BEAZD makes it in 22g and 24g and supplies it with white B-Grip2 shafts and X-Powerflite XXL flights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe don't currently stock BEAZD darts. Our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/darts\"\u003esteel tip darts\u003c\/a\u003e range covers a wide spread of weights and barrel shapes, and our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dart-flights\"\u003edart flights\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dart-shafts\"\u003edart shafts\u003c\/a\u003e let you fine-tune any setup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat weight darts does Niko Springer use?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe plays 22g darts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho sponsors Niko Springer's darts?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBEAZD, the German brand formerly called Bull's. His signature darts are 90% tungsten and made in 22g and 24g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does Meenzer Bub mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is Mainz dialect for \"lad from Mainz\". The words are engraved on his signature barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Niko Springer's walk-on song?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLegendary by Welshly Arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat has Niko Springer won?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2025 Hungarian Darts Trophy, his first PDC title, beating Danny Noppert 8-7 in the final. He also won three PDC Development Tour events and four PDC Europe Next Gen events in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Niko Springer left or right-handed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe throws right-handed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated guides\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\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\/niko-springer.oembed","provider":"Darts Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}