Dennis Nilsson (born 21 March 1976) is a Swedish professional

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player who currently plays in

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(WDF) and

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(PDC) events. In the past, he competed as a

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, hence his nickname "Strongman". He represented his country many times during the

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, WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup. In total, he won five bronze medals in the team competition. He took part in the

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and WDF World Darts Championship.

Career

Nilsson qualified for the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship, where he lost 4–2 to

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's Haruki Muramatsu in the preliminary round. He represented Sweden with Magnus Caris in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and together they were beaten 3–1 by Belgium in the second round, having defeated Japan in round one. He progressed through to the last 16 of the 2013 World Masters and was defeated 3–0 by Danny Noppert. A win over

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saw Nilsson claim the 2016 Finnish Masters.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2012: Preliminary round (lost to Haruki Muramatsu 2–4) (legs)

BDO

* 2017: Preliminary round (lost to Ryan Joyce 0–3) * 2018: First round (lost to Jim Williams 2–3)

WDF

* 2023: Semi-finals (lost to Andy Baetens 2–5) * 2024: Second round (lost to Gary Stone 2–3)

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* Living people Swedish darts players Swedish strength athletes 1976 births British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation associate players PDC World Cup of Darts Swedish team People from Karlstad Municipality {{Sweden-sport-bio-stub