# Niko Springer

Niko Springer (born 11 July 2000) is a German darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2024, he won three Development Tours and four PDC Europe Next Gen titles. He is a current PDC Tour Card holder, having earned one through his placing on the 2024 Development Tour ranking.

## Career

Springer first took part in PDC Qualifying School (Q-School) in 2021, where he reached the final stage of European Q-School but was unable to obtain a PDC Tour Card. Due to his performances at Q-School, Springer received a wildcard for the 2021 PDC Europe Super League, where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals by the eventual tournament winner Martin Schindler.
During the 2021 PDC European Development Tour series, Springer made two finals, losing to Rusty-Jake Rodriguez on both occasions. His Development Tour ranking saw him qualify for the 2021 PDC World Youth Championship and the 2022 UK Open. Springer also reached his first PDC Challenge Tour final in 2021, losing 5–1 to José Justicia in Event 7.
In 2022, Springer qualified for his first two PDC European Tour events as a Host Nation Qualifier. At his debut tournament, the 2022 International Darts Open, Springer made the third round following wins over Jermaine Wattimena and Brendan Dolan, before losing 6–2 to Peter Wright. At the 2022 German Darts Championship, he lost 6–2 to Darius Labanauskas in the first round. Springer made the final of the 2022 PDC Europe Super League but lost the final 10–8 to Florian Hempel, missing out on qualification for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship.
At the 2023 International Darts Open, Springer defeated Scott Williams in the first round before defeating Dimitri van den Bergh 6–1 in the second round. He lost in the third round to Damon Heta.
At the 2023 PDC Europe Super League, Springer achieved a nine-dart finish in a group stage match with Manfred Bilderl, notable for Springer achieving the perfect leg before Bilderl had the opportunity to complete his own nine-dart finish.
During the 2024 PDC Development Tour series, Springer won his first three Development Tour titles, securing his third win in Event 20 against German compatriot Leon Weber. He finished second on the 2024 Development Tour final ranking, earning him a debut at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship and a PDC Tour Card for the next two years. He also won three titles on the newly established 2024 PDC Europe Next Gen series, where he hit a double-in double-out nine-dart finish in Event 4.
At the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, Springer played 2024 semi-finalist Scott Williams in the first round. Springer won the first set 3–0 but lost the match 3–1 in sets.
Springer made his second UK Open appearance at the 2025 event, and reached the third round. He defeated Cor Dekker 6–2 in the first round with a three-dart average of 115.92, his highest recorded PDC average to-date and the second highest in the competition's history. In the second round, he beat Patrick Geeraets 6–5 in a deciding leg.

## World Championship results
### PDC

* 2025: First round (lost to Scott Williams 1–3)

## Performance timeline

| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| PDC Ranked televised events ||||||
| World Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R |
| UK Open | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | 3R |
| PDC Non-ranked televised events ||||||
| World Youth Championship | RR | 2R | DNP | 3R | |
| Career statistics ||||||
| Season-end ranking | NR | 167 | 167 | 139 | |
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | IDO 3R | GDC 1R | GDG DNQ | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2023 | BSD 2R | EDO DNQ | IDO 3R | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | BDO DNP | DNQ | DNQ | EDG 1R | ADO DNP | BSD DNQ | DDC DNP | EDO DNQ | GDC 1R | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
PDC Players Championships
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| 2025 | WIG 1R | WIG 3R | ROS 2R | ROS 1R | LEI 1R | LEI 2R | HIL 4R | HIL 3R | LEI | LEI | LEI | LEI | ROS | ROS | HIL | HIL | LEI | LEI | LEI | HIL | HIL | MIL | MIL | MIL | HIL | HIL | LEI | LEI | LEI | WIG | WIG | WIG | WIG | WIG |
Performance Table Legend :
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. | Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round | DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | #R RR Prel. | Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round | NYF | Not yet founded |