Monique Leßmeister (born 21 August 1987) is a German professional darts player who plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Her biggest achievement to date was promotion to the final phase of the World Masters and start in the Finder Darts Masters.
| Monique Leßmeister | |||||||||||
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 Leßmeister in 2017 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Full name | Monique Leßmeister | ||||||||||
| Nickname | "Queen of Darts" | ||||||||||
| Born | 21 August 1987 Homburg, Saarland, West Germany | ||||||||||
| Home town | Vilsbiburg, Germany | ||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Darts | 23g Bull's | ||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||
| BDO | 2008–2009 | ||||||||||
| WDF | 2008–2009, 2022– | ||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF W) NR (5 September 2022)[1] | ||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2009 | ||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Quarter Final: 2008 | ||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Last 32: 2022 | ||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||
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Career
editLeßmeister started playing darts in 2004, at the age of 17, in Rhineland-Palatinate, where she won every local championship title from 2005 to 2009. She is currently playing in the DDV Bundesliga for DC Hawks Vilsbiburg. Since 2007, Leßmeister has also competed in various DDV tournaments. Her first victory at this level of play was a Berlin Championship in 2007.
In 2008, she won the DDV German Masters for the first time and was invited to participate in the 2008 Zuiderduin Masters, where she lost to Francis Hoenselaar in the quarter-finals match by 3–4 in legs. There she was able to put Hoenselaar in a decider, but she failed. In 2008, she also represented Germany during the 2008 WDF Europe Cup, where she lost in the singles competition to eventual bronze medalist Janni Larsen. In the pairs competition with Bianka Strauch, they lost in the group-stage. At the 2008 World Masters she lost to Denise Cassidy in the preliminary round by 2–4 in legs.[2]
In 2009, she advanced to German Women's Championship, where she lost in the final. This result guaranteed her start in the 2009 World Masters, where she lost to Francis Hoenselaar by 0–4 in legs in the third round match.[3]
In 2016, she became the Bavarian Champion and repeated that success three years later. She also managed the double strike at the DDV German Masters in 2018 and 2019. Leßmeister was also invincible at the DDV ranking list tournament in Nuremberg. Overall, she played few tournaments to get to the top of the women's national rankings. In 2022, after advancing to the finals of the DDV German Masters, she returned to international competition in the World Darts Federation tournaments.[4] At the 2022 Dutch Open, she was eliminated in the fourth round against Maria O'Brien by 3–4 in legs.[5]
She was selected for the German national team during the 2022 WDF Europe Cup.
Performance timeline
edit| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010-2021 | 2022 |
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| WDF Ranked televised events | ||||
| World Masters | PR | 3R | DNQ | |
| Finder Masters | QF | DNQ | NH | |
| Dutch Open | DNP | 4R | ||
References
edit- ^ "WDF Women's Rankings Table". WDF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Monique Leßmeister". World Darts Federation. 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Monique Leßmeister". mastercaller.com. 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Das waren die German Masters 2022". Deutsche Dart Verband. 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Open 2022 finale bekend bij de dames: Wales vs Engeland". Deutsche Dart Verband. 21 September 2022.