Florian Hempel | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Florian Hempel |
Born | [1][2] 10 April 1990 Dessau, East Germany |
Home town | Cologne, Germany |
Darts information | |
Playing darts since | 2017 |
Darts | 25g Winmau[3] |
Laterality | Right-handed |
Walk-on music | "Kölsche Jung" by Brings |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
PDC | 2018– (Tour Card: 2021-) |
Current world ranking | 55 1 (31 October 2024)[4] |
PDC premier events – best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2022, 2024 |
UK Open | Last 64: 2022, 2023, 2024 |
European Ch'ship | Last 16: 2021 |
Florian Hempel (born 10 April 1990) is a German professional darts player and former handball player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Hempel began his sporting career in handball, playing as a goalkeeper for Dessau-Roßlauer HV , where he made his professional debut in 2010, and later played for HC Burgenland . Achieving little success, Hempel quit the sport and began playing darts. He made his PDC European Tour debut in the 2019 Dutch Darts Masters, and gained his tour card in 2021.