Jim Mayer, 32 years old, has been playing darts for eleven years. He throws for the club Brooklyn Zoo, though his reach extends well beyond the local scene.
For the past three years, Mayer has also taken part in the Modus Super Series in England, a tournament considered close to professional standard. This year, he achieved one of his major goals there.
Mayer explained that he had always aimed to reach the Finals Night at least once, and he was delighted to have finally done so. He said his performance across the week had been consistently strong and that he was fully satisfied with both his game and the results he brought home.
One highlight of the tournament was his victory over Mervyn King, a well-known figure in the darts world who competed at this year’s World Championship and has previously reached the semi-finals. Mayer felt no trace of nerves going into that match.
According to him, he was not anxious, only respectful, knowing the calibre and achievements of such an opponent. He said he stayed focused on what he had trained and prepared for, trusting in his own ability.
The path to the World Championship stage is far from easy. To get there, Mayer would need to overcome tough international competition at numerous qualifying events.
He explained that the ideal route would be through the notoriously demanding Q-School, either by winning a Tour Card and turning professional or by securing a strong position in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) rankings over the season to qualify for the World Championship.
Mayer remains hopeful, expressing confidence that Luxembourg will one day see a representative on that stage, and that his personal ambition is to be the one flying the flag.
With his experience and recent performances, Mayer currently appears to be Luxembourg’s strongest candidatet reach the World Championship. For that reason, he plans to launch his qualification mission in earnest next year.
