Gian van Veen
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Van Veen at the 2025 European Championship | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Pieter Gerard van Veen | ||||
| Nickname | The Giant | ||||
| Born | 23 April 2002 Poederoijen, Netherlands | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 2015 | ||||
| Darts | 21g Red Dragon | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | "Astronomia" by Tony Igy & Vicetone "Losse Pols" by Donnie, Marco Schuitmaker, Russo and LA$$A | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| PDC | 2022–present (Tour Card: 2023–present) | ||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 3 (15 March 2026) | ||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
| World Championship | Runner-up: 2026 | ||||
| World Matchplay | Quarter-final: 2025 | ||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 32: 2024, 2025 | ||||
| UK Open | Quarter-final: 2025 | ||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter-final: 2024 | ||||
| European Championship | Winner (1): 2025 | ||||
| Premier League | Debut: 2026 | ||||
| PC Finals | Last 32: 2023, 2025 | ||||
| Masters | Semi-final: 2026 | ||||
| World Series Finals | Last 32: 2024 | ||||
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Pieter Gerard "Gian" van Veen (Dutch: [ˈɣiɑɱ vɑɱ ˈveːn]; born 23 April 2002) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is ranked world number three. He won the European Championship in 2025. He is also the reigning back-to-back World Youth champion.
Van Veen won the 2024 and 2025 PDC World Youth Championships, as well as nine PDC Development Tours, which includes six titles in 2023 to top the 2023 Development Tour rankings. His first deep run at a major tournament came at the 2023 European Championship, where he reached the semi-finals. In 2025, he won his first PDC ranking title at Players Championship 6 and won his first PDC major title at the 2025 European Championship, defeating Luke Humphries in the final on both occasions. Van Veen reached the final of the 2026 PDC World Championship.