Gian Van Veen
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| Full name | Pieter Gerard van Veen |
| Nickname | The Giant |
| Born | April 23, 2002, Poederoijen, Netherlands |
| Age | 24 years |
| Playing darts since | 2015 |
| Darts | 21g Red Dragon |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Astronomia" by Tony Igy & Vicetone |
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Pieter Gerard "Gian" van Veen is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation 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.
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