Nándor Major
{{BLP sources|date=January 2024}}
{{Short description|Hungarian darts player}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|7|28}}
| birth_place = Kaposvár, Hungary
| hometown = Budapest, Hungary
| since = 2020
| darts = 23 Gram Winmau
| laterality = Right-handed
| music = "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
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| PDC = 2020, 2022–
| WDF = 2021–
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| World Masters = Last 64: 2022
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Nándor Major (born 28 July 1990) is a Hungarian professional darts player who currently plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF), Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and other national events.
Career
Major began his career competing in local tournaments. Major competed in the PDC's Qualifying School in 2020, and this has been his international debut. In 2021, he made debut in World Darts Federation tournaments during Budapest Masters. He advanced in this tournament to the quarter-finals, where he lost to József Rucska by 0–6 in legs. At the Budapest Classic in 2022, he advanced to the semi-finals, losing to Gabor Jagicza. He also achieved good results at the Balaton Darts Masters and Hungarian Masters.{{cite web | url=https://mastercaller.com/players/nandor-major| title=Major Nándor| publisher=mastercaller.com| access-date=15 January 2023}}
In December, he traveled abroad for the first time to the Netherlands for the 2022 World Masters. He achieved a good result in the group stage. In the second round, he defeated Patrick Peters by 5–2 in legs. In the third round match, he lost to Chris Landman by 3–5 in legs. In 2023, he won the Hungarian Qualifier tournament for the 2023 Poland Darts Masters.{{cite web | url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/06/06/major-secures-poland-darts-masters-spot-hungarian-qualifier| title=Major secures Poland Darts Masters spot at Hungarian Qualifier| publisher=Professional Darts Corporation| access-date=7 June 2023}} He went on to become the first Hungarian player to win a game at a PDC European Tour event, defeating Ricardo Pietreczko 6-4 at the 2023 Hungarian Darts Trophy.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-23 |title=Őrületes szurkolás mellett történelmet írt a magyar srác a Hungarian Darts Trophyn |trans-title=With crazy fans, the Hungarian made history at the Hungarian Darts Trophy| url=https://www.eurosport.hu/darts/major-nandor-hungarian-darts-trophy_sto9807967/story.shtml |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=eurosport.hu |language=hu}}
Performance timeline
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| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="4" style="text-align:left" |WDF Ranked televised events | |||
| style="background:#efefef;"| {{nowrap|World Masters}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| 3R | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|NH | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| RR | |||
| colspan="4" style="text-align:left" |PDC Non-ranked televised events | |||
| style="background:#efefef;" | PDC World Cup of Darts
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|RR |