Lima Longchar secures 3rd spot in Darts India qualifier

Published on May 12, 2025

Lima Longchar with his medal.
KOHIMA — Lima Longchar from Nagaland ranked third in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Cup of Darts India qualifier 2025, earning a spot as a standby player for the World Cup of Darts to be held from June 12-15 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Six players from Nagaland Darters, namely Limatoshi, Vikehelie Suohu, Kezhaletuo Semou, Lijan Humtsoe, Simon Angami and Viboto Sumi, participated in the PDC World Cup of Darts India qualifier 2025, on April 26-27 at Bengal Rowing Club, Kolkata, an update stated.
It was informed that a total of 133 Indian citizen players from across the country participated in the qualifier, competing for the top two spots to represent India at the World Cup of Darts.
Longchar finished 3rd, reaching the quarterfinal, semifinal, and final in the qualifier rounds, narrowly missing a spot on the Indian team for the World Cup of Darts.
He will be a standby player for Team India in case of any last-minute changes. The selected team consists of Nitin Kumar (No.1) from Dubai and Mohan Goel (No. 2) from Kolkata.

Meanwhile, another two players, namely Vikehelie and Kezhaletuo also participated in the annual Bengal Rowing Club (BRC) championship prior to the India qualifier from April 23-25, where the duo as part of 6-member DITVIAAN team emerged winners in the team event.
Kezhaletuo with his partner Viral Metha from Kolkata emerged winners in the BRC Open Doubles and he also finished at top 16 in the men’s BRC open singles category.