Tomas Seyler

Tomas Seyler (known as Shorty; 16 July 1974 – 11 July 2024) was a German professional darts player.

Tomas Seyler
Personal information
Nickname	"Shorty"
Born	(1974-07-16)16 July 1974 Bremerhaven, Bremen, West Germany
Died	11 July 2024(2024-07-11) (aged 49) Hanover, Germany
Darts information
Playing darts since	1990
Darts	21g Datadart
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Whatever You Want" by Status Quo
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1993–2005
PDC	2005–2019
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 16: 2003
World Trophy	Quarter Final: 2004
Int. Darts League	Last 32 Group: 2004
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 32: 2006
UK Open	Last 128: 2013
European Championship	Last 32: 2010, 2012, 2013
Other tournament wins
German Gold Cup 2005, 2012 PDC World Germany Qualifying Event 2009

Career

Seyler reached the second round of the Winmau World Masters in 2003, beating Vincent van der Voort in the first round, but lost to Raymond van Barneveld. He also reached the Quarter-Finals of the World Darts Trophy in 2004, beating Bob Taylor and Tony West before losing to Martin Adams. He won the German Gold Cup in 2005.

Seyler made his PDC debut at the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship,^[1] where he beat crowd favourite Jamie Harvey of Scotland in the first round but lost to the Netherlands' Roland Scholten in round two.^[2] He returned to Purfleet for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship but the German number one lost in the first round to World number one Colin Lloyd.^[3]

He also frequently appeared on German television channel Sport1 and streaming service DAZN as co-commentator on PDC darts tournaments.

Death

Seyler died on 11 July 2024 at the age of 49.^[4]

World Championship results

PDC

• 2006: 2nd round (lost to Roland Scholten 2–4)
• 2007: 1st round (lost to Colin Lloyd 0–3)
• 2010: Last 72 (lost to Jan van der Rassel 1–4 in legs)
• 2014: 1st round (lost to Kevin Painter 0–3)