Nitin Kumar secured his place in the 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship with victory at the Indian Qualifier in Kolkata on Monday.
Kumar won all 20 of his matches across the two-day qualifier to seal a return to Alexandra Palace, where he has competed on three previous occasions.
The 38-year-old defeated Sangam Kumar Roy 5-1 in the final, having defeated Aayush Kothari and Akshay Mehta in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.
A former Indian World Cup of Darts representative, Kumar gained further big stage experience on the 2023 World Series of Darts at the Bahrain Darts Masters.
2024/25 World Darts Championship Indian Qualifier
Quarter-Finals
Nitin Kumar 4-0 Aayush Kothari
Akshay Mehta 4-1 Mahi Bosnia
Md Farmanul Haque 4-0 Piyush Chauhan
Sangam Kumar Roy 4-3 Vikehelie Suohu
Semi-Finals
Nitin Kumar 5-2 Akshay Mehta
Sangam Kumar Roy 5-2 Md Farmanul Haque
Final
Nitin Kumar 5-1 Sangam Kumar Roy