Albertino Essers

Albertino Essers
Personal information
Nickname	The Sensation
Born	May 30, 1969 Oosterbeek, Netherlands
Home town	Oosterbeek Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since	1991
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2001-2008
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2006, 2007
World Masters	Last 32: 2002, 2004
World Darts Trophy	Last 32: 2003, 2004, 2006
Int. Darts League	Last 32 Group: 2003, 2004, 2006
Zuiderduin Masters	Last 24 Group: 2003, 2004, 2005
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Belgium Open	2005
Updated on February 22, 2007.

Albertino Essers (born May 30, 1969 in Oosterbeek, Gelderland) is a darts player from the Netherlands, who is nicknamed The Sensation and competes in British Darts Organisation events.^[1]

Career

In the 2007 BDO World Darts Championship, he defeated the number 2 seed Scotland's Gary Anderson in the first round, but lost to Scotsman Paul Hanvidge in the second round.^[2] Paul Hogan beat Essers in the second round in 2006,^[3] after Essers had defeated Ted Hankey 3-1 in the first round.^[4] At one point Essers suffered from dartitis, an inability to release the dart while throwing.^[5]

World Championship Performances

BDO

• 2003: 1st Round (lost to Richie Davies 1-3)
• 2004: 1st Round (lost to Steve Duke 1-3)
• 2006: 2nd Round (lost to Paul Hogan 2-4)
• 2007: 2nd Round (lost to Paul Hanvidge 1-4)

Notes

1. Darts Database Player Profile.Retrieved 2010-12-27.
2. BBC Sport.Retrieved 2010-12-27.
3. BBC Sport.Retrieved 2010-12-27.
4. BBC Sport.Retrieved 2010-12-27.
5. Darts501.Retrieved 2010-12-27.

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database