Dirk van Duijvenbode
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| Nickname | Titan |
| Born |
30 June 1992 Netherlands |
| Home town |
's-Gravenzande Netherlands |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2006 |
| Darts | Unicorn signature darts 21g |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Glimpse of the Future by DJ Typhoon |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2010–2011 |
| PDC | 2011– |
| Current world ranking | 53 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2016 |
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2015 |
| UK Open | Last 32: 2016 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Open Willemstad | 2014 |
Dirk van Duijvenbode (born 30 June 1992) is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He is known for his extreme walk-on, combined with hardcore music.[1]
Career
In 2011, Van Duijvenbode reached the final of a German PDC Youth Tour event, losing 4–2 against Paul Barham.[2] In 2013 he won through to the final of two Challenge Tour events but was beaten 4–1 by Rowby-John Rodriguez and 4–3 by Jan Dekker.[3][4]
Van Duijvenbode began playing in main PDC events in 2014 and qualified for the German Darts Championship, where he beat Brian Woods 6–3 before losing 6–5 to Wes Newton having been 5–3 ahead.[5] He reached the quarter-finals of a PDC event for the first time at the fourth UK Open Qualifier by defeating Robert Thornton 6–4, but then lost by a reverse of this scoreline to Brendan Dolan.[6] At the UK Open itself he beat John Bowles 5–1 and, despite at one time holding a 7–4 lead over Joe Murnan in third round, was then edged out 9–8.[7] Van Duijvenbode progressed to the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship, but lost 6–2 against Keegan Brown.[8] He was defeated 5–1 by Colin Fowler in the final of the penultimate Challenge Tour event of the year.[9]
In 2015, Van Duijvenbode hit his first nine-dart finish during the third Development Tour event after he wired double 12 for a perfect leg in his previous match.[10] His first quarter-final of the year on the main tour came at the 12th Players Championship where he lost 6–2 to Michael Smith.[11] Van Duijvenbode made his debut at the European Championship, but was knocked out 6–2 by Justin Pipe in the first round.[12]
Van Duijvenbode made his first appearance in the PDC World Championship in the 2016 event and lost the first set against compatriot Raymond van Barneveld in the first round. The next went to a deciding leg, but when Van Duijvenbode was on 180 he hit three treble 20s to burst his score and could not win another leg in a 3–0 set loss.[13]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2016: First round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0–3)
References
- ↑ http://www.rtl7darts.nl/video/902/extreme_opkomst/
- ↑ "2011 PDC Youth Tour Germany Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "2013 PDC Challenge Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "2013 PDC Challenge Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "German Darts Championship Round Two". PDC. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "Dolan Takes Qualifier Four In Wigan". PDC. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "Coral UK Open - Friday Evening". PDC. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "2014 PDC Under 21 World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "Fowler & Clark Enjoy Challenge Tour Wins". PDC. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "Development Delight For Kirk & Van Peer". PDC. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Peter Wright triumphant in Barnsley". PDC. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "2015 European Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "William Hill World Championship Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
External links
- Player profile on Dirk van Duijvenbode from Dartsdatabase