Nolan Arendse
| Nolan Arendse | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | The Nigel | ||
| Born |
16 December 1968 South Africa | ||
| Home town |
Cape Town South Africa | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| PDC | 2007– | ||
| PDC premier events - best performances | |||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2015 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Nolan Arendse (born 16 December 1968) is a South African darts player.
Career
Arendse failed to qualify for the 2008 and 2010 PDC World Darts Championships. In 2010 he was diagnosed with a hypo-thyroid which forced him to give up darts for 18 months due to being partly paralysed. Two of his vertebrae were then crushed in a car accident after which Arendse had to wear a body brace for six months. Soon afterwards he suffered a heart attack.[1]
Arendse lost in the final of the 2013 SAPDO 501 Double Away to Charles Losper.[2] He won the 2014 South African Masters by beating Devon Petersen 9–5 to qualify for the 2015 PDC World Darts Championship. Arendse needed two doctors' letters to get his daily medicine through customs at Heathrow Airport.[1] After defeating Jermaine Wattimena in the preliminary round, he lost 3–0 in sets in the first round to Brendan Dolan without picking up a leg.[3] In January 2015, he played in the PDC Qualifying School but a single last 32 appearance out of the four days was not enough to earn him a tour card.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Just call me lucky Nolan". The Sun (United Kingdom). Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "2013 SAPDO 501 Double Away Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "PDC Darts: Brendan Dolan eases into second round of worlds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "2015 PDC Tour Card Qualifying School Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
External links
- Player profile on Nolan Arendse from Dartsdatabase