Derk Telnekes
| Derk Telnekes | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 April 1995 Deventer, Netherlands |
| Home town | Deventer, Netherlands |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2015 |
| Darts | 22g |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2016–2019 |
| PDC | 2020– |
| WDF major events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2018, 2019 |
| World Masters | Last 272: 2017 |
| World Trophy | Last 32: 2018, 2019 |
| Finder Masters | Quarter Final: 2018 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2021 |
| UK Open | Last 96: 2021 |
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2020 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Belgium Open | 2017 |
Derk Telnekes (born April 28, 1995) is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
In 2017, Telnekes won the Belgium Open. He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the playoff qualifiers. He played Chris Landman in the preliminary round, winning 3–0. In the first round he was matched up with Geert De Vos, losing 1–3.
Telnekes won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at European Q School. He will play on the ProTour in 2020 and 2021.
On 14 March 2020, Telnekes made it to the quarter-finals of a PDC ranking event for the first time at Players Championship 7. He then reached a first semi-final the following day.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2018: First round (lost to Geert De Vos 1–3)
- 2019: First round (lost to Mark McGeeney 1–3)
PDC
- 2021: First round (lost to Nick Kenny 2–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | DNP | 1R | 1R |
| BDO World Trophy | DNP | 1R | 1R |
| Winmau World Masters | L272 | L272 | |
| Zuiderduin Masters | DNQ | QF | NH |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | RU | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
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References
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