Martijn Kleermaker
| Martijn Kleermaker | |||||||||
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 Kleermaker in 2022 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | The Dutch Giant | ||||||||
| Born | February 19, 1991 Harderwijk, Netherlands | ||||||||
| Home town | Hierden, Netherlands | ||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2009 | ||||||||
| Darts | 25 Gram | ||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Giant" by Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man | ||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||
| BDO | 2014–2020 | ||||||||
| PDC | 2020– | ||||||||
| Current world ranking | NR (8 September 2024)[1] | ||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2020 | ||||||||
| World Masters | Last 32: 2017 | ||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2019 | ||||||||
| Finder Masters | Last 24 Group: 2016, 2018 | ||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2022 | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Last 32: 2021 | ||||||||
| UK Open | Last 16: 2021 | ||||||||
| European Ch'ship | Last 16: 2020 | ||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2020, 2021 | ||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Darts | ||
Representing  Netherlands
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| WDF World Cup | ||
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2019 Cluj | Men's overall |
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2019 Cluj | Men's singles |
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2019 Cluj | Men's pairs |
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2019 Cluj | Men's team |
| WDF Europe Cup | ||
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2018 Budapest | Men's pairs |
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2018 Budapest | Men's team |
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2018 Budapest | Men's overall |
Martijn Kleermaker (born February 19, 1991) is a Dutch professional darts player, currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.[2]
PDC
He announced that he intended to compete at Q School 2020, speaking to RTL7 saying that the 2019 World Masters was a 'catastrophe'.[citation needed]
Kleermaker won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at European Q School in 2020. He played on the ProTour in 2020 and 2021. Because of a positive COVID-19-test Kleermaker had to withdraw from the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship.[3]
World Championship results
BDO
- 2020: Second round (lost to Paul Hogan 1–4)
PDC
- 2022: Fourth round (lost to James Wade 0–4)
Performance timeline
PDC
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC World Championship | DNQ | WD | 4R |
| UK Open | 1R | 6R | 3R |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | 1R | |
| European Championship | 2R | DNQ | |
| Players Championship Finals | 1R | 1R |
References
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Biografie". Kleermaker.online. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Carolissen receives bye as duo ruled out of World Championship".
External links
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