Stefan Eeckelaert

Stefan Eeckelaert
Personal information
Born	3 July 1964 Antwerp, Belgium
Died	8 January 2019(2019-01-08) (aged 54) Antwerp, Belgium
Home town	Schoten
Darts information
Playing darts since	1978
Laterality	Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1988–1996
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 1995
World Masters	Last 16: 1995
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Dortmund Open French Open Antwerp Open Belgium National Championship Belgium Gold Cup	1988 1990 1991 1994 1994
Updated on 17 January 2019.

Stefan Eeckelaert (3 July 1964 – 8 January 2019) was a Belgian professional darts player.

Career

Eeckelaert won the 1988 Dortmund Open, the 1990 French Open and the 1991 Antwerp Open. He made his major debut in the 1993 Winmau World Masters, losing in the first round to Ray Farrell. Eeckelaert then went on to win the Belgium National Championship and the Belgium Gold Cup in 1994 and also reached the final of the Norway Open and the Belgium Open, losing to Mike Gregory in both finals. He returned to the World Masters the same year, but suffered a second first round exit in a defeat to Roland Scholten.

Eeckelaert then made his only appearance in the BDO World Darts Championship in 1995, losing in the first round 3–0 to Peter Hunt. He then played in the 1995 World Masters, beating Alan Brown in the first round before losing to Richie Burnett. He reached the quarter finals of the 1996 Norway Open before fading away from the scene.

Eeckelaert died on 8 January 2019.

World Championship performances

BDO

• 1995: 1st Round (lost to Peter Hunt 0–3)

External links

• Profile and stats on Darts Database