Jan Dekker
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| Full name | Jan Dekker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Double Dekker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 June 1990 Emmen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Klijndijk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | Explode by Jordan & Baker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2008–2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2015– | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Semi-finals: 2011, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Quarter-finals: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Quarter-finals: 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 16: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Group stage: 2011, 2012, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan Dekker (born June 25, 1990) is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.[1]
Career
Dekker qualified for the televised stages of the 2010 Winmau World Masters. He played eventual champion Martin Adams in the last 16, and was beaten 2-3 after Adams won a sudden-death leg.
He also qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship. He defeated 15th seed Scott Mitchell 3-0 in the first round, and 2nd seed Stuart Kellett 4-1 in the second round. He then beat tenth seed Garry Thompson 5-4 in the quarter-finals, having trailed 3-0 and 4-2 and seeing Thompson miss nine darts at doubles to win the match himself. He faced Dean Winstanley in the semi-final and lost 6-2.
Dekker was the sixth seed for the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship, where he lost 2-3 in the first round against compatriot and eventual champion Christian Kist despite averaging over 96. The following year, Dekker was seeded seventh and this time reached the quarter-finals, surviving a match dart in the first round against Jeffrey de Graaf, then edging Thompson once more in the second round this time 4-3 having trailed 3-2. In the quarters, Dekker led Richie George 3-1 but eventually lost 5-4.
In 2014, Dekker was seeded sixth and faced a fellow Dutch player in the first round for the third year in a row, this time defeating Benito van de Pas 3-0. He then beat Geert De Vos 4-2 and followed this with his first ever professional victory over three-time world champion Martin Adams, winning 5-2. In the semi-finals Dekker led Alan Norris 4-2 and had two darts to take a 5-4 lead, but eventually lost 6-5.
At the 2015 event, Dekker was knocked out in the first round, losing 3-1 to Martin Adams.
PDC
Following his first round exit, Dekker announced his intention to switch to the Professional Darts Corporation.[2] Dekker was knocked out in the last 32 on two of the four days played which was not enough to earn a PDC tour card. However, he will have entry into all UK Open and European Tour qualifiers during the year ahead as well as the Challenge Tour.[3] Dekker qualified for the second round of the UK Open and defeated Mike de Decker 5–3, Justin Pipe 9–5 and Ronnie Baxter 9–4 to reach the fifth round.[4] He faced Mensur Suljović and was beaten 9–7.[5] In April Dekker qualified for his first European Tour event, the German Darts Masters. In the first round he was beaten 6–2 by fellow Dutchman Benito van de Pas.[6] During the year Dekker won three Challenge Tour events which saw him finish top of the Order of Merit and take a two-year tour card from 2016.[7]
In Dekker's PDC World Championship debut he was beaten 3–0 by two-time winner Adrian Lewis.[8]
World Championship results
BDO
- 2011: Semi-finals (lost to Dean Winstanley 2–6)
- 2012: First round (lost to Christian Kist 2–3)
- 2013: Quarter-finals (lost to Richie George 4–5)
- 2014: Semi-finals (lost to Alan Norris 5–6)
- 2015: First round (lost to Martin Adams 1–3)
PDC
- 2016: First round (lost to Adrian Lewis 0–3)
Personal life
Outside of darts, Jan Dekker is a student in the Netherlands, studying business and economics, he graduated in 2012.
References
- ^ Darts Database Profile.Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ Darts transfer deadline day 2015 - The latest news and gossip on all PDC and BDO moves
- ^ "PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 UK Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Coral UK Open Fifth Round". PDC. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "German Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "PDC Challenger Tour 15-16". PDC. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "William Hill World Championship Day Seven". PDC. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
External links
- Player profile for Jan Dekker from Dartsdatabase
- Website (Dutch)