Laterality Right-handed Home town Schagen BDO 2010- Current world ranking 9 | Name Jeffrey Graaf | |
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Born 21 November 1990 (age 33)
Netherlands ( 1990-11-21 ) Walk-on music Bingo Players - Get Up (Rattle) World Ch'ship Last 32: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 World Masters Last 32: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | ||
World Darts Trophy Runner Up: 2015 | ||
Bdo world darts championship 2015 round 1 jeffrey de graaf v brian dawson
Jeffrey de Graaf (born November 21, 1990) is a Dutch darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation events. De Graaf has played in five World Championships (four BDO and one PDC) but has lost in the first round each time. He moved from the BDO to the PDC in 2016.
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- Bdo world darts championship 2015 round 1 jeffrey de graaf v brian dawson
- Denmark open mens quarter finals darryl fitton vs jeffrey de graaf
- BDO career
- PDC career
- BDO
- PDC
- References
Denmark open mens quarter finals darryl fitton vs jeffrey de graaf
BDO career
In 2012, De Graaf began playing the international circuit and won the 2012 Isle of Man Open and 2012 Romanian Open. He reached also the quarter-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters.
De Graaf managed to qualify for the 2013 BDO World Championship, where he faced compatriot Jan Dekker in the first round. He missed one match dart in the final set, and Dekker ultimately won by three sets to two. De Graaf won in the course of the year the Denmark Open and Swedish Open. De Graaf qualified for the 2014 World Championship, where he lost 3–0 to Martin Atkins in the first round. De Graaf also played in the 2014 BDO World Trophy. After winning in the first two rounds, he lost in the quarter-finals to James Wilson. Later in the year De Graaf again won two titles, the Denmark Masters and the Finnish Open.
In his third Lakeside appearance, De Graaf was eliminated in the first round again, this time 3–0 by Brian Dawson. He reached the final of the BDO World Trophy in February, in which he played against Geert de Vos. De Graaf missed one match dart for the title and ultimately lost 10–9. In the rest of the year De Graaf won three titles, the German Open, the Denmark Masters and the Belgium Open.
At his fourth attempt at the Lakeside De Graaf was knocked out again in the first round, losing 3–2 against compatriot Richard Veenstra. A few days later, De Graaf announced his move from the BDO to the PDC.
PDC career
De Graaf firstly played the Q-School to get a tour card for the PDC Pro Tour, which he took on the third day. Then De Graaf qualified for the UK Open, where he started in the second round. He defeated William O'Connor 6–5 on the main stage. A round later, he lost 9–8 against Rob Cross after leading 8–5. In late March, De Graaf also made his debut on the European Tour at the German Darts Masters. After beating Darren Johnson 6–4 in the first round, he was defeated by Michael Smith 6–5 in the second round. A consistent debut year in the PDC saw him qualify for the Players Championship Finals and he overcame Steve Beaton 6–4, before being eliminated 6–1 by Robbie Green in the second round, despite averaging 101.22.
De Graaf won a place in the 2017 World Championship through the European Order of Merit and he lost 3–1 to Jelle Klaasen in the first round.
BDO
