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Kurt van de Rijck
Personal information
Nickname"Strike"
Born (1972-11-28) 28 November 1972 (age 51)
Mechelen, Belgium
Home townMechelen, Belgium
Darts information
Playing darts since1997
Darts21g Harrows
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Easy Lover" by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2002–2011, 2014–2017
PDC2011–2014
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 64: 2005
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2012
European Ch'shipLast 32: 2013

Medal record

Men's Darts
Representing  Belgium
WDF Europe Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kemer Men's team
EDU European Ch'ship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Leukerbad Men's cricket

Kurt van de Rijck (born 28 November 1972) is a Belgian former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Career[edit]

Van de Rijck reached the semi-finals of a PDC Pro Tour event in Nuland in September 2011.[1] This result helped him to qualify for the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship via the European Order of Merit. He lost 3–0 to Wes Newton in the first round, but averaged an impressive 93.84[2]

Van de Rijck entered the 2012 PDC Q School, and earned a PDC Pro Tour card with a 6–5 win over Andrew Gilding on the second day.[3] He represented Belgium with Kim Huybrechts in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and reached the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by Australia 3–1, having beaten Sweden in the second round.[4] In August, van de Rijck beat Roland Scholten in the European Qualifier for the German Darts Masters,[5] but then lost 6–4 to James Wade in the first round in Stuttgart.[6]

Van de Rijck began 2013 ranked world number 98.[7] He qualified for the first European Tour event of the year, the UK Masters and beat Steve Beaton 6–4 in the first round, before losing 6–1 to Michael van Gerwen.[8] This result helped him to qualify for the European Championship for the first time through the European Order of Merit.[9] He played van Gerwen and lost 6–1 again.[10]

World Championship results[edit]

PDC[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ Qualifying School – Day Two Archived 23 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine PDC.tv
  • ^ "Cash Converters World Cup Quarter-Finals Round-Up". PDC. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  • ^ "2012 PDC European Tour Stuttgart European Qualifier Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  • ^ "German Darts Masters – Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  • ^ "Order of Merit on 1 January 2013". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  • ^ "2013 PDC UK Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  • ^ "PartyPoker.net European Championship Update". PDC. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  • ^ "partypoker.net Euro Champs – Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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