Dimitri Van den Bergh
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | |||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Nickname | The DreamMaker | ||||||||||
| Born | (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 Antwerp, Belgium | ||||||||||
| Home town | Merksem, Belgium | ||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||
| Walk-on music | Happy by Pharrell Williams | ||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||
| BDO | 2012–2013 | ||||||||||
| PDC | 2013– | ||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 30 | ||||||||||
| BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 272: 2013 | ||||||||||
| PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2018 | ||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2018 | ||||||||||
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2017 | ||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 16: 2019 | ||||||||||
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Last 32: 2016 | ||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||
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| Other achievements | |||||||||||
2016 Breaks into the top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time 2018 Hits first ever nine-dart leg at 2018 Grand Slam of Darts against Stephen Bunting[1] | |||||||||||
Dimitri Van den Bergh (born 8 July 1994) is a Belgian darts player who currently competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Contents
1 Career
1.1 BDO
1.2 PDC
2 World Championship performances
2.1 PDC
3 Career finals
3.1 PDC World Series finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
4 Performance timeline
5 Nine-dart finishes
6 References
7 External links
Career
BDO
In 2013, Van den Bergh won the British Teenage Open by beating Billy Longshaw 3–0 in the final.[2] Two months later he claimed the 16th PDC Challenge Tour event of the year by whitewashing Reece Robinson 4–0.[3]
PDC
In 2014, he entered Q School in an attempt to earn a PDC tour card, but he couldn't advance beyond the last 64 in any of the four days. However, he was granted PDPA Associate Member status for participating which gave him entry into UK Open and European tour qualifiers.[4] Van den Bergh qualified for the first European Tour event, the German Darts Championship and lost 6–2 in the first round against Ronnie Baxter despite averaging 102.94.[5] Van den Bergh won three youth tour titles during the year and also reached the last 16 of the Under-21 World Championship, where he lost 6–3 to Robinson.[6] He finished top of the Youth Tour Order of Merit which earned him a two-year card for the main PDC tour.[7]
Van den Bergh claimed two Development Tour titles in 2015.[8] He reached the last 16 of a PDC event for the first time at the third Players Championship event, but lost 6–5 to Mensur Suljović.[9] Van den Bergh was also knocked out in the second round of three European Tour events.[8] He qualified for the inaugural World Series of Darts Finals but was beaten 6–3 by Max Hopp in the first round in what was van den Bergh's televised debut.[10][11]
He qualified for the 2016 World Championship through the European Pro Tour Order of Merit and danced on to the stage before his first round encounter with Ian White.[12] Van den Bergh missed four darts for the first set, but went on to win 3–1 taking out four ton-plus finishes during the match.[13] He lost 4–2 to Benito van de Pas in the following round.[14] Van den Bergh won the 14th Development Tour event by overcoming Steve Lennon 4–2.[15] At the 15th Players Championship tournament Van den Bergh reached the semi-finals of a main tour event for the first time with wins over Devon Petersen, Jan Dekker, Ronny Huybrechts, Chris Dobey and Cristo Reyes, but he lost 6–2 to Michael van Gerwen.[16] In the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship, Van den Bergh was beaten 6–3 by Corey Cadby.[17] He won a place at the Grand Slam by coming through the qualifying event and edged his first group match 5–4 over Gerwyn Price.[18] Van den Bergh was then beaten 5–4 by Robert Thornton, but after defeating Scott Waites 5–4 in the final group game it meant he was tied with Thornton on points and leg difference. This meant a nine-dart shoot-out was required to decide who would advance to the knock-out stage and Thornton won by 345 points to 340.[19]
Van den Bergh's first round match at the 2017 World Championship went to a deciding set and was on throw, but he missed two darts at double eight to send it to a tie-break, allowing Cristo Reyes to step in and win 3–2.[20]
Van den Bergh's debut in the World Series of Darts came with a stellar performance in the 2018 German Darts Masters where he lost in the final to Mensur Suljović 2-8 after defeating Michael van Gerwen 8-3 in the quarter-final and Gary Anderson 8-7 in the semi-final.[21]
Following Gary Anderson's withdrawal from the 2019 Premier League, Van den Bergh was selected as one of nine 'contenders' to replace him. He would play a one-off match against James Wade on night eight in Rotterdam.
World Championship performances
PDC
- 2016: Second round (lost to Benito van de Pas 2–4)
- 2017: First round (lost to Cristo Reyes 2–3)
- 2018: Quarter-Finals (lost to Rob Cross 4–5)
- 2019: Third round (lost to Luke Humphries 1–4)
Career finals
PDC World Series finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend |
| World Series of Darts (0–1) |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | German Darts Masters |  Mensur Suljović | 2–8 (l) |
^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PDC World Championship | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R |
UK Open | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | 6R |
European Championship | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | |
Grand Slam of Darts | RR | DNQ | QF | |
Players Championship Finals | 2R | DNQ | 1R |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | L# | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
Nine-dart finishes
| Date | Opponent | Tournament | Method | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 November 2018 |  Stephen Bunting | Grand Slam of Darts | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | £25,000 |
References
^ "Dimitri Van den Bergh hits a nine-darter at Grand Slam of Darts". SKY Sports. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "2013 British Teenage Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
^ "2013 PDC Challenge Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
^ "2014 PDC Qualifying School Day Four". PDC. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
^ "German Darts Championship Round One". PDC. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
^ "2014 PDC Under 21 World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
^ "Brown & Reynolds Earn Youth Wins". PDC. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ ab "Dimitri van den Bergh 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
^ "2015 PDPA Players Championship Barnsley Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
^ "2015 World Series Of Darts Finals Qualifier Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
^ "2015 World Series Of Darts Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
^ "2016 PDC World Championship Qualifiers". Darts Database. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
^ "William Hill World Championship Day Three". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
^ "William Hill World Championship Day Nine". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
^ "Dean & Dimitri's Development Tour Wins". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ "Nine-Dart van Gerwen's Barnsley Double". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ "2016 PDC Youth World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Day One". PDC. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ "SINGHA Beer Grand Slam Day Four". PDC. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
^ "William Hill World Championship Day Three". PDC. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^ https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/05/25/super-suljovics-german-darts-masters-glory
External links
Player profile on Dimitri Van den Bergh from Dartsdatabase
