Jeffrey de Graaf
| Jeffrey de Graaf | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 Den Helder, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Schagen Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23g Jeffrey de Graaf | ||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | Until It's Gone by Linkin Park | ||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2010–2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2016– | ||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 32: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| World Darts Trophy | Runner Up: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Quarter Final: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 64: 2016, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Last 32: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contents
1 Career
1.1 BDO career
1.2 PDC career
2 World Championship results
2.1 BDO
2.2 PDC
3 Career finals
3.1 BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
4 References
5 External links
Career
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4] Then De Graaf qualified for the UK Open, where he started in the second round.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
He lost his PDC Tour Card at the end of 2018 following a 3–2 defeat to Noel Malicdem in the first round of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2013: First round (lost to Jan Dekker 2–3)
- 2014: First round (lost to Martin Atkins 0–3)
- 2015: First round (lost to Brian Dawson 0–3)
- 2016: First round (lost to Richard Veenstra 2–3)
PDC
- 2017: First round (lost to Jelle Klaasen 1–3)
- 2019: First round (lost to Noel Malicdem 2–3)
Career finals
BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | BDO World Trophy |  Geert De Vos | 9–10 (l) |
References
^ "Jeffrey de Graaf 2012 and 2013". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016..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}
^ "Jeffrey de Graaf 2014 and 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "EXCLUSIVE: De Graaf & Van Peer set to join PDC". dartsjournalist.com. 5 January 2016.
^ "PDC Qualifying School Day Three". PDC. 15 January 2016.
^ "2016 Coral UK Open Draw". PDC. 23 February 2016.
^ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. 4 March 2016.
^ "German Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "2016 Players Championship Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^ "2017 PDC World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
External links
Player profile on Jeffrey de Graaf from Dartsdatabase
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