Geert Nentjes

Geert Nentjes
Personal information
NicknameThe Spear
Born (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 25)[1]
Lelystad, Netherlands
Home townUrk
Darts information
Playing darts since2013
DartsHarrows Darts 23gram
LateralityLeft-handed
Walk-on music"I Like How It Feels" by Enrique Iglesias
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2016–
Current world ranking85 Increase 1 (19 March 2024)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 272: 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 96: 2019, 2020, 2023
UK OpenLast 32: 2022
Other tournament wins
PDC Development Tour 2019 (x2), 2022 (x2)

Geert Nentjes (born 4 September 1998) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career

In 2018, he qualified for the 2018 UK Open, but was knocked out in the second round by Darryl Pilgrim.

In November 2018, he qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship as one of the two the highest ranked players on the PDC Development Tour, along with Ted Evetts.

He reached the quarterfinal at the 2018 PDC World Youth Championship, in which he got beaten 6-0 by Martin Schindler.

As one of the two highest ranked players from PDC Development Tour, he received two years Tour card for season 2019 and 2020. He played both PDC Pro Tour and PDC Development Tour in 2019. Finishing 3rd overall in PDC Development Tour ranking, he secured his sport at the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship, because both the winner and the second, Ted Evetts and Luke Humphries, qualified for the championship via Pro Tour. Nentjes faced Kim Huybrechts in the first round, in a very close match he eventually lost 2–3.[3]

Despite some signs of promise, Nentjes finished 88th on the PDC Order of Merit after his first two years as a professional. However, he won a two-year Tour Card straight back at European Q School at the start of 2021, beating Boris Koltsov 6–5 in the final on day two.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PDC ranked televised events
PDC World Championship BDO DNQ 1R 1R DNQ 1R
UK Open BDO 3R 4R 2R 2R 5R 2R
Players Championship Finals BDO DNQ 1R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Youth Championship DNP 2R QF 2R RR SF SF
BDO ranked televised events
BDO World Championship DNP DNQ PDC NH PDC
Winmau World Masters 1R DNP PDC NH PDC
Career statistics
Year-end ranking - - 122 98 82 123 72

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2019 EDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
ADC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2020 BDC
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
2021 HDT
1R
GDT
1R
2022 IDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
CDO
1R
EDG
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
HDT
DNP
GDO
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
1R
IDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
CDO
2R
EDG
EDM
GDO
HDT
GDC
Performance timeline legend
DNP Did not play in the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event WD Withdrew from the event #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament

References

  1. ^ "Geert Nentjes". Mastercaller.com. 1998-09-04. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Huybrechts sets up second round clash with Cross after nervy deciding set win over Nentjes - Darts News". Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

External links

  • Geert Nentjes player profile at Darts Orakel


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