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Co Stompé

Co Stompé
Personal information
Full name Jacobus Wilhelmus Stompé
Nickname The Matchstick
Born (1962-09-10) 10 September 1962 (age 54)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Home town Lelystad
Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since 1988
Darts 22g Grad Slam
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music "Sandstorm" by Darude
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 1994–2008, 2014–2015
PDC 2008–2013
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Semi-final: 2000
World Masters Quarter-final: 2000, 2006
World Darts Trophy Last 16: 2002, 2004
Int. Darts League Quarter-final: 2005
Zuiderduin Masters Semi-final: 2001, 2004
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Quarter-final: 2009, 2010
World Matchplay Quarter-final: 2010
World Grand Prix Last 32: 2010
Grand Slam Quarter-final: 2010
Desert Classic Last 16: 2009
European Ch'ship Last 32: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
UK Open Last 32: 2011
US Open/WSoD Last 32: 2010
Players Ch'ship Finals Last 16: 2011
Other tournament wins
Belgium Open 2000
British Classic 2007
British Pentathlon 2007
Finnish Open 2003
German Darts Championship 2008
Spring Cup 1996, 1997
Swiss Open 2007
WDF Europe Cup Pairs 2000
Westerlaan Darts Gala 2010
PDC World Cup of Darts (team) 2010

Players Championships

Players Championship (VEG) 2010
Other achievements
9 Dart Finish: UK Open Qualifier 2010

Players Championships

Jacobus Wilhelmus "Co" Stompé (born 10 September 1962) is a former Dutch professional darts player. Stompé was nicknamed The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance making him look like a matchstick. He was also one of very few professionals who play in long-sleeved shirts.

Stompé was born in Amsterdam, where, before turning professional, he was among other things a tram driver on tram line 14.

For years Stompé was considered the second best Dutch darts player behind Raymond van Barneveld. After reaching the semi-finals of the 2000 BDO World Darts Championship, he dropped back behind a younger emerging Dutch group of players.

Stompé came back to fame with the defeat of reigning BDO champion Jelle Klaasen in the first round of the 2007 BDO World Darts Championship.

Towards the end of his BDO career, Stompé also acted as a darts commentator for Dutch commercial television station SBS6.

On 11 June 2008 it was announced that Stompé had joined the Professional Darts Corporation circuit, and had to join the PDC rankings at 227. He made his PDC debut in the two PDPA Players Championship tournaments in Bristol. The first tournament started with a bye into the last 64, due to van Barneveld not taking part. He lost to Matt Clark. The next day saw him beat Tony Ayres and Peter Manley before losing in the last 32 stage to Kirk Shepherd.


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