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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Jacobus Wilhelmus Stompé | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Matchstick | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
10 September 1962 ||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town |
Lelystad Netherlands |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Championships
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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.