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Jan Dekker

Jan Dekker
Personal information
Full name Jan Dekker
Nickname Double Dekker
Born (1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 (age 26)
Emmen, Netherlands
Home town Klijndijk
Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since 1999
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Explode by Jordan & Baker
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2008–2015
PDC 2015–
Current world ranking 55
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Semi Final: 2011, 2014
World Masters Quarter Final: 2013
World Darts Trophy Last 16: 2014
Zuiderduin Masters Quarter Final: 2011
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2016
Grand Slam Group Stage: 2011, 2012, 2014
UK Open Last 16: 2015
Players Ch'ship Finals Last 32: 2016
Other tournament wins
BDO International Open 2013
British Classic 2012
Czech Open 2014
Hal Open 2011
Luxembourg Open 2013
Nijerk Open 2011
Open Steenwijkerland 2014
PDC Challenge Tour England 2013, 2015 (x3)
Pontins International 2014
WDF Europe Cup Pairs 2012
WDF Europe Cup Team 2012

Jan Dekker (born 25 June 1990) is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Dekker qualified for the televised stages of the 2010 Winmau World Masters. He played eventual champion Martin Adams in the last 16, and was beaten 2-3 after Adams won a sudden-death leg.

He also qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship. He defeated 15th seed Scott Mitchell 3-0 in the first round, and 2nd seed Stuart Kellett 4-1 in the second round. He then beat tenth seed Garry Thompson 5-4 in the quarter-finals, having trailed 3-0 and 4-2 and seeing Thompson miss nine darts at doubles to win the match himself. He faced Dean Winstanley in the semi-final and lost 6-2.

Dekker was the sixth seed for the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship, where he lost 2-3 in the first round against compatriot and eventual champion Christian Kist despite averaging over 96. The following year, Dekker was seeded seventh and this time reached the quarter-finals, surviving a match dart in the first round against Jeffrey de Graaf, then edging Thompson once more in the second round this time 4-3 having trailed 3-2. In the quarters, Dekker led Richie George 3-1 but eventually lost 5-4.

In 2014, Dekker was seeded sixth and faced a fellow Dutch player in the first round for the third year in a row, this time defeating Benito van de Pas 3-0. He then beat Geert De Vos 4-2 and followed this with his first ever professional victory over three-time world champion Martin Adams, winning 5-2. In the semi-finals Dekker led Alan Norris 4-2 and had two darts to take a 5-4 lead, but eventually lost 6-5.


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