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Jelle Klaasen

Jelle Klaasen
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Personal information
Nickname The Cobra
Born (1984-10-17) 17 October 1984 (age 32)
Alphen, Netherlands
Home town Goor
Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since 2003
Darts Monster Darts 'The Cobra' 22g
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music "Sex On Fire" by Kings Of Leon
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2004–2007
PDC 2007–
Current world ranking 9
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Winner: 2006
World Masters Last 128: 2006
World Darts Trophy Last 16: 2007
Int. Darts League Last 16, Group: 2006
Zuiderduin Masters Last 24, Group: 2005
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Semi-finals: 2016
World Matchplay Quarter-finals: 2010
World Grand Prix Quarter-finals: 2015
Grand Slam Quarter-finals: 2007
Premier League 7th: 2009
Desert Classic Last 16: 2008, 2009
European Ch'ship Semi-finals: 2009
UK Open Semi-finals: 2016
US Open/WSoD Semi-finals: 2010
Players Ch'ship Finals Last 16: 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016
The Masters Last 16: 2016, 2017
Other tournament wins
Bousema Open 2014
Halstern Open 2010
Killarney Pro Tour 2007
Open Noord Nederland 2007
Ranking Tuesday Open 2010
Texel Darts Trophy 2011
Westerlaan Open 2010

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2015
Players Championship (WIG) 2015
Other achievements
  • 2006 - Youngest winner of the World Championship (either version)
  • 2009 - Nine dart finish at the Champions League of Darts

Players Championships

Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October 1984) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is the youngest darts player to win the World Darts Championship. His nickname is The Cobra. He lives in Goor, Netherlands. He has Indonesian origins.

On 15 January 2006, he became the youngest World Darts Champion, aged 21 years 90 days, when he defeated fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld in the final of the 2006 BDO World Championship by 7 sets to 5. He also beat Shaun Greatbatch and world number one Mervyn King on his way to the final. Before the championship, he was said to be a 100-1 outsider to win the title as he did not even have a BDO Tour ranking.

Klaasen returned to the Lakeside to defend his World title at the 2007 Championship. Klaasen was unseeded for the event after a poor run of form and was facing the seeded Co Stompé, with eventual winner Martin Adams waiting in round two should he win.

Klaasen became the sixth defending champion to fall at the first hurdle in his title defence with his first round loss to fellow countryman Stompé by three sets to nil. Although Klaasen was lower in the rankings at the time, it was considered an upset as Stompé had not won at the Lakeside in the previous four years.

The day after the final it was announced that Klaasen would be defecting to the rival Professional Darts Corporation, alongside two fellow countrymen, Michael van Gerwen and Vincent van der Voort. The BDO planned to take legal action as Jelle had a year left on his contract.


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