Kim Huybrechts | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Hurricane | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Belgium |
16 November 1985 ||||||||||||||||||||
Home town |
Antwerp Belgium |
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Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | 24g unicorn Huybrechts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | Hi Ho Silver Lining by Jeff Beck preceded by intro to Layla by Derek and the Dominos | ||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||
BDO | 2006–2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2011– | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Last 16: 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Quarter-finals: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Last 32: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Quarter-finals: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Semi-finals: 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Premier League | 10th: 2015, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ch'ship League | 6th Winners group: 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
European Ch'ship | Semi-finals: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Quarter-finals: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Players Ch'ship Finals | Runner-up: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | Quarter-finals: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||
European Tour Events
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Other achievements | |||||||||||||||||||||
2014 First televised nine-dart finish |
European Tour Events
Kim Huybrechts (born 16 November 1985) is a Belgian professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events. He made the final of a major tv event, the 2012 Players Championship Finals, losing to Phil Taylor 13-6, as well as making the final of the 2013 PDC World Cup of Darts with his brother Ronny. He has also achieved the perfect Nine-dart finish on TV, he did so in the 2014 Grand Slam of Darts against Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals, and has appeared in the Premier League on 2 occasions.
Huybrechts' first tournament wins came in 2007 at the Belgium Gold Cup and the Belgium National Championships. His only victory in a British Darts Organisation sanctioned event came at the 2008 Flanders Open where he defeated Geert de Vos 5–2 in the final. Huybrechts reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, losing 3–1 to Steve West on his televised debut.
In September 2010, he was a quarter-finalist at a PDC Pro Tour Players Championship in Nuland. Later that year, he narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, losing to Arno Merk in the final qualifying round.
In May 2011, he reached the semi-finals of a Players Championship in Vienna. He lost 6–5 to Denis Ovens, having missed three match darts. This result helped him to qualify for the 2011 European Championship via the European Order of Merit. In the first round, Huybrechts defeated Spain's Antonio Alcinas 6–2. He then beat Wes Newton 10–8 in the second round to book his place in the quarter-finals, where he narrowly lost 10–8 to world champion Adrian Lewis.