Vincent van der Voort | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Dutch Destroyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Purmerend, Netherlands |
18 December 1975 ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Purmerend Netherlands |
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Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | 23g Master Darts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | Give It Up by K.C. & The Sunshine Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO | 2001–2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2007– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO majors - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Last 32: 2002, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Darts Trophy | Last 16: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Int. Darts League | Last 16 group: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zuiderduin Masters | Last 16 group: 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events - best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2011, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Matchplay | Quarter Final: 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Quarter Final: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ch'ship League | Winners Group, 8th: 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Desert Classic | Last 32: 2007, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Ch'ship | Last 16: 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Runner Up: 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open/WSoD | Last 16: 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players Ch'ship Finals | Semi Final: 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Masters | Quarter Final: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Tour Events
Players Championships
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Other achievements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nine dart finish – Nuland Players Championship 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 17 November 2008. |
European Tour Events
Players Championships
Vincent van der Voort (born 18 December 1975 in Purmerend) is a Dutch professional darts player on the PDC circuit. As of the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship, his nickname is the Dutch Destroyer, but he is more commonly referred to as the Fastest Player in the World, though it was never considered to be an official nickname.
Vincent is well known for his spasmodic style and machine-gun speed of play which has gained him a reputation in both the BDO and the PDC for being one of the more erratic throwers in the darting world. This ties in with his old entrance music – Fast Fuse – by English band Kasabian. This has resulted in him tending to be either right on or way off his intended target.
His best results in British Darts Organisation events were winning the Danish Open in 2002 and 2006 and reaching the quarter finals of the BDO World Championship at Frimley Green in 2005, defeating 2004 champion Andy Fordham in the process.
He suffered a first round exit in the 2007 World Championship to unranked qualifier Davy Richardson. It was announced days later that van der Voort, along with fellow Dutchmen Jelle Klaasen and Michael van Gerwen would be switching to the Professional Darts Corporation.
Vincent produced a superb run to reach the final of the 2007 UK Open before losing in the final to countryman Raymond van Barneveld. The runner-up prize of £15,000 helped him climb up the world rankings having started placed 211 in the PDC and has now made it into the top 20. He qualified for the 2007 Las Vegas Desert Classic but lost in the first round to Peter Manley.