Niels de Ruiter
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| Niels de Ruiter | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Nickname | The Excellent Dude | |
| Date of birth | January 21, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| Home town | Nieuwegein, Netherlands | |
| Darts information | ||
| Playing darts since | ||
| Darts | 25g John Part | |
| Walk-on music | Enter Sandman by Metallica | |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||
| BDO | 2004 to present | |
| Current World Ranking | 38 (WDF) | |
| BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | Semi-Finals 2007 | |
| World Masters | Last 32 2004, 2005, 2006 | |
| World Darts Trophy | Quarter-Finals 2006 | |
| Int. Darts League | Quarter-Finals 2005 | |
| Grand Slam | Last 32 Group 2007 | |
Niels de Ruiter (born January 21, 1983 in Lelystad, Netherlands) is a Dutch darts player.
He began playing darts in 1999 and made his World Championship debut in the 2006 Lakeside World Championship, but lost in the first round to Shaun Greatbatch.
He was a runner-up to Mark Webster in the 2006 WDF Europe Cup. He also reached the semi-finals of the 2005 Welsh Open and 2005 Welsh Classic, but burst onto the world scene in 2007 by reaching the semi-finals of the 2007 World Championships at the Lakeside, where he lost to Phil Nixon. In the 2008 World Championships, de Ruiter was eliminated in the first round after losing to Glenn Moody.
On the darts circuit his nickname is The Excellent Dude, which is a reference from the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. He is also known for using Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' as his walk-on music, which he plays air guitar to as he enters the match.
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