Mieke de Boer

Mieke de Boer
Personal information
Nickname Bambie
Born January 11, 1980 (1980-01-11) (age 32)
Maastricht, Netherlands
Home town Maastricht
Netherlands
Darts information
Darts 24 gram Tungsten Dennis Priestley
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2002 to 2005
Current world ranking 56 (BDO Women)
91 (WDF Women)
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship (Women's) Semi-Finals 2003
World Darts Trophy (Women's) Winner 2002
Other achievements

Mieke de Boer (born January 11, 1980 in Maastricht, Limburg) is a female darts player from the Netherlands, who is nicknamed Bambie.

In 2002 she won the Women's World Darts Trophy, beating Karin Krappen in the quarter finals and then Francis Hoenselaar in the semi finals before beating Crissy Manley in the final. She also won the British Open Ladies Singles the same year. A year later, de Boer was the youngest competitor at the BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green and reached the semi finals, beating Linda Rogers-Pickett in the quarter finals before her run was ended by Ladies World Champion Trina Gulliver. She returned to the Lakeside a year later but lost in the quarter finals to Hoenselaar. Her last major tournament was the 2005 World Darts Trophy, losing in the quarter finals to Karin Krappen. Since then, de Boer has not been successful in qualifying for any of the major tournaments. When not playing, de Boer also works as an analyst for Dutch television.

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Awards
Preceded by
Lieja Tunks
Amsterdam Sportswoman of the Year
2001
Succeeded by
Marjolein de Jong