Remco van Eijden
| Remco van Eijden | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
12 September 1977 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Home town |
Zaandam Netherlands |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1993 |
| Darts | 23 gram D'art9 Smooth |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | NFL on Fox |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2004-2008, 2010- |
| PDC | 2008-2010 |
| Current world ranking | (BDO) 5 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2008 |
| World Masters | Quarter-Final: 2013 |
| World Darts Trophy | Last 32: 2007 |
| Zuiderduin Masters | Quarter-Final: 2007, 2012 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2009 |
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2009 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Austria Open Vienna Austrian Open Belgium Open Warm Up Hungarian Open Open Zuid Oost Netherland Swiss Open |
2013 2006 2010 2007 2007 2013 |
Remco van Eijden (born 12 September 1977 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events.
Career
Van Eijden previously played in the British Darts Organisation and he played in the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship, beating fellow Dutchman Mario Robbe in the first round, only to lost in the second round to third seed Scott Waites. His walk-on music at the Lakeside was the theme tune to NFL on Fox, which related to van Eijden being a huge American football fan, in particular the San Francisco 49ers.
In November 2008, van Eijden began playing on the PDC circuit, playing in the two PDPA Players Championships in Holland, reaching the quarter finals in the second event. He then reached the third round of the PDC German Darts Championship. He then played in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship having been offered and accepted an SBS6 wildcard. The wildcard originally went to Co Stompé, but after winning the German Darts Championship, Stompé qualified as the top Continental player in the PDC Order of Merit and van Eijden was given the spot instead. By accepting the wildcard, van Eijden also joined the PDC circuit full-time. He defeated Russian ladies champion Anastasia Dobromyslova in the preliminary round and then faced 30th seed Tony Eccles in the first round. He came from two sets down to level at two apiece before eventually losing three sets to two.
Van Eijden played in the PDC European circuit and played in events in Holland, Germany and Austria. He qualified the 2009 European Championship but lost in the first round to Andy Hamilton.
After failing to qualify for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship through the European Order of Merit, van Eijden returned to the BDO/WDF circuit. He reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Open and the quarter-finals of the Finnish Open. Since 2010 Remco is being sponsord by Dart9.
Van Eijden was seeded ninth for the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship but lost to compatriot and playing partner Rick Hofstra 3-0 in the first round, failing to win a single leg in the match.
World Championships Results
BDO
- 2008: 2nd Round (lost to Scott Waites 2-4)
PDC
- 2009: 1st Round (lost to Tony Eccles 2-3)
BDO
- 2014: 1st Round (lost to Rick Hofstra 0-3)
External links
- Remco van Eijden's Dutch website
- Remco van Eijden's English website
- Remco van Eijden at Hyves.net
- Remco van Eijden's Profile and Stats on Darts Database