Jan Dekker

Jan Dekker (born June 25, 1990) is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.^[1]

Career

Dekker qualified for the televised stages of the 2010 Winmau World Masters. He played eventual champion Martin Adams in the last 16, and was beaten 2-3 after Adams won a sudden-death leg.

He also qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship. He defeated 15th seed Scott Mitchell 3-0 in the first round, and 2nd seed Stuart Kellett 4-1 in the second round. He then beat tenth seed Garry Thompson 5-4 in the quarter-finals, having trailed 3-0 and 4-2 and seeing Thompson miss nine darts at doubles to win the match himself. He faced Dean Winstanley in the semi-final and lost 6-2.

Dekker was the sixth seed for the 2012 BDO World Darts Championship, where he lost 2-3 in the first round against compatriot and eventual champion Christian Kist despite averaging over 96. The following year, Dekker was seeded seventh and this time reached the quarter-finals, surviving a match dart in the first round against Jeffrey de Graaf, then edging Thompson once more in the second round this time 4-3 having trailed 3-2. In the quarters, Dekker led Richie George 3-1 but eventually lost 5-4.

In 2014, Dekker was seeded sixth and faced a fellow Dutch player in the first round for the third year in a row, this time defeating Benito van de Pas 3-0. He then beat Geert De Vos 4-2 and followed this with his first ever professional victory over three-time world champion Martin Adams, winning 5-2. In the semi-finals Dekker led Alan Norris 4-2 and had two darts to take a 5-4 lead, but eventually lost 6-5.

At the 2015 event, Dekker was knocked out in the first round, losing 3-1 to Martin Adams.

PDC

Following his first round exit, Deker announced his intention to switch to the Professional Darts Corporation. He stated "Benito van de Pas last year in the first round of the Lakeside lost to me. He then moved to the PDC and did really well in the World Championship. I think I can. That's the goal for the next few years."^[2] Dekker was knocked out in the last 32 on two of the four days played which was not enough to earn a PDC tour card. However, he will have entry into all UK Open and European Tour qualifiers during the year ahead as well as the Challenge Tour.^[3] Dekker qualified for the second round of the UK Open and defeated Mike de Decker 5–3, Justin Pipe 9–5 and Ronnie Baxter 9–4 to reach the fifth round.^[4] He faced Mensur Suljović and was beaten 9–7.^[5] In April Dekker qualified for the German Darts Masters. In the first round he was beaten 6-2 by fellow Dutchman Benito van de Pas.^[6]

World Championship results

BDO

• 2011: Semi Finals (lost to Dean Winstanley 2-6)
• 2012: 1st Round (lost to Christian Kist 2-3)
• 2013: Quarter Finals (lost to Richie George 4-5)
• 2014: Semi Finals (lost to Alan Norris 5-6)
• 2015: 1st Round (lost to Martin Adams 1-3)

Personal Life

Outside of darts, Jan Dekker is a student in the Netherlands, studying business and economics, he graduated in 2012.

References

External links

• Player profile on Jan Dekker from Dartsdatabase
• Website (Dutch)