Geert De Vos

Geert De Vos
Personal information
Full name Geert De Vos
Nickname Foxy
Born (1981-10-06) 6 October 1981
Home town Aalst
Belgium
Darts information
Darts 24g Bob Anderson
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Jump by Van Halen
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2005-
Current world ranking (BDO) 3
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
World Masters Last 16: 2013
Zuiderduin Masters Semi Final: 2014
PDC premier events - best performances
Grand Slam Group Stages: 2015
Other tournament wins
Tournament Years
Belgium Gold Cup
Estonian Open
German Open
Spring Cup
WDF Europe Cup Team
2006
2014
2012, 2013
2007, 2012
2010

Geert De Vos (born 6 October 1981) is a Belgian dart player who plays for the British Darts Organisation. His nickname is Foxy. He is accompanied to every televised darts match by a Belgian darts fan called Jackie Goethals, who has become famous for his wild celebrations when De Vos wins a leg or set.

Career

In 2012, De Vos qualified for the first time for 2012 BDO World Darts Championship, this performance led to a wildcard for the Zuiderduin Masters. During this tournament, he lost his first match against the eventual winner Scott Waites 5-3.

During the World Championship De Vos played Tony West, the eleventh seed. The match was won by De Vos 3-1. In the second round he lost to eventual champion Christian Kist 2-4.

Another remarkable achievement was throwing a nine-darter at the Denmark Open in 2008, a tournament in which he would lose the final against the Polish player Krzysztof Ratajski.

De Vos won the 2015 BDO World Trophy in Manchester, He started his run beating Rick Hofstra 6-3 then thrashing American Jim Widmayer 6-0. On the final day he defeated Wesley Harms in the quarter finals, Mark McGeeney in what was a close game in the Semis, And won a last leg decider in a classic final against Jeffrey de Graaf 10-9.

De Vos will participate in the Grand Slam of Darts in November.

World Championship Results

BDO

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2015 BDO World Trophy Netherlands Jeffrey de Graaf 10–9 (l)

External links

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