Kurt van de Rijck
| Kurt van de Rijck | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Strike |
| Born |
28 November 1972 Belgium |
| Home town |
Mechelen Belgium |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 21g Harrows |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Song 2 by Blur |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2002–2011 |
| PDC | 2011– |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Masters | Last 64: 2005 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2012 |
| European Ch'ship | Last 32: 2013 |
Kurt van de Rijck (born 28 November 1972) is a Belgian darts player.
Career
Van de Rijck reached the semi-finals of a PDC Pro Tour event in Nuland in September 2011.[1] This result helped him to qualify for the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship via the European Order of Merit. He lost 3–0 to Wes Newton in the first round, but averaged an impressive 93.84[2]
Van de Rijck entered the 2012 PDC Q School, and earned a PDC Pro Tour card with a 6–5 win over Andrew Gilding on the second day.[3] He represented Belgium with Kim Huybrechts in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and reached the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by Australia 3–1, having beaten Sweden in the second round.[4] In August, van de Rijck beat Roland Scholten in the European Qualifier for the German Darts Masters,[5] but then lost 6–4 to James Wade in the first round in Stuttgart.[6]
Van de Rijck began 2013 ranked world number 98.[7] He qualified for the first European Tour event of the year, the UK Masters and beat Steve Beaton 6–4 in the first round, before losing 6–1 to Michael van Gerwen.[8] This result helped him to qualify for the European Championship for the first time through the European Order of Merit.[9] He played van Gerwen and lost 6–1 again.[10]
World Championship performances
PDC
- 2012: First round (lost to Wes Newton 0–3)
References
- ↑ Burnett Takes Incredible Victory PDC.tv
- ↑ World Championship - Night Two PDC.tv
- ↑ Qualifying School - Day Two PDC.tv
- ↑ "Cash Converters World Cup Quarter-Finals Round-Up". PDC. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "2012 PDC European Tour Stuttgart European Qualifier Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "German Darts Masters - Day One". PDC. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ↑ "Order of Merit on 1 January 2013". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ "2013 PDC UK Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "PartyPoker.net European Championship Update". PDC. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "partypoker.net Euro Champs - Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
External links
- Player profile on Kurt van de Rijck from Dartsdatabase