Arjan Konterman

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Arjan Konterman
Personal information
Full nameArjan Konterman
Born (1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 (age 33)
Staphorst, Netherlands
Home town Staphorst, Netherlands
Darts information
Darts23g Winmau
Laterality Right-handed
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2016–
WDF 2020–
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2023
World Masters Last 128: 2022
Dutch Open Semi Final: 2023

Arjan Konterman (28 July 1990) is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He qualified for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship.

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Career

Konterman began his career in local tournaments, where he had occasional success. In February 2020, he took part in the 2020 Dutch Open, where he advanced to the ninth round and finally lost to Brian Raman by 1–4 in legs. The coronavirus pandemic caused his career to slow down significantly. During this time, he honed his skills and returned to international competition in 2021. In December 2021, he took part in the qualifiers for the WDF World Darts Championship, but lost in the Last 32 phase to Jeffrey Bekema by 1–4 in legs. [1]

In 2022, he achieved great success by advancing to the 2022 Dutch Darts Championship as a host-nation qualifier. In the first round, he lost to Danny Noppert by 0–6 in legs. Two weeks later, he took part in the 2022 Dutch Open, where he again advanced to the final stage of the tournament. On his way to the eighth round, he defeated Francesco Raschini and Jordan Brooks. He lost to Thibault Tricole by 1–4 in legs. [2] In December, he made his World Masters debut. [3] In the group-stage phase he finished second, which allowed him to advance to the next round, but in the next match he lost to Luke Littler by 0–5 in legs. A day later, he won a qualification for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship. [4]

In January 2023, he took part in the PDC Q-School qualifying tournament. [5]

World Championship results

WDF

Performance timeline

Tournament2020202120222023
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship NHDNQ 2R
World Masters NH 2R
Dutch Open 9R NH 8R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)––200

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References

  1. ↑ "Arjan Konterman". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Toto Dutch Open Men 2022". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "World Masters Men 2022". World Darts Federation . Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Six more qualify for 2023 Lakeside WDF World Championship". World Darts Federation. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Arjan Konterman". mastercaller.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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