Danny Noppert

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Danny Noppert
Danny Noppert Darts Actueel 2023.jpg
Noppert in 2023
Personal information
Nickname"The Freeze"
Born (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 33)
Joure, Netherlands [1]
Home townJoure, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since2009
Darts23g Winmau Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2012–2018
PDC 2018–
(Tour Card: 2018-)
Current world ranking 12 Steady2.svg (26 May 2024) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Runner Up: 2017
World Masters Quarter Final: 2013
World Trophy Quarter Final: 2016
Finder Masters Winner (1): 2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
World Matchplay Semi Final: 2022
World Grand Prix Semi Final: 2021
UK Open Winner (1): 2022
Grand Slam Last 16: 2016, 2022, 2023
European Ch'ship Semi Final: 2023
PC Finals Semi Final: 2018
Masters Quarter Final: 2023
World Series Finals Runner Up: 2019
Other tournament wins
Den Haag Open2016
German Open2016
Scottish Open2016
Masters of Waregem2016

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2022, 2023 (x2)
Players Championship (DUB) 2018
Players Championship (LEI) 2024

Danny Noppert (born 31 December 1990) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a former BDO World Darts Championship finalist, as well as being a Finder Darts Masters champion in 2017, before switching to the PDC in 2018, where he won the 2022 UK Open.

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Career

BDO

In 2013, Noppert reached the televised stages of the Winmau World Masters. Then he beat Jeffrey de Graaf and Dennis Nilsson 3–0 to book his places in the quarter-final, where he was beaten 3–1 by Darryl Fitton. He also made his debut at the Zuiderduin Masters. After beating Darryl Fitton 5–4 in his first match, he lost to Tony O'Shea 5–3 in the second game to be knocked out in the group stages.

Noppert reached in 2015 the last 16 of the Winmau World Masters. He also qualified for the Zuiderduin Masters. A 5–2 victory and a 5–4 defeat to Scott Mitchell were enough to come through the group stage. Then he beat Darryl Fitton 3–0 in the quarters to reach the semis, where he lost 3–1 to Martin Adams.

Noppert started off 2016 well by reaching the final of the Dutch Open, in which he lost to Martin Adams 3–1. Two weeks later, Noppert won the Scottish Open, having beaten Dean Reynolds 6–0 in the final. [3] Noppert won also the Masters of Waregem, where he defeated Geert De Vos 3–1 in the final.

Noppert impressed during 2016 Grand Slam of Darts, beating Mensur Suljović and Nathan Aspinall before losing a high quality last 16 match with two-time PDC World Champion Gary Anderson 10–9.

In 2017, Noppert was able to reach the finals of the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship, defeating defending champion Scott Waites on his way there. Noppert eventually lost to then-BDO world number one Glen Durrant 7–3.

Noppert's first year in the PDC was quiet until December. He failed to move past the group stage of the 2017 Grand Slam of Darts, losing to Daryl Gurney 5–1 and Darren Webster 5–2, but did notch a victory by beating Mark Webster 5–2.

On 10 December 2017, Noppert won the WDF Finder Darts Masters event, beating Jim Williams in the final 5–3, This was Noppert's first TV title.

PDC

Noppert announced he would move to the Professional Darts Corporation following the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship, and he entered the 2018 Q-School. [4] He won a two-year Tour Card by finishing top of the European Order of Merit, and took one of six wild cards.

In his first year on the circuit he managed to qualify for the first televised tournament of the year, the 2018 UK Open in March, where he lost at the last 96 stage. He qualified for six European Tour events where he got good results. He made it to two semi finals, which means he will make his debut at the European Championship in October. He played on all 22 non-televised Players Championships and manage to win one and scoop the £10,000 first prize. Two days later he made his debut in the prestigious World Grand Prix tournament. His good results on the floor tournaments means he will also make his debut at the Players Championship Finals late November.

In March 2022, he won his first PDC major by winning the 2022 UK Open, beating Ryan Meikle, Devon Petersen, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Damon Heta, and William O'Connor on his way to the final, where he beat Michael Smith 11–10 in a last leg decider, surviving a match dart from Smith in the process. This win increased Noppert's PDC Order of Merit ranking to 12th. Noppert represented the Netherlands in the non-ranking 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts alongside Dirk van Duijvenbode; this was Noppert's second appearance in the event. The Dutch team was defeated in the semi-final by Wales, represented by Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price.

Noppert entered the 2022 World Matchplay as the 11th seed based on his standing in the Order of Merit. He defeated Brendan Dolan, Daryl Gurney, and Dirk van Duijvenbode en route to the event's semi-final stage, where he was beaten 17–11 by Gerwyn Price. The £50,000 prize money for reaching the prestigious event's semi-final helped elevate him to 10th place on the PDC ranking Order of Merit as of August 2022.

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Career finals

BDO major finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
World Championship (0–1)
Zuiderduin Masters (1–0)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore [N 1]
Runner-up1. 2017 BDO World Darts Championship Flag of England.svg Glen Durrant 3–7 (s)
Winner1.2017 Zuiderduin Masters Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jim Williams 5–3 (s)
  1. ↑ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

PDC major finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
UK Open (1–0)
World Series of Darts Finals (0–1)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1. 2019 World Series of Darts Finals Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 2–11 (l)
Winner2 2022 UK Open Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 11–10 (l)

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament201320142015201620172018
BDO World Championship Did not qualify F 2R
BDO World Trophy NHDNQ QF 1R PDC
Winmau World Masters QF 2R 6R 5R DNPPDC
Finder Darts Masters RR DNQ SF RR W PDC

PDC

Tournament201620172018201920202021202220232024
Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship Non-PDC 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R 2R
UK Open Non-PDC 2R 3R 4R 5R W 5R 5R
World Matchplay Non-PDCDNQ 1R 2R 1R SF 2R
World Grand Prix Non-PDC 1R 2R 2R SF 2R 1R
European Championship Non-PDC 1R DNQ 1R QF QF SF
Grand Slam of Darts 2R RR DNQ RR DNQ 2R 2R
Players Championship Finals Non-PDC SF 2R 2R 3R QF WD
Non-ranked televised events
Masters DNQWD QF 2R
World Cup of Darts DNP QF DNP SF 2R
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ F DNQ 1R 2R 2R
Career statistics
Year-end rankingNon-PDC4731251887

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2018 EDO
2R		 GDG
2R		 GDO
2R		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
SF		 DDM
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ		 DDO
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 GDC
1R		 DDC
DNQ		 IDO
SF		 EDT
1R
2019 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
2R		 GDO
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDM
2R		 DDO
DNQ		 CDO
3R		 ADC
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 IDO
2R		 GDT
2R
2020 BDC
3R		 GDC
SF		 EDG
DNQ		 IDO
QF
2021 HDT
WD		 GDT
3R
2022 IDO
QF		 GDC
DNP		 GDG
DNP		 ADO
F		 EDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
QF		 DDC
F		 EDM
1R		 HDT
2R		 GDO
2R		 BDO
SF		 GDT
2R
2023 BSD
2R		 EDO
SF		 IDO
3R		 GDG
QF		 ADO
QF		 DDC
QF		 BDO
3R		 CDO
3R		 EDG
2R		 EDM
3R		 GDO
QF		 HDT
3R		 GDC
2R
2024 BDO
3R		 GDG
QF		 IDO
QF		 EDG
3R		 ADO
QF		 BSD
SF		 DDC
QF		 EDO
GDC
FDT
HDT
SDT
CDO
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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References

  1. ↑ Schmitz, Juergen. "Danny Noppert - Dartspieler Portraits bei Darts 1".
  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Noppert and Winstanley crown Scottish Open champions". tungstentickle.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Noppert confirms move to PDC: 'Going to Q-School next week'". Dartsnews. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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