Geert Nentjes

Geert Nentjes
Geert Nentjes
Personal information
Nickname	The Spear
Born	4 September 1998 (age 24); Lelystad, Netherlands
Home town	Urk
Darts information
Playing darts since	2013
Darts	Harrows Darts 23gram
Laterality	Left-handed
Walk-on music	"I Like How It Feels" by Enrique Iglesias
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2016–
Current world ranking	108 7 (14 May 2023)
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 272: 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 96: 2019, 2020, 2023
UK Open	Last 32: 2022
Other tournament wins
PDC Development Tour	2019 (x2), 2022 (x2)

Last updated May 17, 2023

Geert Nentjes (born 4 September 1998) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career

In 2018, he qualified for the 2018 UK Open, but was knocked out in the second round by Darryl Pilgrim.

In November 2018, he qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship as one of the two the highest ranked players on the PDC Development Tour, along with Ted Evetts.

He reached the quarterfinal at the 2018 PDC World Youth Championship, in which he got beaten 6-0 by Martin Schindler.

As one of the two highest ranked players from PDC Development Tour, he received two years Tour card for season 2019 and 2020. He played both PDC Pro Tour and PDC Development Tour in 2019. Finishing 3rd overall in PDC Development Tour ranking, he secured his sport at the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship, because both the winner and the second, Ted Evetts and Luke Humphries, qualified for the championship via Pro Tour. Nentjes faced Kim Huybrechts in the first round, in a very close match he eventually lost 2–3.^[3]

Despite some signs of promise, Nentjes finished 88th on the PDC Order of Merit after his first two years as a professional. However, he won a two-year Tour Card straight back at European Q School at the start of 2021, beating Boris Koltsov 6–5 in the final on day two.

World Championship results

PDC

2019: First round (lost to Nathan Aspinall 0–3)
2020: First round (lost to Kim Huybrechts 2–3)
2023: First round (lost to Leonard Gates 1–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
PDC ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	BDO		DNQ	1R	1R	DNQ		1R
UK Open	BDO		3R	4R	2R	2R	5R	2R
Players Championship Finals	BDO		DNQ				1R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Youth Championship	DNP	2R	QF	2R	RR	SF	SF
BDO ranked televised events
BDO World Championship	DNP	DNQ	PDC			NH	PDC
Winmau World Masters	1R	DNP	PDC		NH		PDC
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	-	-	122	98	82	123	72

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2019	EDO DNQ	GDC DNQ	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM DNQ	DDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	ADC DNQ	EDM DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDT DNQ
2020	BDC DNQ	GDC DNQ	EDG DNQ	IDO DNQ
2021	HDT 1R	GDT 1R
2022	IDO DNQ	GDC DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	CDO 1R	EDG DNQ	DDC DNQ	EDM DNQ	HDT DNP	GDO DNQ	BDO DNQ	GDT DNQ
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO 1R	IDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	DDC DNQ	BDO DNQ	CDO 2R	EDG	EDM	GDO	HDT	GDC

Performance timeline legend
DNP	Did not play in the event	DNQ	Did not qualify for the event	WD	Withdrew from the event	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = Round robin)
QF	lost in the quarter-finals	SF	lost in the semi-finals	F	lost in the final	W	won the tournament

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References

↑ "Geert Nentjes". Mastercaller.com. 1998-09-04. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
↑ "Huybrechts sets up second round clash with Cross after nervy deciding set win over Nentjes - Darts News". Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

External links

Geert Nentjes player profile at Darts Orakel

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[1] "Geert Nentjes". Mastercaller.com. 1998-09-04. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

[PDC_Rankings-2] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[3] "Huybrechts sets up second round clash with Cross after nervy deciding set win over Nentjes - Darts News". Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2019-12-31.

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