Jeffrey de Graaf

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Graaf, not Graaf.

Jeffrey de Graaf
De Graaf at the 2025 World Championship
Personal information
Born	(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 34) Den Helder, Netherlands
Home town	Stockholm, Sweden
Darts information
Playing darts since	2006
Darts	23g Target
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2010–2016
PDC	2016–2019, 2021– (Tour Card: 2016–2018, 2024–)
Current world ranking	63 1 (12 January 2025) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
World Masters	Last 32: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
World Trophy	Runner Up: 2015
Finder Masters	Quarter Final: 2012
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2025
UK Open	Last 64: 2016
PC Finals	Last 16: 2024
Other tournament wins
Belgium Open 2015 Denmark Masters 2014, 2015 Denmark Open 2013 Finnish Open 2014 German Open 2015 Isle of Man Open 2012 Romanian Open 2012 Swedish Open 2013 PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour PDCNB Finland 2023, 2024 PDCNB Latvia 2024 PDCNB Sweden 2024
Medal record Men's Darts Representing   Netherlands WDF Europe Cup 2014 Bucharest Men's team

Jeffrey de Graaf (born 21 November 1990) is a Dutch-born Swedish darts player. He has played in eight World Championships (four BDO and four PDC), reaching the last 16 at the 2025 PDC World Championship. He was the runner-up at the 2015 BDO World Trophy, and moved from the BDO to the PDC in 2016. De Graaf reached the quarter-finals representing Sweden, alongside Oskar Lukasiak, at the 2024 PDC World Cup of Darts after a five-year naturalisation period. He has won 4 titles on the PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour and was the runner-up at a PDC ranking event, Players Championship 10, in 2024.

Career

BDO

In 2012, De Graaf began playing the international circuit and won the 2012 Isle of Man Open and 2012 Romanian Open. He also reached the quarter-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters.

De Graaf managed to qualify for the 2013 BDO World Championship, where he faced compatriot Jan Dekker in the first round. He missed one match dart in the final set, and Dekker ultimately won by three sets to two. De Graaf won in the course of the year the Denmark Open and Swedish Open. ^[2] De Graaf qualified for the 2014 World Championship, where he lost 3–0 to Martin Atkins in the first round. De Graaf also played in the 2014 BDO World Trophy. After winning in the first two rounds, he lost in the quarter-finals to James Wilson. Later in the year De Graaf again won two titles, the Denmark Masters and the Finnish Open.

In his third Lakeside appearance, De Graaf was eliminated in the first round again, this time 3–0 by Brian Dawson. He reached the final of the BDO World Trophy in February, in which he played against Geert De Vos. De Graaf missed one match dart for the title and ultimately lost 10–9. In the rest of the year De Graaf won three titles, the German Open, the Denmark Masters and the Belgium Open. ^[3]

At his fourth attempt at the Lakeside De Graaf was knocked out again in the first round, losing 3–2 against compatriot Richard Veenstra. A few days later, De Graaf announced his move from the BDO to the PDC. ^[4]

PDC

In 2016 De Graaf entered Q-School attempting to get a tour card for the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. He won a card on Day 3. ^[5] This meant De Graaf qualified for the UK Open, where he started in the second round. ^[6] He defeated William O'Connor 6–5 on the main stage. A round later, he lost 9–8 against Rob Cross after leading 8–5. ^[7] In late March, De Graaf also made his debut on the European Tour at the German Darts Masters. After beating Darren Johnson 6–4 in the first round, he was defeated by Michael Smith 6–5 in the second round. ^[8] A consistent debut year in the PDC saw him qualify for the Players Championship Finals and he overcame Steve Beaton 6–4, before being eliminated 6–1 by Robbie Green in the second round, despite averaging 101.22. ^[9]

De Graaf won a place in the 2017 World Championship through the European Order of Merit and he lost 3–1 to Jelle Klaasen in the first round. ^[10]

He lost his PDC Tour Card at the end of 2018 following a 3–2 defeat to Noel Malicdem in the first round of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. In 2023, he started to represent Sweden instead of Netherlands, and made his debut at PDC Nordic and Baltic Tour.

De Graaf qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship through PDC Nordic and Baltic Tour, making his first appearance since 2019. In the first round he came back from two sets down against Ritchie Edhouse, winning 3–2. In the second round he defeated José de Sousa 3–1 and advanced into the third round, where he lost to Rob Cross 4–2. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

De Graaf earned a Tour card via European Q-School in 2024, making a return to the PDC Pro Tour for the first time since 2018. ^{[14] [15]} He reached a first PDC ranking final at Players Championship 10 (PC10) in May 2024. De Graaf was defeated in the final by Brendan Dolan 8–4 in legs. ^[16]

De Graaf qualified for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship via both the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit, and the PDC Nordic and Baltic Tour, but was drawn as a Pro Tour qualifier. ^[17] He defeated Rashad Sweeting 3-1 in the first round. ^{[18] [19]} Afterwards, he achieved a shock defeat of Gary Anderson, who was one of the favorites to win the tournament, by 3-0 in sets. ^[20] Facing off against Paolo Nebrida in the third round, De Graaf was able to win 4-1 to reach the fourth round for the first time in his career. He was beaten 4-2 by Michael van Gerwen, after coming back from two sets down against him. ^[21] By reaching the fourth round in the World Championship, De Graaf made it into the top 64 on the Order of Merit, in the first year of his tour card. ^[22]

World Championship results

BDO

• 2013: First round (lost to Jan Dekker 2–3)
• 2014: First round (lost to Martin Atkins 0–3)
• 2015: First round (lost to Brian Dawson 0–3)
• 2016: First round (lost to Richard Veenstra 2–3)

PDC

• 2017: First round (lost to Jelle Klaasen 1–3)
• 2019: First round (lost to Noel Malicdem 2–3)
• 2024: Third round (lost to Rob Cross 2–4)
• 2025: Fourth round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 2–4)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	BDO					1R	DNQ	1R	DNQ				3R	4R
UK Open	BDO				3R	2R	Did not qualify						1R
Players Championship Finals	BDO				2R	1R	1R	DNQ					3R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts	DNQ												QF
WDF/BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship	DNP	1R	1R	1R	1R	PDC			DNP	NH	PDC
BDO World Trophy	Not held		QF	F	PDC				NH
Winmau World Masters	L32	L32	L32	L32	PDC				NH		PDC	NH	PDC
Finder Darts Masters	QF	RR	RR	RR	PDC			NH
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking	–	–	–	–	70	55	62	–	–	–	–	99	64

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2016	DDM DNQ	GDM 2R	GDT DNQ	EDM DNQ	ADO 1R	EDO 1R	IDO 1R	EDT DNQ	EDG 1R	GDC DNQ
2017	GDC DNQ	GDM 3R	GDO 1R	EDG 1R	GDT DNQ	EDM DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	DDM DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDT DNQ
2018	EDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM 1R	GDT 1R	DDO DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDC DNQ	DDC 3R	IDO DNQ	EDT 1R
2019	Did not play
2020	Did not play
2021	Did not play
2022	Did not play
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	DDC DNQ	BDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDO 1R	HDT DNP	GDC 1R
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	BSD DNQ	DDC 3R	EDO 2R	GDC DNQ	FDT DNQ	HDT DNQ	SDT DNQ	CDO DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
2016	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	COV 1R	COV 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 4R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	DUB 3R	DUB 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R
2017	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	MIL QF	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	BAR 4R	BAR 3R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	DUB 1R	DUB 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R
2018	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR SF	BAR 3R	MIL 3R	MIL 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	WIG 3R	WIG 3R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	DUB 3R	DUB 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2019 [nb 1]	Did not play
2020 [nb 1]	Did not play
2021 [nb 1]	Did not play
2022 [nb 1]	Did not play
2023 [nb 1]	Did not play
2024	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	HIL 3R	HIL F	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	MIL 2R	MIL 2R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 4R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R

1. Not a tour card holder

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held			NYF	Not yet founded

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2015	BDO World Trophy	Geert De Vos	9–10 (l)

References

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15. "PDC Q School: Dom Taylor, Jeffrey de Graaf final winners as Fallon Sherrock's quest for 2024-25 card ends". Sky Sports. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
16. Gorton, Josh (7 May 2024). "Dolan denies De Graaf to return to winner's circle in Hildesheim". PDC. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
17. "2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship field confirmed". PDC . 24 November 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
18. Gill, Samuel (17 December 2024). "Jeffrey de Graaf comes from a set down against Ally Pally cult hero Rashad Sweeting to set up Gary Anderson clash". DartsNews. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
19. "Darts results: Ryan Meikle beats Fallon Sherrock to set up Luke Littler showdown while Rashad Sweeting lights up the Ally Pally with a magical 180 and Cold Palmer celebration". Sporting Life. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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21. Liew, Jonathan (31 December 2024). "Luke Littler comes up with killer finish to deny Ryan Joyce a dramatic upset". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
22. Gill, Samuel (4 January 2025). "PDC Order of Merit Update: Luke Littler passes Michael van Gerwen but World Number One out of reach for now". Darts News. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

External links

• Media related to Jeffrey de Graaf at Wikimedia Commons
• Player profile for Jeffrey de Graaf from Dartsdatabase