Jeffrey de Graaf

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Jeffrey de Graaf
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de Graaf in 2024
Personal information
Born (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 34)
Den Helder, Netherlands
Home town Stockholm, Sweden
Darts information
Playing darts since2006
Darts23g Jeffrey de Graaf
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 81 Increase2.svg 5 (24 November 2024) [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 32: 2024
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

Jeffrey de Graaf (born 21 November 1990) is a Dutch-born Swedish darts player. He has previously played in seven World Championships (four BDO and three PDC) but lost in the first round each time, before winning his first and second round matches in the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. He moved from the BDO to the PDC in 2016. De Graaf has played for Sweden in the World Cup of Darts after a five year naturalisation period.

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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 PC10 in May 2024. De Graaf was defeated in the final by Brendan Dolan 8–4 in legs. [16]

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament2012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship BDO 1R DNQ 1R DNQ 3R
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 PDCDNPNHPDC
BDO World Trophy Not held QF F PDCNH
Winmau World Masters L32 L32 L32 L32 PDCNHPDCNHPDC
Finder Darts Masters QF RR RR RR PDCNH
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking––––705562––––99

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
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

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
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
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


Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
L#		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Last # stage		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1. 2015 BDO World Trophy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Geert De Vos 9–10 (l)

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jeffrey de Graaf 2012 and 2013". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jeffrey de Graaf 2014 and 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: De Graaf & Van Peer set to join PDC". dartsjournalist.com. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "PDC Qualifying School Day Three". PDC. 15 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "2016 Coral UK Open Draw". PDC. 23 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. 4 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "German Darts Masters Day Two". PDC . Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "2016 Players Championship Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "2017 PDC World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  11. ↑ Wood, Kieran. ""Maybe I should have played for Sweden earlier" - Jeffrey de Graaf finally gets his first World Championship victory". Darts News. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Jeffrey De Graaf spurns six set darts and Ritchie Edhouse steals the set!". SkySports. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Keep on believing! Jeffrey de Graaf sets up Jose de Sousa tie after epic comeback". SkySports. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "PDC Q School: Jeffrey De Graaf and Dom Taylor secure Tour Cards on final day". Planet Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  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". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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