Jeffrey de Graaf | |||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 November 1990 Den Helder, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | 23g 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, 2023-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | 84 4 (23 June 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 32: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour
|
Jeffrey de Graaf (born 21 November 1990) is a Dutch-born Swedish darts player. From 2024, Jeffery can also represent Sweden in the World Cup Darts for national teams (2 players in doubles) after a quarantine period of 5 years. 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.
In 2012, De Graaf began playing the international circuit and won the 2012 Isle of Man Open and 2012 Romanian Open. He reached also 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]
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] 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. [15]
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||||||||||||
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 |
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 | GDC | FDT | HDT | SDT | CDO |
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 | ||||||||
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 | MIL | MIL | MIL | MIL | MIL | MIL | WIG | WIG | MIL | MIL | WIG | WIG | WIG | WIG | WIG | LEI | LEI |
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 |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | BDO World Trophy | Geert De Vos | 9–10 (l) |
Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the BDO World Darts Championship in 1996 and is a former World No. 1.
Martin Atkins is an English professional darts player. His nickname is The Assassin.
Stephen Bunting is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. Nicknamed The Bullet, Bunting is the reigning Masters champion. He also won the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship and is a twice former BDO World Masters champion.
Lisa Ashton is an English professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. She is a four-time BDO World Darts Women's Champion and has won over 100 titles in women's darts. In 2020, she became the first woman to win a PDC Tour Card at the PDC Q-School.
Alan Norris is an English darts player. He was the runner-up at the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship and also lost in the final of the 2012 Zuiderduin Masters, with Stephen Bunting prevailing on both occasions. In 2015, he switched to the PDC and, after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2016 World Championship, he was named the PDC Best Newcomer of the year.
Jan Dekker is a Dutch former professional darts player. He reached the semi-finals of the BDO World Darts Championship twice, in 2011 and 2014.
Scott Mitchell is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. His most notable achievement was winning the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship.
Geert De Vos is a Belgian darts player. His nickname is "Foxy".
James Wilson is an English darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Ronnie Meulenkamp is a Dutch darts player playing in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Zoran Lerchbacher is an Austrian professional darts player from Graz, currently playing in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Jim Williams is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Jeff Smith is a Canadian former professional darts player. He reached the semi-final of the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship and the final of the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship in the following year where he faced Scott Waites.
Jeffrey de Zwaan is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Richard Veenstra is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a Dutch Open champion, BDO World Trophy and Finder Darts Masters finalist and a medalist of the WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup.
James Hurrell is an English professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a WDF World Cup and WDF Europe Cup medalist. In January 2022, he became the leader of the World Darts Federation ranking and held this position until November 2022.
Danny Noppert 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.
Ritchie Edhouse is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the last 32 of the 2015 BDO World Trophy, and won a PDC Challenge Tour event in 2016, before gaining a PDC Tour Card in 2017.
Kevin Burness is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Haupai Puha is a New Zealand professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won a PDC tour card on 14 January 2024, making him the first ever New Zealand player to gain a card. He is also a professional golfer.