Kurt van de Rijck

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Kurt van de Rijck
Personal information
Full nameKurt van de Rijck
Nickname"Strike"
Born (1972-11-28) 28 November 1972 (age 50)
Mechelen, Belgium
Home town Mechelen, Belgium
Darts information
Playing darts since1997
Darts21g Harrows
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Easy Lover" by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2002–2011, 2014–2017
PDC 2011–2014
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 64: 2005
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2012
European Ch'ship Last 32: 2013
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
WDF Europe Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Kemer Men's team
EDU European Ch'ship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Leukerbad Men's cricket

Kurt van de Rijck (born 28 November 1972 in Mechelen) is a former professional Belgian darts player who has played in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

Van de Rijck reached the semi-finals of a PDC Pro Tour event in Nuland in September 2011. [1] This result helped him to qualify for the 2012 PDC World Darts Championship via the European Order of Merit. He lost 3–0 to Wes Newton in the first round, but averaged an impressive 93.84 [2]

Van de Rijck entered the 2012 PDC Q School, and earned a PDC Pro Tour card with a 6–5 win over Andrew Gilding on the second day. [3] He represented Belgium with Kim Huybrechts in the 2012 PDC World Cup of Darts and reached the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by Australia 3–1, having beaten Sweden in the second round. [4] In August, van de Rijck beat Roland Scholten in the European Qualifier for the German Darts Masters, [5] but then lost 6–4 to James Wade in the first round in Stuttgart. [6]

Van de Rijck began 2013 ranked world number 98. [7] He qualified for the first European Tour event of the year, the UK Masters and beat Steve Beaton 6–4 in the first round, before losing 6–1 to Michael van Gerwen. [8] This result helped him to qualify for the European Championship for the first time through the European Order of Merit. [9] He played van Gerwen and lost 6–1 again. [10]

World Championship Results

PDC

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