Maik Kuivenhoven

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Maik Kuivenhoven
Maik Kuivenhoven 2019-09-06 PDC European Darts Matchplay (cropped).jpg
Kuivenhoven in 2019
Personal information
Born (1988-09-25) 25 September 1988 (age 36)
Naaldwijk, Netherlands
Home townNaaldwijk, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since2017
Darts22g Bull's Germany Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"N-R-G" by G-Spott
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2018—
(Tour Card: 2019–)
Current world ranking NR (12 January 2025) [1]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2022
UK Open Last 64: 2022
European Ch'ship Last 32: 2020
PC Finals Last 32: 2023
World Series Finals Last 16: 2021

Maik Kuivenhoven (born 25 September 1988) is a Dutch professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

In 2018, Kuivenhoven qualified for his first PDC European Tour event, when he won one of the eight West/South European qualifying slots for the 2018 German Darts Open. A second round defeat in Saarbrücken was the biggest achievement of Kuivenhoven's 2018. In January 2019, he entered PDC European Q-School attempting to win a two-year Tour Card. He finished seventh on the Order of Merit to win the final card available and seal at least two years on the PDC ProTour.

In 2020, Kuivenhoven reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 European Darts Grand Prix before losing to Ian White.

At the end of 2022, Kuivenhoven was outside the top 64 of the Order of Merit but immediately regained his Tour Card at Q-School in January 2023.

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline

Tournament20182019202020212022202320242025
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship Did not qualify 1R 2R DNQ
UK Open DNQ 2R 3R 3R 4R 1R 3R
European Championship DNQ 1R DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNQ 1R 1R DNQ 2R DNQ
Non-ranked televised events
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ 2R DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking-1456648679675

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2018 EDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
GDO
2R
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
ADC
DNQ
EDM
1R
IDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2020 BDC
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
EDG
QF
IDO
1R
2021 HDT
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
2R
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
1R
IDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
2R
DDC
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
2024 BDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
BSD
2R
DDC
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
GDC
1R
FDT
1R
HDT
DNQ
SDT
DNQ
CDO
2R
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.
Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round
DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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References

  1. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.