Mario Vandenbogaerde

Mario Vandenbogaerde
Vandenbogaerde in 2021
Personal information
Nickname	"Super Mario"
Born	(1973-06-01) 1 June 1973 (age 52) [1] Ypres, Belgium
Darts information
Playing darts since	1993
Darts	24g Bulls NL Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"The One and Only" by Chesney Hawkes
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2003–2006, 2018–2020
PDC	2022– (Tour Card 2022–)
WDF	2018–2021
Current world ranking	( PDC ) 68 (31 August 2025) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Semi-final: 2020
World Masters	Semi-final: 2019
World Trophy	Last 16: 2019
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 96: 2024
UK Open	Last 64: 2025
PC Finals	Last 16: 2023
Other tournament wins
Belgium National Championships 2005 German Open 2019 Luxembourg Masters 2018

Mario Vandenbogaerde (born 1 June 1973) is a Belgian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a current PDC Tour Card holder. His best PDC major performance is reaching the last 16 at the 2023 Players Championship Finals.

Vandenbogaerde formerly participated in British Darts Organisation tournaments. He reached two BDO major semi-finals: 2019 World Masters and 2020 Lakeside World Championship.

Career

In 2005, Vandenbogaerde won the Belgium National Championships, in 2018 he won the Luxembourg Masters and in 2019, he won the German Open, before reaching the semi-finals of the World Masters.

In September 2019, Vandenbogaerde qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship, which turned out to be the event's last edition and, as the 11th seed, he reached the semi-finals on debut. ^[3] He was the first Belgian man to reach the semi-finals of a World Championship and the only to do so at the BDO World Championship. ^[4]

In January 2022, he competed in the PDC's European Q-School and successfully secured a Tour Card during the third day of its final phase (finishing first on the European Q-School Order of Merit). ^{[5] [6]}

Vandenbogaerde qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, becoming only the second Belgian to have appeared at both the BDO and PDC World Championship (following Eric Clarys), but lost to Thibault Tricole in the first round. ^[7] As a result, he failed to retain his Tour Card by being in the top 64 of the Order of Merit. Vandenbogaerde immediately regained a Tour Card at Q-School by finishing ninth in the European Q-School Order of Merit. ^[8]

World Championship results

BDO

• 2020: Semi-finals (lost to Jim Williams 4–6)

PDC

• 2024: First round (lost to Thibault Tricole 1–3)

Performance timeline

BDO

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2018	2019	2020
BDO Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNP					SF
Winmau World Masters	2R			3R	SF	NH

PDC

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	2025
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ		1R	DNQ
UK Open	1R	3R	3R	4R
Players Championship Finals	DNQ	3R	2R
Career statistics
Season-end ranking (PDC)	105	67	89

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
2020	BDC DNQ	GDC DNP	EDG DNQ	IDO 1R
2021	HDT DNQ	GDT DNQ
2022	IDO DNQ	GDC 1R	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDC 1R	EDM DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDO DNQ	BDO DNQ	GDT 1R
2023	BSD 2R	EDO DNQ	IDO 2R	GDG 1R	ADO DNQ	DDC DNQ	BDO DNQ	CDO 2R	EDG DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDO DNQ	HDT DNQ	GDC DNQ
2025	BDO DNQ	EDT DNQ	IDO 2R	GDG 1R	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDC 2R	EDO DNQ	BSD DNQ	FDT 3R	CDO	HDT DNQ	SDT	GDC

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	31	32	33	34
2025	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	ROS 1R	ROS 1R	LEI 3R	LEI 1R	HIL 1R	HIL 4R	LEI 2R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 4R	ROS 4R	ROS 3R	HIL 1R	HIL 2R	LEI 3R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	LEI 3R	LEI 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	HIL	HIL	LEI	LEI	LEI	WIG	WIG	WIG	WIG

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

References

1. "Mario Vandenbogaerde player profile". Mastercaller.
2. "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
3. "BDO World Darts: Mikuru Suzuki beats Lisa Ashton in women's BDO final". BBC Sport. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
4. "Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed". dartsnews.com. 30 September 2019.
5. "Fallon Sherrock: 'Queen of the Palace' beaten at Q School, ending hopes of PDC Tour Card". Sky Sports. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
6. Phillips, Josh (14 January 2022). "Montgomery & Peters claim Tour Cards on Day Three". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 19 April 2025.
7. Wood, Kieran (18 December 2023). "Vive la France as Thibaut Tricole edges Mario Vandenbogaerde for history-making win at the Ally Pally". DartsNews. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
8. "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 19 April 2025.

External links

• Player profile for Mario Vandenbogaerde from Dartsdatabase