Mike Zuydwijk

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Mike Zuydwijk
Personal information
NicknameThe Prospect
Born (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 29)
The Hague
Home town Nootdorp
Darts information
Playing darts since2004
Darts21 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2011–2015
PDC 2015–2017
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 80: 2012
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open Last 96: 2015
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
PDC Youth Tour England2014
Updated on 21 May 2019.

Mike Zuydwijk (born 21 May 1994) is a former Dutch professional darts player who played in the Professional Darts Corporation.

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Career

BDO

Zuydwijk would join the BDO in 2011, where the only major BDO event Zuydwijk would qualify for was the 2012 World Masters, making it to the Last 80 against Daryl Gurney in a 3–2 defeat.[ citation needed ]

PDC

Zuydwijk began playing in PDC in 2014 and won the third Youth Tour event by whitewashing James Hubbard 4–0. [1] In January 2015, Zuydwijk earned a two-year PDC tour card on the first day at Q School in Wigan. [2] Zuydwick drew three-time world champion John Part in the first round of the 2015 UK Open, winning the match 5–2 to advance to the second round against Keegan Brown in a 5–3 defeat. [3] He made his European Tour debut at the Gibraltar Darts Trophy and edged out Joe Murnan 6–5, before losing 6–4 to Justin Pipe in the second round. [4]

Zuydwijk did not qualify for the 2016 UK Open, lost in the first round of two European Tour events, and reached the last 32 of two Players Championships. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Zuydwijk Storms To Maiden Youth Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nine-dart Alan Norris wins PDC Tour card along with Mike Zuydwijk and Jeffrey de Zwaan". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "2015 PDC Gibraltar Darts Trophy Results". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mike Zuydwijk 2016". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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