Richard van Zijtveld

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Richard van Zijtveld
Personal information
NicknameThe Polar Bear
Born (1979-08-06) 6 August 1979 (age 43)
Soest, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since1999
DartsUnicorn Phase 2 Purist
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Hey Baby by DJ Ötzi
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2005-2009, 2011–2016

Richard van Zijtveld (born 6 August 1979) is a former Dutch darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

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Career

He started playing in PDC events in 2007. His first event was the Thialf Darts Trophy 2007, where he lost 3–0 in sets (0–2, 1–2 and 0–2) to Ronnie Baxter. [1] In 2009, Van Zijtveld became a member of the PDC. In that year he played eight Players Championships, reaching the second round once. He also played in the German Darts Championship, losing 6–1 to Mark Dudbridge in the second round. [2] In 2013 he played in Qualifying School and became an Associate Member of the PDC again, after failing to win a main tour card. He qualified for one event on the European Tour, the German Darts Championship where he was beaten 6–3 by Michael Hurtz in the first round. [3] In 2014, Van Zijtveld was beaten in the third round of the opening UK Open Qualifier of the year by Peter Wright and could not advance beyond this stage in any of the tournaments he entered in the rest of the year. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "2007 Thialf Darts Trophy Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "2009 PDC German Darts Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "German Darts Championship Day One". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Richard van Zijtveld". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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