Alexander Merkx | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Nickname | "Alexander the Great" | ||||||
Born | [1] 20 March 1994 Dommelen, Netherlands | ||||||
Home town | Hapert, North Brabant, Netherlands | ||||||
Darts information | |||||||
Playing darts since | 2003 | ||||||
Darts | 22 Gram | ||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||
Walk-on music | "A-Punk" by Vampire Weekend | ||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||
BDO | 2013–2020 | ||||||
PDC | 2019– | ||||||
WDF | 2013– | ||||||
Current world ranking | 19 1 (14 November 2023) [2] (WDF) | ||||||
WDF major events – best performances | |||||||
World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2023 | ||||||
World Masters | Last 16: 2022 | ||||||
Dutch Open | Last 32: 2012, 2022 | ||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||
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Alexander Merkx (born 20 March 1994) is a Dutch darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
He made his PDC European Tour debut in the 2019 Dutch Darts Masters, but lost 6-1 Glen Durrant of England. In 2022 Merkx starting playing in the WDF Circuit and has begun to climb the rankings and has won 2 titles the Lithuania Open & Helvetia Open as he looks set to qualify for the WDF World Championships.
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