Bert Vlaardingerbroek (born 24 March 1960) is a Dutch former professional

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player who has competed in events of the

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(BDO),

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(PDC), and

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(WDF). Vlaardingerbroek was the first Dutch darter to qualify for a world championship tournament.

Career

In 1985 he was the first Dutch darter who qualified for the

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, his represented Team Holland with Ellis Elsevijf, Paul Hoogenboom & Graeme Stoddart was not going to Brisbane, Queensland in Australia of 1985. In 1988 he was the first Dutch darter who qualified for the

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.Nederlandse darters al sinds 1995 aan de top
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/ref> and lost in the first round each time, losing to Bob Anderson in 1988,

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in 1989,

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in 1990 and Martin Phillips in 1992. He also played in the

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thirteen times, his best performance was a quarter finals in 1986, who beating Paul Shefford, Alex MacKinnon, Lars Erik Karlsson,

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and Lyndon Hextall before losing to

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. His most successful period in the game came during 1992–93, when he reached the final of the Swiss Open (1992) and twice reached the last four of the Dutch Open (1992–93). He also reached the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open and Belgian Open in 1993. The 1993 Swiss event was the first event to suffer the loss of the 16 "rebel" players who had formed the

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which led to the

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. The loss of the top players from the BDO/ WDF led to opportunities for players to make progress up the world rankings. However, Vlaardingerbroek was not one of those who capitalised and faded from the scene after the 1993 World Masters. He never featured in the final stages of a major event until reaching the last 32 of the

in 1999 and then competed in some

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events in 2003, 2005 & 2006 in his native country, which invites resident country players to compete without having to commit to affiliation of the

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World Championship results

BDO

* 1988: 1st Round: (lost to Bob Anderson 1–3) (sets) * 1989: 1st Round: (lost to

0–3) * 1990: 1st Round: (lost to

2–3) * 1992: 1st Round: (lost to Martin Phillips 0–3)

Performance timeline

References

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
1960 births Living people Dutch darts players Sportspeople from The Hague British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation associate players {{Netherlands-darts-bio-stub