Dick van Dijk (born 20 May 1970) is a Dutch former professional

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player who played in

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(PDC) events.

Career

Van Dijk reached the last 32 of the 2003

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, beating former world champion

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in the first round, then losing to

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. In 2005, he won the WDF World Cup, beating

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in the final. He followed this with a disappointing first round exit at the World Masters, losing to the unknown Swede Bo Larsson. Since then his form has declined, losing in the Last 32 Group Stage of the 2006

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and the first round of the World Masters, losing to future World Champion Mark Webster. In April 2007, van Dijk played in the PDC Open Holland Masters, reaching the last 32 and earning £150. He played in another PDC ranked tournament in the Netherlands, playing in two PDPA Players Championship in

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, winning only £75. Despite these appearances, van Dijk has not yet applied for PDPA membership and remains a WDF/BDO player. He was invited to participate in the 2007 Winmau World Masters but had to withdraw due to bypass surgery. Van Dijk was unsuccessful in his attempts to qualify for

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. In 2009 he reached the semi-finals of the unranked Vonderke Masters and then reached the last 16 of the Dutch Open. He failed to qualify for the

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and suffered a first round exit in the 2009 World Masters. He then played in three PDC events in the Netherlands and Germany without earning money in the events.

Career finals

WDF major finals: 1 (1 title)

References

External links

Player profile on Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dijk, Dick Van 1970 births Living people Dutch darts players Sportspeople from The Hague Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders