Josephus Schenk (born 19 August 1980, in

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) is a former

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professional

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player.

Career

Schenk began playing in the

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made his

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debut in 2005 where he defeated

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in the first round and Alan Caves in the second round before defeating

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in the round three stage. His run was ended though in the Last 16 stage by

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. In the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, Schenk was beaten in the first round by

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. This was followed by an appearance in the 2007

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but was beaten early in the competition by Geoff Harkup. In 2008, Schenk began playing in the Nederlandse Darts Bond, an affiliation of the British Darts Organisation and in 2009 he began playing in the BDO/WDF circuit. In 2019, Schenk rejoined playing in the BDO on Dutch Open Men's Pairs with Derk Telnekes and who losing to the Quarter Finals are

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and

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World Championship Results

PDC

* 2005: 4th Round (lost to

1–4) * 2007: 1st Round (lost to

0–3)

External links

Website

Profile and stats on Darts Database
1980 births Living people Dutch darts players People from Zutphen Sportspeople from Gelderland Professional Darts Corporation associate players {{Netherlands-darts-bio-stub