Remco van Eijden (born 12 September 1977) is a Dutch former

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player.

Career

Van Eijden previously played in the

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and he played in the

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, beating fellow Dutchman Mario Robbe in the first round, only to lost in the second round to third seed

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. In November 2008, van Eijden began playing on the PDC circuit, playing in the two PDPA Players Championships in the Netherlands, reaching the quarter finals in the second event. He then reached the third round of the PDC German Darts Championship. He then played in the

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having been offered and accepted an SBS6 wildcard. The wildcard originally went to Co Stompé, but after winning the German Darts Championship, Stompé qualified as the top Continental player in the PDC Order of Merit and van Eijden was given the spot instead. By accepting the wildcard, van Eijden also joined the PDC circuit full-time. He defeated

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n ladies champion Anastasia Dobromyslova in the preliminary round and then faced 30th seed

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in the first round. He came from two sets down to level at two apiece before eventually losing three sets to two. Van Eijden played in the PDC European circuit and played in events in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. He qualified the 2009 European Championship but lost in the first round to

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. After failing to qualify for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship through the European Order of Merit, van Eijden returned to the BDO/WDF circuit. He reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Open and the quarter-finals of the Finnish Open. Since 2010 Remco is being sponsored by Dart9. Van Eijden was seeded ninth for the

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but lost to compatriot and playing partner Rick Hofstra 3–0 in the first round, failing to win a single leg in the match. He competed in the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship as the number 13 seed, but again lost in the first round, this time to Belgium's Geert De Vos 3–1 in sets.

World Championships results

BDO

* 2008: 2nd round (lost to

2–4) * 2014: 1st round (lost to Rick Hofstra 0–3) * 2015: 1st round (lost to Geert De Vos 1–3)

PDC

* 2009: 1st round (lost to

2–3)

External links

Remco van Eijden's Dutch websiteRemco van Eijden's English websiteRemco van Eijden's Profile and Stats on Darts Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eijden, Remco van 1977 births Living people Dutch darts players Sportspeople from Amsterdam British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation associate players