Rico Vonck (born 12 March 1987) is a Dutch former

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player.

Career

Vonck qualified for the

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, having finished second in the Dutch Darts Federation (DDF) rankings.

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had finished top of the list, but opted to play in the BDO version instead. Vonck was only 19 years old when he won his place at the

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. He won his first round match against world number 16 Mark Walsh, who was suffering from

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at the time. Vonck then went on to beat Canadian qualifier

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in the second round but failed to win a single leg against fellow Dutchman and four-time World Champion

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in the last 16, losing 0–4.

World Championship results

PDC

*2007: Third round (lost to

0–4)

Sources

Rico Vonck's darts database
1987 births Living people Dutch darts players People from Roermond Professional Darts Corporation former pro tour players Sportspeople from Limburg (Netherlands) {{Netherlands-darts-bio-stub