Geert De Vos
Geert De Vos (born 6 October 1981) is a Belgian darts player. His nickname is "Foxy".
| Geert De Vos | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "Foxy" |
| Born | 6 October 1981 Ninove, Belgium |
| Home town | Aalst, Belgium |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 24g Grand Slam Geert De Vos |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Because the Night" by Patti Smith Group |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2005-2018 |
| PDC | 2019- |
| Current world ranking | 156  2 (3 January 2021)[1] |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2017 |
| World Masters | Last 16: 2013, 2016 |
| World Darts Trophy | Winner (1) 2015 |
| Finder Masters | Semi Final: 2014, 2016 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| Grand Slam | Group Stages: 2015 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Belgium Gold Cup Bruges Open England Open Estonian Open French Open German Open Hal Masters Spring Cup WDF Europe Cup Team | 2006 2017 2017 2014 2016 2012, 2013 2016 2007, 2012 2010 |
| Other achievements | |
| East Flanders Open 2014 Open Zeeland 2016 | |
Career
In 2012, De Vos qualified for the first time for BDO World Darts Championship; this performance led to a wildcard for the Zuiderduin Masters. During this tournament, he lost his first match against the eventual winner Scott Waites 5–3.
During the World Championship, De Vos played Tony West, the eleventh seed. The match was won by De Vos 3–1. In the second round, he lost to eventual champion Christian Kist 2–4.
Another remarkable achievement was throwing a nine-darter at the Denmark Open in 2008, a tournament in which he would lose the final against the Polish player Krzysztof Ratajski.
De Vos won the 2015 BDO World Trophy in Manchester. He started his run beating Rick Hofstra 6–3, and then thrashing American Jim Widmayer 6–0. On the final day, he defeated Wesley Harms in the quarter-finals, Mark McGeeney in what was a close game in the Semis, and won a last-leg decider in a classic final against Jeffrey de Graaf 10–9. This win qualified him for the 2015 Grand Slam of Darts where he exited at the group stage with defeats to Robert Thornton and Terry Jenkins. However, he still had one game to play which was against Jonny Clayton, where he threatened the world record average, finishing the match with an average of 113.86 [2]
World Championship results
BDO
- 2012: 2nd round (lost to Christian Kist 2–4)
- 2013: 2nd round (lost to Scott Waites 1–4)
- 2014: 2nd round (lost to Jan Dekker 2–4)
- 2015: 2nd round (lost to Scott Mitchell 2–4)
- 2016: 2nd round (lost to Scott Waites 3–4)
- 2017: Quarter-final (lost to Darryl Fitton 4–5)
- 2018: 2nd round (lost to Richard Veenstra 0–4)
Career finals
BDO major finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2015 | BDO World Trophy |  Jeffrey de Graaf |
10–9 (l) |
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | Did not qualify | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | |||||
| BDO World Trophy | Not held | DNP | W | 2R | 1R | DNQ | |||||||
| Winmau World Masters | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | DNP | 5R | 6R | 3R | 5R | 6R | DNP | |
| Finder Darts Masters | NH | DNP | RR | DNP | RR | RR | RR | SF | RR | SF | RR | DNP | |
| Grand Slam of Darts | NH | Did not participate | RR | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
References
- "PDC Order of Merit". PDC.tv. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=6221&showAverages=Y