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| Geert De Vos | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Foxy" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-10-06) 6 October 1981 (age 43) Ninove, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Aalst, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 24g Datadart Geert De Vos | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Because the Night" by Jan Wayne | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2005-2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2019-2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2023- | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 182  (24 November 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Quarter Final: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2013, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Winner (1) 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Semi Final: 2014, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 128: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Group Stages: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Other achievements | |||||||||||||||||||
| East Flanders Open 2014 Open Zeeland 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
Geert De Vos (born 6 October 1981) is a Belgian darts player. His nickname is "Foxy".
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
In 2021, De Vos won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at European Q School. During two years with Tour card he was unable to qualify for any major events, playing only in 2021 and 2022 UK Open. He lost his Tour card after 2022, placing outside of top 100 of PDC Order of Merit.
He did not play any major events in 2023 and appeared only in WDF tournaments and on MODUS Super Series, but stated that he wants to return to PDC and regain his Tour card.
De Vos qualified via Home Nation Qualifier for 2024 Belgian Darts Open, making his comeback to PDC event after one year. He lost against Peter Wright in the First round.
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
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10–9 (l) |
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||
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| PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | DNP | 1R | 2R | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | NH | Did not participate | RR | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO / WDF Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO World Championship | Did not qualify | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | DNP | NH | PDC | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| BDO World Trophy | Not held | DNP | W | 2R | 1R | DNQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winmau World Masters | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | DNP | 5R | 6R | 3R | 5R | 6R | DNQ | NH | PDC | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| Finder Darts Masters | NH | DNP | RR | DNP | RR | RR | RR | SF | RR | SF | RR | DNP | NH | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC Year-end ranking | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 196 | 116 | 109 | - | |||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | EDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
GDG DNP |
GDO DNQ |
ADO DNP |
EDG DNP |
DDM DNQ |
DDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
ADC DNP |
EDM DNP |
IDO DNP |
GDT DNP |
| 2020 | BDC 1R |
GDC DNP |
EDG DNP |
IDO DNP | |||||||||
| 2021 | HDT 2R |
GDT DNQ | |||||||||||
| 2022 | IDO DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDC DNP |
EDM DNP |
HDT DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
| 2023 | BSD DNP |
EDO DNP |
IDO DNP |
GDG DNP |
ADO DNP |
DDC DNP |
BDO DNQ |
CDO DNP |
EDG DNP |
EDM DNP |
GDO DNP |
HDT DNP |
GDC DNP |
| 2024 | BDO 1R |
GDG |
IDO |
EDG |
ADO |
BSD |
DDC |
EDO |
GDC |
FDT |
HDT |
SDT |
CDO |
PDC Players Championship
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | BOL 1R |
BOL 1R |
BOL 1R |
BOL 2R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 2R |
NIE 3R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 1R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 1R |
COV 1R |
COV 2R |
COV 1R |
COV 2R |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
| 2022 | BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR DNP |
BAR DNP |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# |
Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
References
- "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- "2015 Grand Slam of Darts Results".
- Wood, Kieran. "I definitely want that Tour Card back - De Vos working hard to return to the PDC". Darts News. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- Stanley, Lawrence. "Geert de Vos among four Belgians to complete field of participants for Belgian Darts Open at Host Nation Qualifier". Darts News. Retrieved 8 March 2024.