Geert Nentjes

Geert Nentjes
Geert Nentjes
Personal information
Nickname	The Spear
Born	4 September 1998 (age 23); Lelystad, Netherlands
Home town	Urk
Darts information
Playing darts since	2013
Darts	Harrows Darts 23gram
Laterality	Left-handed
Walk-on music	"I Like How It Feels" by Enrique Iglesias
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2016–
Current world ranking	117 (28 November 2021)
BDO majors – best performances
World Masters	Last 272: 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 96: 2019, 2020
UK Open	Last 64: 2019
Other tournament wins
PDC Development Tour	2019 (x2)

Geert Nentjes (born 4 September 1998) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Career[]

In 2018, he qualified for the 2018 UK Open, but was knocked out in the second round by .

In November 2018, he qualified for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship as one of the two the highest ranked players on the PDC Development Tour, along with Ted Evetts.

He reached the quarterfinal at the 2018 PDC World Youth Championship, in which he got beaten 6-0 by Martin Schindler.

As one of the two highest ranked players from PDC Development Tour, he received two years Tour card for season 2019 and 2020. He played both PDC Pro Tour and PDC Development Tour in 2019. Finishing 3rd overall in PDC Development Tour ranking, he secured his sport at the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship, because both the winner and the second, Ted Evetts and Luke Humphries, qualified for the championship via Pro Tour. Nentjes faced Kim Huybrechts in the first round, in a very close match he eventually lost 2–3. ^[3]

Despite some signs of promise, Nentjes finished 88th on the PDC Order of Merit after his first two years as a professional. However, he won a two-year Tour Card straight back at European Q School at the start of 2021, beating Boris Koltsov 6–5 in the final on day two.

World Championship results[]

PDC[]

2019: First round (lost to Nathan Aspinall 0–3)
2020: First round (lost to Kim Huybrechts 2–3)

Performance timeline[]

BDO

Tournament	2016	2017
BDO World Championship	DNP	DNQ
Winmau World Masters	1R	DNP

PDC

Tournament	2018	2019	2020
PDC World Championship	DNQ	1R	1R
UK Open	3R	4R	2R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	122	98	82

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Prel.	DNQ	DNP	NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Prel.) Preliminary round; (DNQ) Did not qualify; (DNP) Did not participate; (NH) Not held

References[]

^ "Geert Nentjes". Mastercaller.com. 1998-09-04. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ https://dartsnews.com/huybrechts-sets-up-second-round-clash-with-cross-after-nervy-deciding-set-win-over-nentjes/

External links[]

Geert Nentjes player profile at Darts Orakel

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[1] "Geert Nentjes". Mastercaller.com. 1998-09-04. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

[PDC_Rankings-2] "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[3] ttps://dartsnews.com/huybrechts-sets-up-second-round-clash-with-cross-after-nervy-deciding-set-win-over-nentjes/

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