Jeffrey de Graaf (born 21 November 1990) is a Dutch-born Swedish darts player. From 2024, Jeffrey can also represent Sweden in the World Cup Darts for national teams (2 players in doubles) after a quarantine period of 5 years. He has previously played in seven World Championships (four BDO and three PDC) but lost in the first round each time, before winning his first and second round matches in the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. He moved from the BDO to the PDC in 2016.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1990 Den Helder, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23g Jeffrey de Graaf | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2010–2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2016–2019, 2021- (Tour Card: 2016-2018, 2023-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 86  (17 November 2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 32: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Runner Up: 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Quarter Final: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 64: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PC Finals | Last 32: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour
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Career
editBDO
editIn 2012, De Graaf began playing the international circuit and won the 2012 Isle of Man Open and 2012 Romanian Open. He reached also the quarter-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters.
De Graaf managed to qualify for the 2013 BDO World Championship, where he faced compatriot Jan Dekker in the first round. He missed one match dart in the final set, and Dekker ultimately won by three sets to two. De Graaf won in the course of the year the Denmark Open and Swedish Open.[2] De Graaf qualified for the 2014 World Championship, where he lost 3–0 to Martin Atkins in the first round. De Graaf also played in the 2014 BDO World Trophy. After winning in the first two rounds, he lost in the quarter-finals to James Wilson. Later in the year De Graaf again won two titles, the Denmark Masters and the Finnish Open.
In his third Lakeside appearance, De Graaf was eliminated in the first round again, this time 3–0 by Brian Dawson. He reached the final of the BDO World Trophy in February, in which he played against Geert De Vos. De Graaf missed one match dart for the title and ultimately lost 10–9. In the rest of the year De Graaf won three titles, the German Open, the Denmark Masters and the Belgium Open.[3]
At his fourth attempt at the Lakeside De Graaf was knocked out again in the first round, losing 3–2 against compatriot Richard Veenstra. A few days later, De Graaf announced his move from the BDO to the PDC.[4]
PDC
editIn 2016 De Graaf entered Q-School attempting to get a tour card for the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. He won a card on Day 3.[5] This meant De Graaf qualified for the UK Open, where he started in the second round.[6] He defeated William O'Connor 6–5 on the main stage. A round later, he lost 9–8 against Rob Cross after leading 8–5.[7] In late March, De Graaf also made his debut on the European Tour at the German Darts Masters. After beating Darren Johnson 6–4 in the first round, he was defeated by Michael Smith 6–5 in the second round.[8] A consistent debut year in the PDC saw him qualify for the Players Championship Finals and he overcame Steve Beaton 6–4, before being eliminated 6–1 by Robbie Green in the second round, despite averaging 101.22.[9]
De Graaf won a place in the 2017 World Championship through the European Order of Merit and he lost 3–1 to Jelle Klaasen in the first round.[10]
He lost his PDC Tour Card at the end of 2018 following a 3–2 defeat to Noel Malicdem in the first round of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. In 2023, he started to represent Sweden instead of Netherlands, and made his debut at PDC Nordic and Baltic Tour.
De Graaf qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship through PDC Nordic and Baltic Tour, making his first appearance since 2019. In the first round he came back from two sets down against Ritchie Edhouse, winning 3–2. In the second round he defeated José de Sousa 3–1 and advanced into the third round, where he lost to Rob Cross 4–2.[11][12][13]
De Graaf earned a Tour card via European Q-School in 2024, making a return to the PDC Pro Tour for the first time since 2018.[14] He reached a first PDC ranking final at PC10 in May 2024. De Graaf was defeated in the final by Brendan Dolan 8–4 in legs.[15]
World Championship results
editBDO
edit- 2013: First round (lost to Jan Dekker 2–3)
- 2014: First round (lost to Martin Atkins 0–3)
- 2015: First round (lost to Brian Dawson 0–3)
- 2016: First round (lost to Richard Veenstra 2–3)
PDC
edit- 2017: First round (lost to Jelle Klaasen 1–3)
- 2019: First round (lost to Noel Malicdem 2–3)
- 2024: Third round (lost to Rob Cross 2–4)
Performance timeline
edit| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDC Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Championship | BDO | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 3R | |||||||||||||
| UK Open | BDO | 3R | 2R | Did not qualify | 1R | ||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | BDO | 2R | 1R | 1R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| PDC Non-ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Cup of Darts | DNQ | QF | |||||||||||||||||
| WDF/BDO Ranked televised events | |||||||||||||||||||
| BDO World Championship | DNP | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | PDC | DNP | NH | PDC | ||||||||||
| BDO World Trophy | Not held | QF | F | PDC | NH | ||||||||||||||
| Winmau World Masters | L32 | L32 | L32 | L32 | PDC | NH | PDC | NH | PDC | ||||||||||
| Finder Darts Masters | QF | RR | RR | RR | PDC | NH | |||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| PDC Year-end ranking | – | – | – | – | 70 | 55 | 62 | – | – | – | – | 99 | |||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DDM DNQ |
GDM 2R |
GDT DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
ADO 1R |
EDO 1R |
IDO 1R |
EDT DNQ |
EDG 1R |
GDC DNQ | |||
| 2017 | GDC DNQ |
GDM 3R |
GDO 1R |
EDG 1R |
GDT DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
DDM DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
EDT DNQ | |
| 2018 | EDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDM 1R |
GDT 1R |
DDO DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
GDC DNQ |
DDC 3R |
IDO DNQ |
EDT 1R |
| 2019 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | BSD DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
GDO 1R |
HDT DNP |
GDC 1R |
| 2024 | BDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
BSD DNQ |
DDC 3R |
EDO 2R |
GDC DNQ |
FDT DNQ |
HDT |
SDT |
CDO |
PDC Players Championships
| 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 |
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| 2016 | BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
COV 1R |
COV 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
DUB 3R |
DUB 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R | ||||||||||
| 2017 | BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
MIL QF |
MIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R |
DUB 1R |
DUB 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R | ||||||||
| 2018 | BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR SF |
BAR 3R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
WIG 3R |
WIG 3R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
DUB 3R |
DUB 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R | ||||||||
| 2024 | WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 2R |
LEI 2R |
LEI 1R |
HIL 3R |
HIL F |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 3R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 2R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
MIL 1R |
MIL 1R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 4R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 2R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Career finals
editBDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | BDO World Trophy |  Geert De Vos
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9–10 (l) |
References
edit- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Jeffrey de Graaf 2012 and 2013". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Jeffrey de Graaf 2014 and 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: De Graaf & Van Peer set to join PDC". dartsjournalist.com. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "PDC Qualifying School Day Three". PDC. 15 January 2016.
- ^ "2016 Coral UK Open Draw". PDC. 23 February 2016.
- ^ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. 4 March 2016.
- ^ "German Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Players Championship Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "2017 PDC World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Wood, Kieran. ""Maybe I should have played for Sweden earlier" - Jeffrey de Graaf finally gets his first World Championship victory". Darts News. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Jeffrey De Graaf spurns six set darts and Ritchie Edhouse steals the set!". SkySports. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Keep on believing! Jeffrey de Graaf sets up Jose de Sousa tie after epic comeback". SkySports. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "PDC Q School: Jeffrey De Graaf and Dom Taylor secure Tour Cards on final day". Planet Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (7 May 2024). "Dolan denies De Graaf to return to winner's circle in Hildesheim". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 7 May 2024.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Player profile for Jeffrey de Graaf from Dartsdatabase