Richard van Zijtveld

Richard van Zijtveld (born 6 August 1979) is a former Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Zijtveld.
Richard van Zijtveld
Personal information
NicknameThe Polar Bear
Born (1979-08-06) 6 August 1979
Soest, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since1999
DartsUnicorn Phase 2 Purist
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on musicHey Baby by DJ Otzi
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2005-2009, 2011–2016

Career

He started playing in PDC events in 2007. His first event was the Thialf Darts Trophy 2007, where he lost 3–0 in sets (0–2, 1–2 and 0–2) to Ronnie Baxter.[1] In 2009, Van Zijtveld became a member of the PDC. In that year he played eight Players Championships, reaching the second round once. He also played in the German Darts Championship, losing 6–1 to Mark Dudbridge in the second round.[2] In 2013 he played in Qualifying School and became an Associate Member of the PDC again, after failing to win a main tour card. He qualified for one event on the European Tour, the German Darts Championship where he was beaten 6–3 by Michael Hurtz in the first round.[3] In 2014, Van Zijtveld was beaten in the third round of the opening UK Open Qualifier of the year by Peter Wright and could not advance beyond this stage in any of the tournaments he entered in the rest of the year.[4]

References
  1. "2007 Thialf Darts Trophy Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. "2009 PDC German Darts Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. "German Darts Championship Day One". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  4. "Richard van Zijtveld". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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