Richard Veenstra
Richard Veenstra (born 10 July 1981) is a Dutch darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation. His nickname is Flyers.
| Richard Veenstra | |
|---|---|
 Veenstra in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Flyers |
| Born | 10 July 1981 Ossenzijl, Netherlands |
| Home town | Ossenzijl Netherlands |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 2006 |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Maria" by Scooter |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2009– |
| Current world ranking | (BDO) 1 |
| BDO majors – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Semi Final: 2016 |
| World Masters | Last 16: 2015, 2018 |
| World Darts Trophy | Runner Up: 2019 |
| Finder Masters | Runner Up: 2018 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| Grand Slam | Group Stage: 2019 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| British Classic British Open Dutch Open German Masters Isle of Man Classic Luxembourg Masters Luxembourg Open Scottish Open WDF Europe Cup Singles WDF Europe Cup Pairs WDF World Cup Pairs | 2018 2018 2019 2017 2019 2019 2014 2018 2016 2016 2015 |
Career
BDO
In October 2014 Veenstra won the Luxembourg Open beating Mark Oosterhuis in the Final 6–4.[1] He reached the Semi-finals of the 2015 Denmark Masters and England Open.[2][3] In October 2015 he won WDF World Cup Pairs with Wesley Harms to beat Scott Mitchell and Mark McGeeney 6–3.[4] On his debut at the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship, Veenstra caused an upset beating compatriot and third seed Jeffrey de Graaf 3–2 in the first round, before beating English player Martin Atkins comfortably 4–0 in the second round. Veenstra then defeated defending champion Scott Mitchell 5-3 to reach the semi-finals, which he narrowly lost to Jeff Smith 6-5.
In September 2016 Veenstra won the WDF Europe Cup singles, He beat Jim Williams in the final 7-5 averaging 93.18.
In September 2018 Veenstra won both the BDO British Open & BDO British Classic in the same weekend.
PDC
He has announced that he intends to compete for a tour card at the 2020 PDC Q School.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2016: Semi Final (lost to Jeff Smith 5–6)
- 2017: 2nd Round (lost to Danny Noppert 0–4)
- 2018: Quarter Final (lost to Michael Unterbuchner 4–5)
- 2019: 2nd Round (lost to Scott Waites 1–4)
- 2020: 2nd Round (lost to David Evans 2–4)
Career finals
BDO major finals: 2 (2 runner-up)
| Legend |
| Zuiderduin Masters (0–1) |
| BDO World Trophy (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | Zuiderduin Masters |  |
3–5 (s) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2019 | BDO World Trophy | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6–8 (l) |
- (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | DNQ | SF | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | |
| BDO World Trophy | DNQ | 1R | 1R | DNP | RU | ||
| Winmau World Masters | L80 | L16 | L32 | L32 | L16 | L32 | |
| Zuiderduin Masters | RR | RR | RR | RR | RU | NH | |
| Grand Slam of Darts | DNP | RR | |||||
| 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 | RU | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
References
- 2014 Luxembourg Open Results. DartsDatabase
- 2015 Denmark Masters Results. DartsDatabase
- 2015 England Open Results. DartsDatabase
- 2015 WDF World Cup Pairs Results. DartsDatabase