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
NicknameFlyers
Born (1981-07-10) 10 July 1981
Ossenzijl, Netherlands
Home townOssenzijl
Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since2006
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Maria" by Scooter
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2009–
Current world ranking(BDO) 1
BDO majors – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi Final: 2016
World MastersLast 16: 2015, 2018
World Darts TrophyRunner Up: 2019
Finder MastersRunner Up: 2018
PDC premier events – best performances
Grand SlamGroup Stage: 2019
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
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

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 Glen Durrant 3–5 (s)
Runner-up 2. 2019 BDO World Trophy Jim Williams 6–8 (l)
  1. (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

Performance timeline
Tournament2014201520162017201820192020
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
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References
  1. 2014 Luxembourg Open Results. DartsDatabase
  2. 2015 Denmark Masters Results. DartsDatabase
  3. 2015 England Open Results. DartsDatabase
  4. 2015 WDF World Cup Pairs Results. DartsDatabase


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