Michel van der Horst
{{Short description|Dutch darts player (born 1975)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|van der Horst|Horst|lang=Dutch}}
{{Infobox darts player
| name = Michel van der Horst
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| fullname =
| nickname = "The Invisible Man"
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1975|04|08}}
| birth_place = Deventer, Netherlands
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| hometown = Deventer, Netherlands
| since = 1997
| darts = Grand Slam Signature
| laterality = Right-handed
| music = "The Invisible Man" by Queen
| BDO = 2009–2016, 2017–
| PDC = 2016–2017
| currentrank = (BDO) 139
| BDO World = Last 32: 2015
| World Masters = Last 40: 2009
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| Zuiderduin Masters = Quarter-Final: 2013, 2014
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| Grand Slam = Group Stages: 2015
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Michel van der Horst (born 8 April 1975) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.
Career
Van der Horst qualified for the 2015 BDO World Championship and played David Cameron of Canada in the preliminary round winning 3–2 in sets, but was beaten 3–1 by Jamie Hughes in the first round.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=5911| title=2015 BDO World Championship Results| publisher=Darts Database| accessdate=27 December 2016}} He qualified for the 2015 Grand Slam of Darts, but lost each of his games against James Wade, Keegan Brown and Mark Webster to finish bottom of Group F.{{cite web | url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=6221| title=2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Results| publisher=Darts Database| accessdate=27 December 2016}}
Van der Horst switched to the PDC in 2016 and played in his first European Tour event at the European Darts Matchplay and recovered from 4–1 down to Rowby-John Rodriguez in the first round to level at 4–4, but was beaten 6–4.{{cite web | url=http://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/1h3qyvit86r751if00f8g9sr63/title/happybet-european-matchplay-day-one | title=HappyBet European Matchplay Day One | publisher=PDC | accessdate=27 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018212454/http://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/1h3qyvit86r751if00f8g9sr63/title/happybet-european-matchplay-day-one | archive-date=18 October 2016 | url-status=dead }}
World Championship results
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- 2015: First round (lost to Jamie Hughes 1–3)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=5872 Michel van der Horst's profile and stats on Darts Database]
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Category:British Darts Organisation players
Category:Sportspeople from Deventer
Category:20th-century Dutch people
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