Remco van Eijden
{{short description|Dutch darts player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
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{{Infobox darts player
| name = Remco van Eijden
| image = Remco van Eijden (cropped).jpg
| caption = Van Eijden in 2012
| fullname =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1977|9|12|df=yes}}}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| death_date =
| death_place =
| hometown = Zaandam, Netherlands
| since = 1993
| darts = 23 gram D'art9 Smooth
| music = "Rebirth" by Ran-D
| laterality = Right-handed
| BDO = 2004–2008, 2012–2015
| PDC = 2008–2011, 2016
| currentrank =
| BDO World = Last 16: 2008
| World Masters = Quarter-Final: 2013
| World Darts Trophy = Last 32: 2007, 2015
| Int. Darts League =
| Zuiderduin Masters = {{nowrap|Quarter-Final: 2007, 2012}}
| PDC World = Last 64: 2009
| Matchplay =
| Grand Prix =
| UK Open =
| Vegas =
| European = Last 32: 2009
| Premier League =
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| tournament = {{nowrap|Austria Open Vienna}}
Austrian Open
French Open
Hungarian Open
Swiss Open
| resultyears = 2013
2006
2014
2007
2013, 2014
| achievement = Belgium Open Warm Up 2010
Open Zuid Oost Netherland 2007
| updated = 26 March 2019
}}
Remco van Eijden (born 12 September 1977) is a retired Dutch darts player.
Career
Van Eijden previously played in the British Darts Organisation and he played in the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship, beating fellow Dutchman Mario Robbe in the first round, only to lost in the second round to third seed Scott Waites.
In November 2008, van Eijden began playing on the PDC circuit, playing in the two PDPA Players Championships in the Netherlands, reaching the quarter-finals in the second event. He then reached the third round of the PDC German Darts Championship. He then played in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship having been offered and accepted an SBS6 wildcard. The wildcard originally went to Co Stompé, but after winning the German Darts Championship, Stompé qualified as the top Continental player in the PDC Order of Merit and van Eijden was given the spot instead. By accepting the wildcard, van Eijden also joined the PDC circuit full-time.{{Cite news |date=2008-12-19 |title=Champion Part out in first round |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/darts/7771830.stm |access-date=2024-11-03 |language=en-GB}} He defeated Russian ladies champion Anastasia Dobromyslova in the preliminary round{{Cite journal |date=2008-12-22 |title=First lady of darts eliminated |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/darts/2008/1222/242712-darts/ |journal=RTÉ.ie |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2008-12-21 |title=Dobromyslova falls to early exit |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/darts/7794798.stm |access-date=2024-11-03 |language=en-GB}} and then faced 30th seed Tony Eccles in the first round.{{Cite web |title=Dart Profis - Remco van Eijden |url=https://www.dartn.de/Remco_van_Eijden |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Dartn.de |language=de}} He came from two sets down to level at two apiece before eventually losing three sets to two.
Van Eijden played in the PDC European circuit and played in events in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. He qualified the 2009 European Championship{{Cite web |date=2009-10-25 |title=European Championship Draw |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/european-championship-draw |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=PDC |language=en}} but lost in the first round to Andy Hamilton.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
After failing to qualify for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship through the European Order of Merit, van Eijden returned to the BDO/WDF circuit. He reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Open and the quarter-finals of the Finnish Open. In 2013 he won the Swiss Open against Geert de Vos in the final.{{Cite web |title=Remco van Eijden wint Open Zwitserland - Nederlandse Darts Bond |url=https://www.ndbdarts.nl/nieuws/archief/item/887-remco-van-eijden-wint-open-zwitserland |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=www.ndbdarts.nl |language=nl-nl}} The next year, he won the French Open.{{Cite web |date=2014-08-30 |title=Dart'9 speler Remco van Eijden pakt de titel tijdens het Open Frankrijk |url=https://www.dartfreakz.nl/wdfbdo-hoofdnieuws/dart9-speler-remco-van-eijden-pakt-de-titel-tijdens-het-open-frankrijk |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Dartfreakz.nl |language=nl}}
Van Eijden was seeded ninth for the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship but lost to compatriot and playing partner Rick Hofstra 3–0 in the first round,{{Cite news |date=2014-01-05 |title=BDO World Darts: Robbie Green beats Richie George |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/25615545 |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} failing to win a single leg in the match. He competed in the 2015 BDO World Darts Championship as the number 13 seed, but again lost in the first round, this time to Belgium's Geert De Vos 3–1 in sets.
World Championships results
=BDO=
- 2008: 2nd round (lost to Scott Waites 2–4)
- 2014: 1st round (lost to Rick Hofstra 0–3)
- 2015: 1st round (lost to Geert De Vos 1–3)
=PDC=
- 2009: 1st round (lost to Tony Eccles 2–3)
References
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External links
- [https://remcovaneijden.nl/over-mij/ Remco van Eijden's Dutch website]
- [http://www.remcovaneijden.nl/en/ Remco van Eijden's English website]
- [http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=946 Remco van Eijden's Profile and Stats on Darts Database]
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Category:Sportspeople from Amsterdam