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Jeffrey de Graaf

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Jeffrey de Graaf
de Graaf at the 2025 World Championship
Personal information
Born (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 (age 34)
Den Helder, Netherlands
Home townStockholm, Sweden
Darts information
Playing darts since2006
Darts23g Jeffrey de Graaf
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2010–2016
PDC2016–2019, 2021-
(Tour Card: 2016-2018, 2024-)
Current world ranking81 Increase 5 (24 November 2024)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
World MastersLast 32: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
World TrophyRunner Up: 2015
Finder MastersQuarter Final: 2012
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2024, 2025
UK OpenLast 64: 2016
PC FinalsLast 16: 2024
Other tournament wins
Belgium Open 2015
Denmark Masters 2014, 2015
Denmark Open 2013
Finnish Open 2014
German Open 2015
Isle of Man Open 2012
Romanian Open 2012
Swedish Open 2013

PDC Nordic & Baltic Tour

PDCNB Finland 2023, 2024
PDCNB Latvia 2024
PDCNB Sweden 2024

Jeffrey de Graaf (born 21 November 1990) is a Dutch-born Swedish darts player. He has played in seven World Championships (four BDO and three PDC) but lost in the first round each time, before winning his first and second round matches in the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. He moved from the BDO to the PDC in 2016. De Graaf has played for Sweden in the World Cup of Darts after a five-year naturalisation period.

Career

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BDO

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In 2012, De Graaf began playing the international circuit and won the 2012 Isle of Man Open and 2012 Romanian Open. He also reached the quarter-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters.

De Graaf managed to qualify for the 2013 BDO World Championship, where he faced compatriot Jan Dekker in the first round. He missed one match dart in the final set, and Dekker ultimately won by three sets to two. De Graaf won in the course of the year the Denmark Open and Swedish Open.[2] De Graaf qualified for the 2014 World Championship, where he lost 3–0 to Martin Atkins in the first round. De Graaf also played in the 2014 BDO World Trophy. After winning in the first two rounds, he lost in the quarter-finals to James Wilson. Later in the year De Graaf again won two titles, the Denmark Masters and the Finnish Open.

In his third Lakeside appearance, De Graaf was eliminated in the first round again, this time 3–0 by Brian Dawson. He reached the final of the BDO World Trophy in February, in which he played against Geert De Vos. De Graaf missed one match dart for the title and ultimately lost 10–9. In the rest of the year De Graaf won three titles, the German Open, the Denmark Masters and the Belgium Open.[3]

At his fourth attempt at the Lakeside De Graaf was knocked out again in the first round, losing 3–2 against compatriot Richard Veenstra. A few days later, De Graaf announced his move from the BDO to the PDC.[4]

PDC

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In 2016 De Graaf entered Q-School attempting to get a tour card for the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. He won a card on Day 3.[5] This meant De Graaf qualified for the UK Open, where he started in the second round.[6] He defeated William O'Connor 6–5 on the main stage. A round later, he lost 9–8 against Rob Cross after leading 8–5.[7] In late March, De Graaf also made his debut on the European Tour at the German Darts Masters. After beating Darren Johnson 6–4 in the first round, he was defeated by Michael Smith 6–5 in the second round.[8] A consistent debut year in the PDC saw him qualify for the Players Championship Finals and he overcame Steve Beaton 6–4, before being eliminated 6–1 by Robbie Green in the second round, despite averaging 101.22.[9]

De Graaf won a place in the 2017 World Championship through the European Order of Merit and he lost 3–1 to Jelle Klaasen in the first round.[10]

He lost his PDC Tour Card at the end of 2018 following a 3–2 defeat to Noel Malicdem in the first round of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. In 2023, he started to represent Sweden instead of Netherlands, and made his debut at PDC Nordic and Baltic Tour.

De Graaf qualified for the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship through PDC Nordic and Baltic Tour, making his first appearance since 2019. In the first round he came back from two sets down against Ritchie Edhouse, winning 3–2. In the second round he defeated José de Sousa 3–1 and advanced into the third round, where he lost to Rob Cross 4–2.[11][12][13]

De Graaf earned a Tour card via European Q-School in 2024, making a return to the PDC Pro Tour for the first time since 2018.[14][15] He reached a first PDC ranking final at PC10 in May 2024. De Graaf was defeated in the final by Brendan Dolan 8–4 in legs.[16]

World Championship results

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BDO

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PDC

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Performance timeline

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Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship BDO 1R DNQ 1R DNQ 3R
UK Open BDO 3R 2R Did not qualify 1R
Players Championship Finals BDO 2R 1R 1R DNQ 3R
PDC Non-ranked televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts DNQ QF
WDF/BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship DNP 1R 1R 1R 1R PDC DNP NH PDC
BDO World Trophy Not held QF F PDC NH
Winmau World Masters L32 L32 L32 L32 PDC NH PDC NH PDC
Finder Darts Masters QF RR RR RR PDC NH
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking 70 55 62 99

PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2016 DDM
DNQ
GDM
2R
GDT
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
ADO
1R
EDO
1R
IDO
1R
EDT
DNQ
EDG
1R
GDC
DNQ
2017 GDC
DNQ
GDM
3R
GDO
1R
EDG
1R
GDT
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
DDM
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDT
DNQ
2018 EDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
1R
GDT
1R
DDO
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
DDC
3R
IDO
DNQ
EDT
1R
2019 Did not play
2020 Did not play
2021 Did not play
2022 Did not play
2023 BSD
DNQ
EDO
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
DDC
DNQ
BDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDO
1R
HDT
DNP
GDC
1R
2024 BDO
DNQ
GDG
DNQ
IDO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
BSD
DNQ
DDC
3R
EDO
2R
GDC
DNQ
FDT
DNQ
HDT
DNQ
SDT
DNQ
CDO
DNQ

PDC Players Championships

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
2016 BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
COV
1R
COV
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
4R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
DUB
3R
DUB
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
2017 BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
MIL
QF
MIL
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
BAR
4R
BAR
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
DUB
1R
DUB
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
2018 BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
SF
BAR
3R
MIL
3R
MIL
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
3R
WIG
3R
WIG
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
DUB
3R
DUB
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
2024 WIG
1R
WIG
1R
LEI
1R
LEI
1R
HIL
1R
HIL
2R
LEI
2R
LEI
1R
HIL
3R
HIL
F
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
3R
MIL
2R
MIL
2R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
4R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
LEI
1R
LEI
2R


Performance Table Legend
W Won the tournament F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R
RR
L#
Lost in # round
Round-robin
Last # stage
DQ Disqualified
DNQ Did not qualify DNP Did not participate WD Withdrew NH Tournament not held NYF Not yet founded

Career finals

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BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2015 BDO World Trophy Belgium Geert De Vos 9–10 (l)

References

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  1. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Jeffrey de Graaf 2012 and 2013". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Jeffrey de Graaf 2014 and 2015". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: De Graaf & Van Peer set to join PDC". dartsjournalist.com. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ^ "PDC Qualifying School Day Three". PDC. 15 January 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 Coral UK Open Draw". PDC. 23 February 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 Coral UK Open Day One". PDC. 4 March 2016.
  8. ^ "German Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  9. ^ "2016 Players Championship Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  10. ^ "2017 PDC World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  11. ^ Wood, Kieran. ""Maybe I should have played for Sweden earlier" - Jeffrey de Graaf finally gets his first World Championship victory". Darts News. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Jeffrey De Graaf spurns six set darts and Ritchie Edhouse steals the set!". SkySports. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Keep on believing! Jeffrey de Graaf sets up Jose de Sousa tie after epic comeback". SkySports. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  14. ^ "PDC Q School: Jeffrey De Graaf and Dom Taylor secure Tour Cards on final day". Planet Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  15. ^ "PDC Q School: Dom Taylor, Jeffrey de Graaf final winners as Fallon Sherrock's quest for 2024-25 card ends". Sky Sports. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  16. ^ Gorton, Josh (7 May 2024). "Dolan denies De Graaf to return to winner's circle in Hildesheim". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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