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Michel van der Horst

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Michel van der Horst
Personal information
Nickname"The Invisible Man"
Born (1975-04-08) 8 April 1975 (age 49)
Deventer, Netherlands
Home townDeventer, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since1997
DartsGrand Slam Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"The Invisible Man" by Queen
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2009–2016, 2017–
PDC2016–2017
Current world ranking(BDO) 139
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2015
World MastersLast 40: 2009
Finder MastersQuarter-Final: 2013, 2014
PDC premier events – best performances
Grand SlamGroup Stages: 2015

Michel van der Horst (born 8 April 1975) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.

Career

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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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

World Championship results

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BDO

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References

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  1. ^ "2015 BDO World Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Grand Slam Of Darts Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ "HappyBet European Matchplay Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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