The PDC’s Dutch Darts Championship getting underway this week has reminded us of the first from that nation to play in a darts World Championship.
Depending on your generation and nationality it’s likely that, when thinking of Dutch darting maestros, you first recall Raymond Van Barneveld, Co Stompe or Michael Van Gerwen.
But, as iconic as these names are, they were preceded by a lesser known but important Netherlands name.
Bert Vlaardingerbroek played Lakeside in 1988, took a set from Bob Anderson, and had a successful career for the next fifteen years or more.
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Big Bert went on reach the qtrs finals of the WDF World Cup singles and win the prestigious Spring Cup in 1993.
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The Den Haag resident also reached the last eight of the Winmau World Masters and multiple signifkcant WDF Opens through tonthe early 2000s.
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