Derk Telnekes
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| Derk Telnekes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 28 April 1995 Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| Home town | Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2015 | ||
| Darts | 22g | ||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| BDO | 2016–2019 | ||
| PDC | 2020– | ||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2018, 2019 | ||
| World Masters | Last 272: 2017 | ||
| World Trophy | Last 32: 2018, 2019 | ||
| Finder Masters | Quarter Final: 2018 | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2021 | ||
| UK Open | Last 96: 2021 | ||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2020 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
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Derk Telnekes (born 28 April 1995) is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
[edit]In 2017, Telnekes won the Belgium Open.[1] He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the playoff qualifiers. He played Chris Landman in the preliminary round, winning 3–0. In the first round he lost to Geert De Vos 3–1.[2][3] At the 2019 BDO World Championship Telnekes lost to Mark McGeeney in the first round.[4]
In 2020 Telnekes won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at European Q–School. This earned him a two year card for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.[5] Telnekes gave up his job as a bathroom mirror maker to become a full–time professional on the PDC Pro Tour. He cited his experience in the BDO as a contributing factor to him getting through Q–School.[6]
On 14 March 2020, Telnekes made it to the quarter-finals of a PDC ranking event for the first time at Players Championship 7. He then reached a first semi-final the following day but lost to James Wade.[7]
Telnekes qualified for the 2021 PDC World Darts Championship, where he drew Nick Kenny in the first round.[8] Telnekes lost 3–2 having led 2–1 in sets.
In 2024 Telnekes played on the PDC Challenge Tour. He reached the semi-final at event 10 but lost to eventual winner Lee Cocks 5–3.[9] He also reached the semi-finals of event 20 with wins over Phil Milburn, Nick Hijmans, Tommy Morris, Ian Lever with a 5–0 whitewash, Adam Paxton and Thomas Banks before losing to former BDO World Champion Christian Kist 5–2.[10]
World Championship results
[edit]BDO
[edit]- 2018: First round (lost to Geert De Vos 1–3)
- 2019: First round (lost to Mark McGeeney 1–3)
PDC
[edit]- 2021: First round (lost to Nick Kenny 2–3)
Performance timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDO World Championship | DNP | 1R | 1R |
| BDO World Trophy | DNP | 1R | 1R |
| Winmau World Masters | L272 | L272 | |
| Zuiderduin Masters | DNQ | QF | NH |
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play at the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | NYF | Not yet founded | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | RU | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Derk Telnekes".
- ^ "Derk Telnekes plaatst zich voor Lakeside! - Nederlandse Darts Bond".
- ^ "2018 BDO World Darts Championship: Richard Veenstra advances but Jamie Hughes and Cameron Menzies crash out". SportingLife. 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Mark McGeeney through to second round at BDO World Darts Championship". Sky Sports. 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Uitslagen voorronde Europese Q-School 2020 - Dag 4: Lijstaanvoerder Telnekes naar laatste 256, ook van Tergouw door". 19 January 2020.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (25 January 2020). "INTERVIEW: Telnekes set to become full time professional after claiming PDC Tour Card at Q-School: "I can fully focus on darts and no longer have to work"". DartsNews.
- ^ "Ian White beats James Wade to win Players Championship in Barnsley". Jersey Evening Post. 15 March 2020.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (5 December 2020). "Telnekes on drawing Kenny at PDC World Championship: "I know him from the BDO days. He's a very good player"". DartsNews.
- ^ Gill, Samuel (17 March 2024). "Lee Cocks defeats Wesley Plaisier to seal maiden PDC Challenge Tour title at Event 10". DartsNews.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (18 Aug 2024). "Clinical Kist sinks Scutt to secure Winmau Challenge Tour 20 title". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 18 Aug 2024.
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