Andy Baetens

Andy Baetens
Andy Baetens
Personal information
Nickname	"The Beast from the East"
Born	24 February 1989 (age 35); Nieuwerkerken, East Flanders, Belgium
Home town	Erembodegem, East Flanders, Belgium
Darts information
Playing darts since	2014
Darts	Datadart Orion 23g
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2014–2020
PDC	2024–; (Tour Card: 2024-)
WDF	2014–2023
Current world ranking	91 (17 November 2024) (PDC)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (1): 2023
World Masters	Last 32: 2022
World Trophy	Last 16: 2018
Finder Masters	Last 24: 2016, 2017
Australian Open	Winner (1): 2023
Dutch Open	Runner Up: 2023
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open	Last 128: 2024
Other tournament wins
Belgium Masters	2017
Bruges Open	2022, 2023
Belfry Open	2023
Catalonia Open	2021
Croatian Masters	2023
Croatian Open	2023
Czech Open	2016, 2021, 2022, 2023
Denmark Masters	2023
Denmark Open	2023
England Masters	2017
FCD Anniversary Open	2021
Romanian Classic	2017
PDC Q-School EU	2024
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing Belgium
WDF Europe Cup

Andy Baetens (born 24 February 1989) is a Belgian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the reigning 2023 WDF World Darts champion, becoming the first Belgian player to win a world title. Baetens is also a four-time winner of the Czech Open and bronze medalist of the WDF Europe Cup. In the period from May 2023 to January 2024, he was the leader of the World Darts Federation men's ranking.

Career

Baetens took part in the first international tournaments shortly after he start playing darts. He advanced to the quarter-finals at the Antwerp Open during 2015 edition. In 2016, he advanced to the quarter-finals of the Polish Open. With his final victory over Darryl Fitton at the Czech Open in 2016, Baetens was able to win his first major title before he finally made his breakthrough on the tour in 2017.

With the Romanian Classic, the Belgium Masters and the England Masters, Baetens won three World Darts Federation tournaments and was able to qualify for his first 2018 BDO World Darts Championship. He also reached the semi-finals of the German Masters and the final of the Denmark Open. At the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship, he entered the tournament in 13th place on the seeding list and defeated Scott Baker in the first round. In second round he surprisingly defeated Scott Mitchell by 2–4 in sets. In the quarter-finals, Baetens missed six match darts and lost to Scott Waites by 5–4 in sets.

Baetens back to international tournaments at the 2020 Dutch Open, where he advanced to the quarter-finals. He beat Dirk van Duijvenbode and Mario Vandenbogaerde, until Brian Raman stopped him in the deciding leg of the quarter-finals match. In September 2021, he won the Catalonia Open and FCD Anniversary Open. In November 2021, he took victory at the Czech Open for a second time.

In April 2022, he played at the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. In the first round he beat Dave Parletti by 3–1 in sets. In the second round he beat Scott Marsh. His average for the match of 102.79 was the third highest in the history at the Lakeside Country Club.^[2] In the quarter-finals he played against Thibault Tricole and finally lost by 3–4 in sets.

At the end of September, Baetens qualified for the 2022 Belgian Darts Open via the Host Nation Qualifier. There he lost in the first round match against Madars Razma. After few weeks, Baetens won a title at the Bruges Open. In November 2022, he won Czech Open for the third time. In the final duel against Antony Allen, he beat him by 5–0 in legs. He qualified for the 2022 Winmau World Masters, where he reached the fourth round, and for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship. At the World Championship he defeated Sebastian Bialecki, Gary Stone and Jonny Tata to the reach his first world championship semifinal, the first for a Belgian at the Lakesidd. He then beat Dennis Nilsson to become the first Belgian in a world darts championship final. In the final he beat Chris Landman to win his first world title. In the period from May 2023 to January 2024, he was the leader of the World Darts Federation men's ranking. He is the third Belgian in history to finish the year in first place in this ranking, after Leo Laurens and Brian Raman.

In January 2024, Baetens entered the PDC European Q-School, earning an automatic two-year tour card following victory in the final on day three of the second stage.^[3]

Career finals

WDF major finals: 1 (1 title)

Legend
World Championship (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score^{[N 1]}
Winner	1.	2023	World Darts Championship	Chris Landman	6–1 (s)

^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

2018: Quarter-finals (lost to Scott Waites 4–5)
2022: Quarter-finals (lost to Thibault Tricole 3–4)
2023: Winner (beat Chris Landman 6–1)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
BDO/WDF Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship	DNQ		QF	DNQ		Defunct
WDF World Championship	Not established						QF	W
World Darts Trophy	DNQ		2R	DNQ	NH
Winmau World Masters	DNQ				NH		4R	NH
Zuiderduin Masters	RR	RR	DNP	NH
Australian Darts Open	NH			DNP	NH		DNP	W
Dutch Open	Non-ranked				QF	NH	7R	F
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking	-	-	-	-	-	-	191
WDF Year-end ranking	-	-	-	-	-	8	5	1

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2022	IDO DNP	GDC DNP	GDG DNP	ADO DNP	EDO DNP	CDO DNP	EDG DNP	DDC DNP	EDM DNP	HDT DNP	GDO DNP	BDO 1R	GDT DNP
2023	BSD DNP	EDO DNP	IDO DNP	GDG DNP	ADO DNP	DDC DNP	BDO 3R	CDO DNP	EDG DNP	EDM DNP	GDO DNP	HDT DNP	GDC DNP
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	BSD 2R	DDC DNQ	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
2024	WIG 3R	WIG 4R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	HIL 1R	HIL 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 2R	HIL 2R	HIL 2R	HIL 2R	HIL 4R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 3R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 2R	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	MIL 1R	MIL 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 3R

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	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	NYF	Not yet founded

External links

Andy Baetens' profile and stats on Darts Database

References

^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
^ "Baetens hits third highest ever Lakeside average in Marsh win, Tricole ends Hine's run". Dartsnews.com. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^ "Baetens & Bennett become latest duo to secure Tour Cards". www.pdc.tv. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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[score-4] (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

[PDC_Rankings-1] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

[2] "Baetens hits third highest ever Lakeside average in Marsh win, Tricole ends Hine's run". Dartsnews.com. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

[3] "Baetens & Bennett become latest duo to secure Tour Cards". www.pdc.tv. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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v t e WDF World Darts Championship winners
Men	2022: Duff 2023: Baetens
Women	2022: Greaves 2023: Greaves