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Danny Noppert
Noppert in 2023
Personal information
Nickname"The Freeze"
Born (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 33)
Joure, Netherlands[1]
Home townJoure, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since2009
Darts23g Winmau Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2012–2018
PDC2018–
(Tour Card: 2018-)
Current world ranking12 Steady (17 November 2024)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipRunner Up: 2017
World MastersQuarter Final: 2013
World TrophyQuarter Final: 2016
Finder MastersWinner (1): 2017
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
World MatchplaySemi Final: 2022
World Grand PrixSemi Final: 2021
UK OpenWinner (1): 2022
Grand SlamLast 16: 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024
European Ch'shipSemi Final: 2023, 2024
PC FinalsSemi Final: 2018
MastersQuarter Final: 2023
World Series FinalsRunner Up: 2019
Other tournament wins
Den Haag Open2016
German Open2016
Scottish Open2016
Masters of Waregem2016

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2022, 2023 (x2)
Players Championship (DUB) 2018
Players Championship (LEI) 2024

Danny Noppert (born 31 December 1990) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a former BDO World Darts Championship finalist, as well as being a Finder Darts Masters champion in 2017, before switching to the PDC in 2018, where he won the 2022 UK Open.

Career

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BDO

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In 2013, Noppert reached the televised stages of the Winmau World Masters. Then he beat Jeffrey de Graaf and Dennis Nilsson 3–0 to book his places in the quarter-final, where he was beaten 3–1 by Darryl Fitton. He also made his debut at the Zuiderduin Masters. After beating Darryl Fitton 5–4 in his first match, he lost to Tony O'Shea 5–3 in the second game to be knocked out in the group stages.

Noppert reached in 2015 the last 16 of the Winmau World Masters. He also qualified for the Zuiderduin Masters. A 5–2 victory and a 5–4 defeat to Scott Mitchell were enough to come through the group stage. Then he beat Darryl Fitton 3–0 in the quarters to reach the semis, where he lost 3–1 to Martin Adams.

Noppert started off 2016 well by reaching the final of the Dutch Open, in which he lost to Martin Adams 3–1. Two weeks later, Noppert won the Scottish Open, having beaten Dean Reynolds 6–0 in the final.[3] Noppert won also the Masters of Waregem, where he defeated Geert De Vos 3–1 in the final.

Noppert impressed during 2016 Grand Slam of Darts, beating Mensur Suljović and Nathan Aspinall before losing a high quality last 16 match with two-time PDC World Champion Gary Anderson 10–9.

In 2017, Noppert was able to reach the finals of the 2017 BDO World Darts Championship, defeating defending champion Scott Waites on his way there.[4] Noppert eventually lost to then-BDO world number one Glen Durrant 7–3.[5]

Noppert's first year in the PDC was quiet until December. He failed to move past the group stage of the 2017 Grand Slam of Darts, losing to Daryl Gurney 5–1 and Darren Webster 5–2, but did notch a victory by beating Mark Webster 5–2.

On 10 December 2017, Noppert won the WDF Finder Darts Masters event, beating Jim Williams in the final 5–3, This was Noppert's first TV title.

PDC

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Noppert announced he would move to the Professional Darts Corporation following the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship, and he entered the 2018 Q-School.[6] He won a two-year Tour Card by finishing top of the European Order of Merit, and took one of six wild cards.[7]

In his first year on the circuit he managed to qualify for the first televised tournament of the year, the 2018 UK Open in March, where he lost at the last 96 stage. He qualified for six European Tour events where he got good results. He made it to two semi finals, which means he will make his debut at the European Championship in October. He played on all 22 non-televised Players Championships and manage to win one and scoop the £10,000 first prize. Two days later he made his debut in the prestigious World Grand Prix tournament. His good results on the floor tournaments means he will also make his debut at the Players Championship Finals late November.

In March 2022, he won his first PDC major by winning the 2022 UK Open, beating Ryan Meikle, Devon Petersen, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Damon Heta, and William O'Connor on his way to the final, where he beat Michael Smith 11–10 in a last leg decider, surviving a match dart from Smith in the process. This win increased Noppert's PDC Order of Merit ranking to 12th.[8] Noppert represented the Netherlands in the non-ranking 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts alongside Dirk van Duijvenbode; this was Noppert's second appearance in the event. The Dutch team was defeated in the semi-final by Wales, represented by Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price.[9]

Noppert entered the 2022 World Matchplay as the 11th seed based on his standing in the Order of Merit. He defeated Brendan Dolan, Daryl Gurney, and Dirk van Duijvenbode en route to the event's semi-final stage, where he was beaten 17–11 by Gerwyn Price.[10] The £50,000 prize money for reaching the prestigious event's semi-final helped elevate him to 10th place on the PDC ranking Order of Merit as of August 2022.

World Championship results

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BDO

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PDC

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Career finals

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BDO major finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
World Championship (0–1)
Zuiderduin Masters (1–0)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1]
Runner-up 1. 2017 BDO World Darts Championship England Glen Durrant 3–7 (s)
Winner 1. 2017 Zuiderduin Masters Wales Jim Williams 5–3 (s)
  1. ^ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.

PDC major finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
UK Open (1–0)
World Series of Darts Finals (0–1)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2019 World Series of Darts Finals Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 2–11 (l)
Winner 2 2022 UK Open England Michael Smith 11–10 (l)

Performance timeline

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BDO

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
BDO World Championship Did not qualify F 2R
BDO World Trophy NH DNQ QF 1R PDC
Winmau World Masters QF 2R 6R 5R DNP PDC
Finder Darts Masters RR DNQ SF RR W PDC

PDC

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship Non-PDC 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R 2R
UK Open Non-PDC 2R 3R 4R 5R W 5R 5R
World Matchplay Non-PDC DNQ 1R 2R 1R SF 2R 1R
World Grand Prix Non-PDC 1R 2R 2R SF 2R 1R 1R
European Championship Non-PDC 1R DNQ 1R QF QF SF SF
Grand Slam of Darts 2R RR DNQ RR DNQ 2R 2R 2R
Players Championship Finals Non-PDC SF 2R 2R 3R QF WD
Non-ranked televised events
Masters DNQ WD QF 2R
World Cup of Darts DNP QF DNP SF 2R 2R
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ F DNQ 1R 2R 2R 2R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking Non-PDC 47 31 25 18 8 7


PDC European Tour

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
2018 EDO
2R
GDG
2R
GDO
2R
ADO
DNQ
EDG
SF
DDM
DNQ
GDT
DNQ
DDO
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
GDC
1R
DDC
DNQ
IDO
SF
EDT
1R
2019 EDO
DNQ
GDC
DNQ
GDG
2R
GDO
DNQ
ADO
DNQ
EDG
DNQ
DDM
2R
DDO
DNQ
CDO
3R
ADC
DNQ
EDM
DNQ
IDO
2R
GDT
2R
2020 BDC
3R
GDC
SF
EDG
DNQ
IDO
QF
2021 HDT
WD
GDT
3R
2022 IDO
QF
GDC
DNP
GDG
DNP
ADO
F
EDO
DNQ
CDO
DNQ
EDG
QF
DDC
F
EDM
1R
HDT
2R
GDO
2R
BDO
SF
GDT
2R
2023 BSD
2R
EDO
SF
IDO
3R
GDG
QF
ADO
QF
DDC
QF
BDO
3R
CDO
3R
EDG
2R
EDM
3R
GDO
QF
HDT
3R
GDC
2R
2024 BDO
3R
GDG
QF
IDO
QF
EDG
3R
ADO
QF
BSD
SF
DDC
QF
EDO
2R
GDC
3R
FDT
3R
HDT
3R
SDT
2R
CDO
2R


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
2018 BAR
4R
BAR
4R
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
WIG
1R
WIG
4R
MIL
4R
MIL
2R
WIG
3R
WIG
4R
BAR
1R
BAR
QF
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
DUB
2R
DUB
W
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
2019 WIG
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
BAR
SF
BAR
SF
WIG
1R
WIG
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
QF
BAR
4R
BAR
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
QF
WIG
4R
WIG
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
HIL
SF
HIL
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
DUB
4R
DUB
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
SF
2020 BAR
2R
BAR
3R
WIG
QF
WIG
SF
WIG
2R
WIG
3R
BAR
SF
BAR
2R
MIL
QF
MIL
1R
MIL
3R
MIL
3R
MIL
3R
NIE
3R
NIE
4R
NIE
QF
NIE
4R
NIE
4R
COV
4R
COV
4R
COV
2R
COV
2R
COV
2R
2021 BOL
2R
BOL
3R
BOL
SF
BOL
4R
MIL
1R
MIL
3R
MIL
3R
MIL
3R
NIE
3R
NIE
3R
NIE
2R
NIE
SF
MIL
3R
MIL
1R
MIL
3R
MIL
1R
COV
4R
COV
3R
COV
4R
COV
QF
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
BAR
QF
2022 BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
WIG
DNP
WIG
DNP
BAR
3R
BAR
SF
NIE
1R
NIE
4R
BAR
SF
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
WIG
2R
WIG
2R
NIE
4R
NIE
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
W
BAR
1R
BAR
4R
BAR
SF
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
2023 BAR
4R
BAR
W
BAR
4R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
HIL
2R
HIL
1R
WIG
3R
WIG
1R
LEI
2R
LEI
1R
HIL
3R
HIL
QF
LEI
3R
LEI
4R
HIL
DNP
HIL
DNP
BAR
2R
BAR
4R
BAR
QF
BAR
W
BAR
2R
BAR
DNP
BAR
QF
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
BAR
QF
2024 WIG
2R
WIG
1R
LEI
QF
LEI
1R
HIL
QF
HIL
1R
LEI
2R
LEI
W
HIL
1R
HIL
QF
HIL
3R
HIL
SF
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
4R
MIL
2R
MIL
2R
MIL
QF
MIL
QF
WIG
1R
WIG
3R
LEI
4R
LEI
1R
WIG
4R
WIG
3R
WIG
QF
WIG
3R
WIG
SF
LEI
SF
LEI
3R


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

References

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  1. ^ Schmitz, Juergen. "Danny Noppert - Dartspieler Portraits bei Darts 1".
  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Noppert and Winstanley crown Scottish Open champions". tungstentickle.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ "BDO World Darts Championships: Scott Waites knocked out by Danny Noppert". BBC Sport. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ^ "BDO World Darts Championships: Glen Durrant beats Danny Noppert for first title". BBC Sport. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Noppert confirms move to PDC: 'Going to Q-School next week'". Dartsnews. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. ^ "PDC Q-School: Danny Noppert among 33 to earn tour cards". BBC Sport. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Danny Noppert beats Michael Smith to claim UK Open title in thrilling final-leg finish". Sky Sports. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  9. ^ "World Cup of Darts: Australia upset England and Wales to win maiden title in Frankfurt". Sky Sports. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  10. ^ "World Matchplay Darts: Gerwyn Price sets up blockbuster date with Michael van Gerwen in Blackpool". Sky Sports. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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