Jeffrey de Graaf

Jeffrey de Graaf
Personal information
Born	(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 Den Helder, Netherlands
Home town	Stockholm, Sweden
Darts information
Playing darts since	2006
Darts	23g Jeffrey de Graaf
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2010–2016
PDC	2016–2019, 2021- (Tour Card: 2016-2018, 2023-)
Current world ranking	140 1 (28 April 2024)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
World Masters	Last 32: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
World Trophy	Runner Up: 2015
Finder Masters	Quarter Final: 2012
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2024
UK Open	Last 64: 2016
PC Finals	Last 32: 2016
Other tournament wins
Belgium Open 2015 Denmark Masters 2014, 2015 Denmark Open 2013 Finnish Open 2014 German Open 2015 Isle of Man Open 2012 PDCNB Finland 2023, 2024 PDCNB Latvia 2024 PDCNB Sweden 2024 Romanian Open 2012 Swedish Open 2013

Jeffrey de Graaf (born 21 November 1990) is a Dutch-born Swedish darts player. He has previously played in six World Championships (four BDO and two PDC) but lost in the first round each time, before winning his first and second round matches in the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. He moved from the BDO to the PDC in 2016.

Career

BDO

In 2012, De Graaf began playing the international circuit and won the 2012 Isle of Man Open and 2012 Romanian Open. He reached also the quarter-finals of the Zuiderduin Masters.

De Graaf managed to qualify for the 2013 BDO World Championship, where he faced compatriot Jan Dekker in the first round. He missed one match dart in the final set, and Dekker ultimately won by three sets to two. De Graaf won in the course of the year the Denmark Open and Swedish Open. De Graaf qualified for the 2014 World Championship, where he lost 3–0 to Martin Atkins in the first round. De Graaf also played in the 2014 BDO World Trophy. After winning in the first two rounds, he lost in the quarter-finals to James Wilson. Later in the year De Graaf again won two titles, the Denmark Masters and the Finnish Open.

In his third Lakeside appearance, De Graaf was eliminated in the first round again, this time 3–0 by Brian Dawson. He reached the final of the BDO World Trophy in February, in which he played against Geert De Vos. De Graaf missed one match dart for the title and ultimately lost 10–9. In the rest of the year De Graaf won three titles, the German Open, the Denmark Masters and the Belgium Open.

At his fourth attempt at the Lakeside De Graaf was knocked out again in the first round, losing 3–2 against compatriot Richard Veenstra. A few days later, De Graaf announced his move from the BDO to the PDC.

PDC

De Graaf firstly played the Q-School to get a tour card for the PDC Pro Tour, which he took on the third day. Then De Graaf qualified for the UK Open, where he started in the second round. He defeated William O'Connor 6–5 on the main stage. A round later, he lost 9–8 against Rob Cross after leading 8–5. In late March, De Graaf also made his debut on the European Tour at the German Darts Masters. After beating Darren Johnson 6–4 in the first round, he was defeated by Michael Smith 6–5 in the second round. A consistent debut year in the PDC saw him qualify for the Players Championship Finals and he overcame Steve Beaton 6–4, before being eliminated 6–1 by Robbie Green in the second round, despite averaging 101.22.

De Graaf won a place in the 2017 World Championship through the European Order of Merit and he lost 3–1 to Jelle Klaasen in the first round.

He lost his PDC Tour Card at the end of 2018 following a 3–2 defeat to Noel Malicdem in the first round of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. In 2023, he started to represent Sweden instead of Netherlands, and made his debut at PDC Nordic and Baltic Tour.

De Graaf made his comeback to 2024 PDC World Darts Championship when he qualified from PDC Nordic and Baltic Tour, making his first appearance since 2019. In the First round he came back from two sets down against Ritchie Edhouse, winning 3-2 on sets. In the Second round he defeated seeded José De Sousa 3-1 and advanced into the Third round, where he lost against Rob Cross 2-4.

De Graaf secured his Tour card via European Q-School 2024, making his full comeback to PDC Pro Tour for the first time since 2018.

World Championship results

BDO

• 2013: First round (lost to Jan Dekker 2–3)
• 2014: First round (lost to Martin Atkins 0–3)
• 2015: First round (lost to Brian Dawson 0–3)
• 2016: First round (lost to Richard Veenstra 2–3)

PDC

• 2017: First round (lost to Jelle Klaasen 1–3)
• 2019: First round (lost to Noel Malicdem 2–3)
• 2024: Third round (lost to Rob Cross 2–4)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	BDO					1R	DNQ	1R	DNQ				3R
UK Open	BDO				3R	2R	Did not qualify						1R
Players Championship Finals	BDO				2R	1R	1R	DNQ
WDF/BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship	DNP	1R	1R	1R	1R	PDC			DNP	NH	PDC
BDO World Trophy	Not held		QF	F	PDC				NH
Winmau World Masters	L32	L32	L32	L32	PDC				NH		PDC	NH	PDC
Finder Darts Masters	QF	RR	RR	RR	PDC			NH
Career statistics
PDC Year-end ranking	–	–	–	–	70	55	62	–	–	–	–	99

PDC European Tour

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
2016	DDM DNQ	GDM 2R	GDT DNQ	EDM DNQ	ADO 1R	EDO 1R	IDO 1R	EDT DNQ	EDG 1R	GDC DNQ
2017	GDC DNQ	GDM 3R	GDO 1R	EDG 1R	GDT DNQ	EDM DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDO DNQ	DDM DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDT DNQ
2018	EDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	GDO DNQ	ADO DNQ	EDG DNQ	DDM 1R	GDT 1R	DDO DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDC DNQ	DDC 3R	IDO DNQ	EDT 1R
2019	Did not play
2020	Did not play
2021	Did not play
2022	Did not play
2023	BSD DNQ	EDO DNQ	IDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	ADO DNQ	DDC DNQ	BDO DNQ	CDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	EDM DNQ	GDO 1R	HDT DNP	GDC 1R
2024	BDO DNQ	GDG DNQ	IDO DNQ	EDG DNQ	ADO	BSD	DDC	EDO	GDC	FDT	HDT	SDT	CDO

PDC Players Championship

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
2016	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	COV 1R	COV 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 4R	BAR 4R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	DUB 3R	DUB 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R
2017	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	MIL QF	MIL 1R	WIG 1R	WIG 2R	BAR 4R	BAR 3R	BAR 3R	BAR 2R	DUB 1R	DUB 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 3R
2018	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	BAR SF	BAR 3R	MIL 3R	MIL 2R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	WIG 2R	WIG 1R	MIL 1R	MIL 3R	WIG 3R	WIG 3R	BAR 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R	BAR 2R	DUB 3R	DUB 3R	BAR 1R	BAR 1R
2024	WIG 1R	WIG 1R	LEI 1R	LEI 1R	HIL	HIL	LEI	LEI	HIL	HIL	HIL	HIL	MIL	MIL	MIL	MIL	MIL	MIL	MIL	WIG	WIG	MIL	MIL	WIG	WIG	WIG	WIG	WIG	LEI	LEI

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			NYF	Not yet founded

Career finals

BDO major finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2015	BDO World Trophy	Geert De Vos	9–10 (l)

External links

• Player profile on Jeffrey de Graaf from Dartsdatabase