Berry van Peer
| Berry van Peer | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Berry van Peer | ||||
| Nickname | "Bionic" | ||||
| Born | 23 August 1996 Roosendaal, Netherlands | ||||
| Home town | Sprundel, Netherlands | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 2010 | ||||
| Darts | 22g Monster | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | "Unseen" by Dimitri K | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| BDO | 2013−2015 | ||||
| PDC | 2015−2022 | ||||
| WDF | 2013−2015, 2023− | ||||
| Current world ranking | 32  (14 November 2023)[1] | ||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||
| World Masters | Last 144: 2014, 2015 | ||||
| Dutch Open | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
| UK Open | Last 96: 2016, 2022 | ||||
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2017 | ||||
| PC Finals | Last 32: 2016 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
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Berry van Peer (born 23 August 1996) is a Dutch darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Previously he competed in Professional Darts Corporation events and being a finalist of the PDC World Youth Championship.
Career
Van Peer won two events on the PDC Development Tour in Coventry in April 2015.[2] He went on to finish third in the 2015 Development Tour Order of Merit and was subsequently awarded a two-year PDC Pro Tour card for 2016 and 2017.
Van Peer qualified for the UK Open and Players Championship Finals in 2016, losing in the second round of each event.[3] He also reached the final of the 19th Development Tour tournament of the year and was defeated 4−3 by Mike de Decker.[4] Van Peer qualified for the final of the PDC World Youth Championship.[5] He played Corey Cadby in the final in Minehead, England in November, but lost 6−2.[6]
Whilst playing at the 2017 Grand Slam of Darts, Van Peer suffered a severe case of dartitis during his match with 2 time World Champion Gary Anderson. Former player and now Sky Sports pundit Wayne Mardle has talked about his struggles with dartitis and has thrown his support behind the young tyro, even touting him as a future champion despite his struggles with the condition. Despite his visible struggles on stage, Van Peer defeated both Simon Whitlock and Cameron Menzies in the group stage, before losing out to Mensur Suljović in the second round.[7]
References
- ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Development Delight For Kirk & Van Peer". PDC.tv. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Berry van Peer 2016". Darts Database. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 PDC Development Tour England Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Cadby & van Peer Reach Youth Final". PDC.tv. 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "World Youth Glory For Cadby". PDC.tv. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Carlo van Peer and Berry van Peer to become fourth set of brothers to play PDC ProTour this weekend in Niedernhausen". Dartsnews.com. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
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