Berry van Peer (born 23 August 1996) is a Dutch

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player who competes in

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events.

Career

Van Peer won two events on the PDC Development Tour in

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in April 2015. He went on to finish third in the 2015 Development Tour Order of Merit and was subsequently awarded a two-year

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card for 2016 and 2017. Van Peer qualified for the

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and

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in 2016, losing in the second round of each event. He also reached the final of the 19th Development Tour tournament of the year and was defeated 4−3 by Mike de Decker. Van Peer qualified for the final of the

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. He played

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in the final in

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in November, but lost 6−2. Whilst playing at the 2017 Grand Slam of Darts, Van Peer suffered a severe case of

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during his match with 2 time World Champion Gary Anderson. Former player and now Sky Sports pundit

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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

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and

Cameron Menzies Cameron Menzies (born 27 June 1989) is a Scottish darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Career BDO Menzies first played darts on the BDO circuit in 2006, playing in the Gibraltar Open. However, he did ...

in the group stage, before losing out to

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in the second round.

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* 1996 births Living people Dutch darts players Sportspeople from Rucphen Darts players with dartitis Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders {{Netherlands-darts-bio-stub