Josephus Schenk (born 19 August 1980, in Zutphen) is a former Dutch professional darts player.

Career

Schenk began playing in the

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made his

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debut in 2005 where he defeated

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Darin Young in the first round and

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in the second round before defeating Peter Manley in the round three stage. His run was ended though in the Last 16 stage by Andy Hamilton. In the

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, Schenk was beaten in the first round by

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. This was followed by an appearance in the 2007

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but was beaten early in the competition by

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. In 2008, Schenk began playing in the Nederlandse Darts Bond, an affiliation of the British Darts Organisation and in 2009 he began playing in the BDO/WDF circuit. In 2019, Schenk rejoined playing in the BDO on Dutch Open Men's Pairs with Derk Telnekes and who losing to the Quarter Finals are

Gino Vos Gino Vos (born 6 July 1990) is a Dutch professional darts player. Career Vos first came to prominence as an 18-year-old in the 2008 Czech Open, getting to the final before losing to Dave Prins 6–4. His next major success came in the 2009 Wo ...

and

Berry van Peer Berry van Peer (born 23 August 1996) is a Dutch darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Career Van Peer won two events on the PDC Development Tour in Coventry in April 2015. He went on to finish third in the 2015 Deve ...

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World Championship Results

PDC

* 2005: 4th Round (lost to Andy Hamilton 1–4) * 2007: 1st Round (lost to

0–3)

External links

Website

Profile and stats on Darts Database
1980 births Living people Dutch darts players People from Zutphen Sportspeople from Gelderland Professional Darts Corporation associate players {{Netherlands-darts-bio-stub