Leon de Geus (born 24 June 1971) is a Dutch former
darts player who played in
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World ...
(PDC) events.
PDC career
In January 2013, he took part in the PDC
Qualifying School but failed to win a place, coming closest on the third day when he reached the last 16. De Geus qualified for the
2013 UK Open
The 2013 Speedy Services UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the eleventh year of the UK Open tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competed in a ...
, but was beaten 5–3 by Scott Robertson in the first round. The best result of his career to date was winning through to the last 16 of the
Gibraltar Darts Trophy, where he lost 6–1 to
Phil Taylor. The only event De Geus could qualify for in 2014 was the
German Darts Championship
The German Darts Championship is a Professional Darts Corporation event that takes place in Germany as part of the PDC European Tour. Since 2013, it has been held at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, after previously being held in Berlin
Berlin ( , ) ...
where he came back from 5–3 down against
Steve Maish to win 6–5, before losing 6–2 against world number one
Michael van Gerwen in the second round. He did not play in a PDC from April until the end of the year.
De Geus returned at Q School in January 2015 and, after failing to advance beyond the last 256 in the first three days, reached the last 16 on day four where he was beaten by
Magnus Caris. Though he did not earn a PDC tour card he will still have entry into European Tour and UK Open Qualifiers in the year ahead.
References
External links
Darts Database profile
1971 births
Living people
Dutch darts players
Sportspeople from Tilburg
Professional Darts Corporation associate players
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