Sven Groen (born 30 May 1995) is a professional

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former

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player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Darts Career

He won the 14th Development Tour event of 2015 by beating Nick Kenny 4–2 in the final. He then overcame

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6–3 to win the Central European Qualifier for the 2016 World Championship, where he lost 2–1 to

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in the preliminary round. Groen failed to earn a tour card at Q School or qualify for the

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and in the rest of 2016 reached two quarter-finals in

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events and one in a Development Tour event. After losing in the final round of day one of 2017 Q School, Groen went on to finish third on the Order of Merit and earn a two-year PDC Tour Card. Groen quit of the PDC in 2019.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2016: Preliminary round (lost to

1–2) (sets)

References

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1995 births Living people Dutch darts players People from Wijhe Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders Sportspeople from Overijssel 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-darts-bio-stub