Joey ten Berge
Encyclopedia
Joey ten Berge is a Dutch
darts
player who plays in British Darts Organisation
events.
Joey won the 2001 WDF Europe Youth Cup beating Sweden
's Markus Korhonen in the final. Six years later, he captured his first professional title by capturing the 2007 Austrian Open, defeating Hungary
's Nándor Bezzeg
in the final. He followed up by winning the Open Oost Nederland a month later. He fell two games short of qualifying for the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship
, losing to American
Steve Brown
and also fell two rounds short of making the televised stages of the 2007 Winmau World Masters
, losing to Paul Gibbs.
Joey won the 2008 Swiss Open, beating fellow Dutchman Edwin Max
in the semi finals and then beat England
's Dave Prins
in the final. He then reached the final of the Welsh Classic, losing to Scottish Open champion Garry Thompson
.
He reached the televised stages of the 2008 World Masters, where he again beat Max to reach the quarter finals, losing to Norway
's Robert Wagner
who won six straight legs for a 3-0 win in sets.
Joey earned one of the non-seeded places for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship
, meaning he did not need to qualify for the event. He was drawn with 11th seed Martin Atkins
in the first round and lost 3-2.
Seeded 9th in the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship
, Joey exited in the first round following a 3-2 defeat by Brian Woods
.
At the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship
ten Berge beat qualifier Shaun Griffiths
3-0 in the first round but lost in the second round 4-3 to Martin Phillips
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
darts
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player who plays in British Darts Organisation
British Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....
events.
Joey won the 2001 WDF Europe Youth Cup beating Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Markus Korhonen in the final. Six years later, he captured his first professional title by capturing the 2007 Austrian Open, defeating Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
's Nándor Bezzeg
Nándor Bezzeg
Nándor Bezzeg is a Hungarian darts player.Bezzeg reached the final of the 2007 Austrian Open, losing to Joey ten Berge. He then reached the final of the 2008 Hungarian Open, beating ten Berge in the semis before losing to another Dutchman Mareno Michels...
in the final. He followed up by winning the Open Oost Nederland a month later. He fell two games short of qualifying for the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship
2008 BDO World Darts Championship
*Michael Rosenauer was originally drawn to face Mark Webster, but chose to withdraw from the event to compete in the 2008 PDC World Championship. Jones had won the standby play-off at Bridlington prior to the World Masters-Statistics:- Women's Championship :...
, losing to American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Steve Brown
Steve Brown (darts player)
Steve Brown is an English-born American darts player who had the majority of his success during the 1990s when he finished third at the inaugural Professional Darts Corporation's version of the World Championship in 1994 - after the majority of top players decided to separate from the British...
and also fell two rounds short of making the televised stages of the 2007 Winmau World Masters
Winmau World Masters
The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship...
, losing to Paul Gibbs.
Joey won the 2008 Swiss Open, beating fellow Dutchman Edwin Max
Edwin Max
Edwin Max is a Dutch darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events. He uses the nickname Mad Max for his matches....
in the semi finals and then beat England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's Dave Prins
Dave Prins
Dave Prins is an English darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events.Prins reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Tony O'Shea in three straight sets....
in the final. He then reached the final of the Welsh Classic, losing to Scottish Open champion Garry Thompson
Garry Thompson (darts player)
Garry Thompson is an English darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation tournaments.-Darts career:Thompson reached the quarter finals of the 2004 British Open, beating Tony David and Darryl Fitton before losing to Phill Nixon. He then reached the quarter finals of the 2007 Belgium Open,...
.
He reached the televised stages of the 2008 World Masters, where he again beat Max to reach the quarter finals, losing to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's Robert Wagner
Robert Wagner (darts player)
Robert Wagner is an Austrian-born Norwegian darts player, nicknamed The Magician. He currently plays on the BDO circuit.-Darts career:...
who won six straight legs for a 3-0 win in sets.
Joey earned one of the non-seeded places for the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship
2009 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2009 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 32nd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation. Mark Webster was the defending men's champion having won the title for the first time in last year's final against Simon Whitlock, but he was eliminated convincingly...
, meaning he did not need to qualify for the event. He was drawn with 11th seed Martin Atkins
Martin Atkins (darts player)
Martin Atkins is an English darts player. His nickname is "The Assassin". His most notable achievement is beating former BDO World Champion Jelle Klaasen to win the Finnish Open on 11 March 2006...
in the first round and lost 3-2.
Seeded 9th in the 2010 BDO World Darts Championship
2010 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 33rd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 25th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Ted Hankey was the defending men's champion having won the title for the second time in the...
, Joey exited in the first round following a 3-2 defeat by Brian Woods
Brian Woods (darts player)
Brian Woods is an English darts player who has competed in events organised by the British Darts Organisation. He left the British Darts Organisation in 2011 for the Professional Darts Corporation through their qualifying school. He now lives in Aberdeen, and uses the nickname Pecker for his matches...
.
At the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship
2011 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green...
ten Berge beat qualifier Shaun Griffiths
Shaun Griffiths
Shaun Griffiths is an English darts player.Griffiths won consecutive Winmau World Youth Masters titles in 2007 and 2008. In 2010, he won the British Teenage Open, and reached the quarter-finals of the PDC Under-21 World Championship....
3-0 in the first round but lost in the second round 4-3 to Martin Phillips
Martin Phillips (darts player)
Martin Phillips is a Welsh darts player who competes in the British Darts Organisation and is currently the captain of Wales.-1988 to 1994:...
.