Bert Vlaardingerbroek

{{short description|Dutch darts player (born 1960)}}  {{EngvarB|date=November 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox darts player | name = Bert Vlaardingerbroek | image = | fullname = | nickname = "Big Bert" | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|3|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [[The Hague]], Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | since = 1983 | darts = 28g Datadart | laterality = Right-handed | music = "[[Two Tribes]]" by [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]] | BDO = 1985–1999 | PDC = 2003–2006 | currentrank = | BDO World = Last 32: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 | World Masters = Quarter Finals: 1986 | World Darts Trophy = | Int. Darts League = | PDC World = | Matchplay = | Grand Prix = | UK Open = | Vegas = | Premier League = | US Open = | tournament = Dortmund Open Spring Cup Amsterdam Open | resultyears = 1987 1993 1999 | achievement = | updated = |}}

'''Bert Vlaardingerbroek''' (born 24 March 1960) is a Dutch former professional [[darts]] player who has competed in events of the [[British Darts Organisation]] (BDO), [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC), and [[World Darts Federation]] (WDF).

Vlaardingerbroek was the first Dutch darter to qualify for a world championship tournament.

==Career== In 1985 he was the first Dutch darter who qualified for the [[WDF World Cup]], his represented Team Holland with [[Ellis Elsevijf]], [[Paul Hoogenboom]] & [[Graeme Stoddart]] was not going to Brisbane, Queensland in Australia of 1985.

In 1988 he was the first Dutch darter who qualified for the [[BDO World Darts Championship]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=O8pHEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bert+Vlaardingerbroek%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT33 Darts Greatest Games], Matt Bozeat, 2017</ref><ref>{{in lang|nl}} [https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1999/01/09/dartsgekte-7430242-a679804 Dartsgekte], Marcel Abrahams, ''NRC Handelsblad'', 9 January 1999</ref><ref>{{in lang|nl}} [https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2017/01/01/nederlanders-al-sinds-1995-aan-de-top-5980172-a1539252 Nederlandse darters al sinds 1995 aan de top], Frank Huiskamp, ''NRC'', 1 January 2017</ref>

Vlaardingerbroek made four BDO World Darts Championship appearances<ref name="vk">{{in lang|nl}} [https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/one-hundred-and-eighty~b44823d4/ One hundred and eighty!], ''de Volkskrant'', 4 January 2013</ref><ref name="npo">{{in lang|nl}} [https://www.npostart.nl/andere-tijden-sport/06-01-2013/VPWON_1185415 Andere Tijden Sport - season 6 episode 1]</ref> and lost in the first round each time, losing to [[Bob Anderson (darts player)|Bob Anderson]] in 1988, [[Dennis Hickling]] in 1989, [[Cliff Lazarenko]] in 1990 and [[Martin Phillips (darts player)|Martin Phillips]] in 1992.

He also played in the [[Winmau World Masters]] thirteen times, his best performance was a quarter finals in 1986, who beating Paul Shefford, Alex MacKinnon, Lars Erik Karlsson, [[Mike Gregory (darts player)|Mike Gregory]] and Lyndon Hextall before losing to [[Jocky Wilson]].

His most successful period in the game came during 1992–93, when he reached the final of the Swiss Open (1992) and twice reached the last four of the Dutch Open (1992–93). He also reached the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open and Belgian Open in 1993. The 1993 Swiss event was the first event to suffer the loss of the 16 "rebel" players who had formed the [[World Darts Council]] which led to the [[split in darts]].

The loss of the top players from the [[British Darts Organisation|BDO]]/[[World Darts Federation|WDF]] led to opportunities for players to make progress up the world rankings. However, Vlaardingerbroek was not one of those who capitalised and faded from the scene after the 1993 World Masters.

He never featured in the final stages of a major event until reaching the last 32 of the [[Winmau World Masters]] in 1999 and then competed in some [[PDC Pro Tour]] events in 2003, 2005 & 2006 in his native country, which invites resident country players to compete without having to commit to affiliation of the [[Professional Dart Players Association]].

==World Championship results==

===BDO===

* 1988: 1st Round: (lost to [[Bob Anderson (darts player)|Bob Anderson]] 1–3) (sets) * 1989: 1st Round: (lost to [[Dennis Hickling]] 0–3) * 1990: 1st Round: (lost to [[Cliff Lazarenko]] 2–3) * 1992: 1st Round: (lost to [[Martin Phillips (darts player)|Martin Phillips]] 0–3)

==Performance timeline== {| class="wikitable" style="width:75%; margin:0" |- ! Tournament !! 1985 !! 1986 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 !! 1990 !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 |- | style="background:#efefef;"| {{Nowrap|[[BDO World Darts Championship|BDO World Championship]]}} | colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Did not qualify | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1988 BDO World Darts Championship|1R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1989 BDO World Darts Championship|1R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1990 BDO World Darts Championship|1R]] | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1992 BDO World Darts Championship|1R]] | colspan="7" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|Did not qualify |- | style="background:#efefef;"| {{Nowrap|[[World Masters (darts)|Winmau World Masters]]}} | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|2R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|QF]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|2R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|RR]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|1R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|4R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|2R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|4R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|3R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|1R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|2R]] | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|2R]] | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[Winmau World Masters#Records|3R]] |- | style="background:#efefef;" | [[News of the World Darts Championship|News of the World]] | colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |??? | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[News of the World Darts Championship|RR]] | colspan="6" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |Not held | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |DNP | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" |Not held |}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" |- ! colspan="8"|Performance Table Legend |- | style="color:#ccc; text-align:center; width:30px;"|DNP | Did not play at the event | style="color:#ccc; text-align:center; width:30px;"|DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | style="color:#ccc; text-align:center; width:30px;"|NYF | Not yet founded | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |- | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | lost in the semi-finals | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | lost in the final | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|'''W''' | won the tournament |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=1019 Profile and stats on Darts Database]

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