# Bert Vlaardingerbroek

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Dutch darts player (born 1960)

Darts player

Bert Vlaardingerbroek Personal information Nickname "Big Bert" Born (1960-03-24) 24 March 1960 (age 66) The Hague, Netherlands Darts information Playing darts since 1983 Darts 28g Datadart Laterality Right-handed Walk-on music "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood Organisation (see split in darts) BDO 1985–1999 PDC 2003–2006 WDF major events – best performances World Championship Last 32: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 World Masters Quarter Finals: 1986 Other tournament wins Tournament Years Dortmund Open Spring Cup Amsterdam Open 1987 1993 1999

**Bert Vlaardingerbroek** (born 24 March 1960) is a Dutch former professional [darts](/source/Darts) player who has competed in events of the [British Darts Organisation](/source/British_Darts_Organisation) (BDO), [Professional Darts Corporation](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation) (PDC), and [World Darts Federation](/source/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](/source/WDF_World_Cup), his represented Team Holland with [Ellis Elsevijf](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ellis_Elsevijf&action=edit&redlink=1), [Paul Hoogenboom](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Hoogenboom&action=edit&redlink=1) & [Graeme Stoddart](/source/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](/source/BDO_World_Darts_Championship).[1][2][3]

Vlaardingerbroek made four BDO World Darts Championship appearances[4][5] and lost in the first round each time, losing to [Bob Anderson](/source/Bob_Anderson_(darts_player)) in 1988, [Dennis Hickling](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Hickling&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1989, [Cliff Lazarenko](/source/Cliff_Lazarenko) in 1990 and [Martin Phillips](/source/Martin_Phillips_(darts_player)) in 1992.

He also played in the [Winmau World Masters](/source/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](/source/Mike_Gregory_(darts_player)) and Lyndon Hextall before losing to [Jocky Wilson](/source/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](/source/World_Darts_Council) which led to the [split in darts](/source/Split_in_darts).

The loss of the top players from the [BDO](/source/British_Darts_Organisation)/[WDF](/source/World_Darts_Federation) 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](/source/Winmau_World_Masters) in 1999 and then competed in some [PDC Pro Tour](/source/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](/source/Professional_Dart_Players_Association).

## World Championship results

### BDO

- 1988: 1st Round: (lost to [Bob Anderson](/source/Bob_Anderson_(darts_player)) 1–3) (sets)

- 1989: 1st Round: (lost to [Dennis Hickling](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Hickling&action=edit&redlink=1) 0–3)

- 1990: 1st Round: (lost to [Cliff Lazarenko](/source/Cliff_Lazarenko) 2–3)

- 1992: 1st Round: (lost to [Martin Phillips](/source/Martin_Phillips_(darts_player)) 0–3)

## Performance timeline

Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 BDO World Championship Did not qualify 1R 1R 1R DNQ 1R Did not qualify Winmau World Masters 2R QF 2R RR 1R 4R 2R 4R 3R 1R 2R DNQ 2R 3R News of the World ??? RR Not held DNP Not held

Performance Table Legend DNP Did not play at the event DNQ Did not qualify for the event NYF Not yet founded #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) QF lost in the quarter-finals SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Darts Greatest Games](https://books.google.com/books?id=O8pHEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Bert+Vlaardingerbroek%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT33), Matt Bozeat, 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** (in Dutch) [Dartsgekte](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1999/01/09/dartsgekte-7430242-a679804), Marcel Abrahams, *NRC Handelsblad*, 9 January 1999

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** (in Dutch) [Nederlandse darters al sinds 1995 aan de top](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2017/01/01/nederlanders-al-sinds-1995-aan-de-top-5980172-a1539252), Frank Huiskamp, *NRC*, 1 January 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-vk_4-0)** (in Dutch) [One hundred and eighty!](https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/one-hundred-and-eighty~b44823d4/), *de Volkskrant*, 4 January 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-npo_5-0)** (in Dutch) [Andere Tijden Sport - season 6 episode 1](https://www.npostart.nl/andere-tijden-sport/06-01-2013/VPWON_1185415)

## External links

- [Profile and stats on Darts Database](http://www.DartsDatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=1019)

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