Jelle Klaasen
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| Nickname | The Cobra |
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 Netherlands
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| Date of birth | 17th October 1984 |
| place of birth | Alphen , Province of North Brabant |
| place of residence | Breda , the Netherlands |
| Darts | |
| Darts since | 2003 |
| Throwing hand | right |
| darts | Master Darts "Jelle Klaasen" 23 g |
| Enema music | Sex on fire from Kings of Leon |
| BDO | 2003-2007 |
| PDC | since 2007 |
| Place in the world rankings | 49. |
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| Infobox last updated: January 2nd, 2020 | |
Jelle Klaasen (born October 17, 1984 in Alphen , Province of Noord-Brabant ) is a Dutch darts player . His previous nickname was "Jelle de Snelle", which is due to his very fast throwing technique. Until 2014 he called himself "The Matador". Today he is called "The Cobra". He has Indonesian roots.
Career
Jelle Klaasen became the youngest title holder to date at the BDO World Professional Darts Championship in 2006 . During the tournament he defeated Mervyn King in the second round and his compatriot and defending champion Raymond van Barneveld in the final . In 2007, Klaasen was eliminated in the first round against Co Stompé without winning a set.
In January 2007 he switched to the rival association PDC .
At the 2015 World Cup, Jelle Klaasen lost the second round match against eventual champion Gary Anderson 3: 4.
At the 14th edition of the Players Championship 2015 - day 2 in Wigan - Jelle Klaasen won the final against Ian White with 6: 2 and thus won a PDC Pro Tour event for the first time. This secured him a prize of £ 10,000.
At the 2016 World Cup, after winning over Cullen, King, Taylor and Norris in the semi-finals against defending champion Gary Anderson, he was eliminated from the tournament without winning a set.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2006: Winner (7-5 win against Raymond van Barneveld )
- 2007: 1st round (3-0 loss to Co Stompé )
PDC
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2008 : 1st round (2: 3 defeat by Vincent van der Voort )
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2009 : quarter-finals (5-1 loss to Raymond van Barneveld )
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2010 : 1st round (3-1 loss to Barrie Bates )
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2011 : 1st round (lost 3-1 to Steve Brown )
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2012 : 2nd round (4-0 loss to James Wade )
- 2013 : not qualified
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2014 : 1st round (3-1 loss to Jamie Caven )
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2015 : 2nd round (3: 4 loss to Gary Anderson )
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2016 : semi-finals (6-0 loss to Gary Anderson )
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2017 : Round of 16 ( 2-4 loss to Dave Chisnall )
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2018 : 1st round (1: 3 loss to Jan Dekker )
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2019 : 2nd round (1-3 loss to Keegan Brown )
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2020 : 2nd round (1: 3 defeat against Michael van Gerwen )
title
BDO
- Majors
PDC
- Pro tour
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ PDC Order of Merit. Accessed January 2, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Klaasen, Jelle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The Cobra (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch darts player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th October 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alphen , Netherlands |