Derk Telnekes

Derk Telnekes (born 28 April 1995) is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Derk Telnekes
Personal information
Born	(1995-04-28) 28 April 1995 Deventer, Netherlands
Home town	Deventer, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since	2015
Darts	22g
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2016–2019
PDC	2020–
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2018, 2019
World Masters	Last 272: 2017
World Trophy	Last 32: 2018, 2019
Finder Masters	Quarter Final: 2018
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 96: 2021
UK Open	Last 96: 2021
PC Finals	Last 64: 2020
Other tournament wins
Belgium Open 2017

Career

In 2017, Telnekes won the Belgium Open. He qualified for the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship as one of the playoff qualifiers. He played Chris Landman in the preliminary round, winning 3–0. In the first round he was matched up with Geert De Vos, losing 1–3.

Telnekes won a PDC Tour Card for the first time at European Q School. He will play on the ProTour in 2020 and 2021.

On 14 March 2020, Telnekes made it to the quarter-finals of a PDC ranking event for the first time at Players Championship 7. He then reached a first semi-final the following day.

World Championship results

BDO

• 2018: First round (lost to Geert De Vos 1–3)
• 2019: First round (lost to Mark McGeeney 1–3)

PDC

• 2021: First round (lost to Nick Kenny 2–3)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2017	2018	2019
BDO World Championship	DNP	1R	1R
BDO World Trophy	DNP	1R	1R
Winmau World Masters	L272	L272
Zuiderduin Masters	DNQ	QF	NH

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	RU	lost in the final	W	won the tournament

External links

• Derk Telnekes player profile at Darts Orakel