Dimitri Van den Bergh

Dimitri Van den Bergh
Van den Bergh at the 2024 World Grand Prix
Personal information
Full nameDimitri Barbara Peter Van den Bergh[1]
Nickname"The Dreammaker"
Born (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 30)
Antwerp, Belgium
Home townSint-Truiden, Belgium
Darts information
Darts23g Target Signature Gen 2
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Happy" by Pharrell Williams
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2012–2013
PDC2013–
(Tour Card: 2015-)
Current world ranking9 Increase 2 (17 November 2024)[2]
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 256: 2013
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipSemi Final: 2023
World MatchplayWinner (1): 2020
World Grand PrixSemi Final: 2024
UK OpenWinner (1): 2024
Grand SlamSemi Final: 2020
European Ch'shipLast 16: 2022
Premier League5th: 2021
PC FinalsLast 16: 2022, 2023
MastersSemi Final: 2024
World Series FinalsRunner Up: 2021
Other tournament wins
Hemeco Open Rosmalen 2016

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2021
Players Championship (NIE) 2021
Players Championship (HIL) 2024

World Series of Darts

Dutch Darts Masters 2022
Nordic Darts Masters 2022

Youth events

PDC World Youth Championship 2017, 2018
PDC Development Tour 2014 (x3), 2015 (x2)
2016, 2017, 2018 (x2)
PDC Challenge Tour 2013
British Teenage Open 2013
Other achievements
2016 Breaks into the top 64 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time

2018 Hits first televised nine-dart leg at 2018 Grand Slam of Darts against Stephen Bunting[3]
2020 Wins first ranked PDC premier title. Moves into top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time

2024 Hits second televised nine-dart leg at 2024 World Matchplay against Martin Schindler[4]
Medal record
Men's Darts
Representing  Belgium
EDF European Ch'ship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Podčetrtek Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Podčetrtek Men's cricket

Dimitri Barbara Peter Van den Bergh (born 8 July 1994) is a Belgian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked No. 11 in the world.

Nicknamed "The Dreammaker", he is a two-time back-to-back World Youth Champion.

Van den Bergh has won 9 senior PDC titles, including the World Matchplay and UK Open. He defeated Gary Anderson 18–10 in the 2020 World Matchplay final, in his World Matchplay debut, and defeated Luke Humphries 11–10 in the 2024 UK Open final.

  1. ^ @DanDartsDawson (20 April 2021). "Evidence. The man top of the @unibet..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Dimitri Van den Bergh hits a nine-darter at Grand Slam of Darts". SKY Sports. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "World Matchplay Darts: Dimitri Van den Bergh hits nine-darter as Rob Cross survives scare and Peter Wright goes out". SKY Sports. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.