Andy Baetens
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| Nickname | "The Beast from the East" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1989 Nieuwerkerken, East Flanders, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Erembodegem, East Flanders, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Bull's NL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BDO | 2014–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2024– (Tour Card: 2024–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2014–2023, 2026–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 32: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Last 24: 2016, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Runner-up: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Last 128: 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 128: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | Last 32: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andy Baetens (born 24 February 1989) is a Belgian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He won the WDF World Champion in 2023 to become the first Belgian player to win a world title. Baetens is also a four-time winner of the Czech Open and the 2023 Australian Darts Open champion. He was also the runner-up at the 2023 Dutch Open and a bronze medalist at the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. From May 2023 to January 2024, he was ranked number one in the World Darts Federation men's ranking.