Dirk van Duijvenbode
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Van Duijvenbode in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | "Aubergenius" "The Titan" | ||
| Born | 30 June 1992 Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands | ||
| Home town | 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands | ||
| Darts information | |||
| Playing darts since | 2006 | ||
| Darts | 23g Bull's NL Signature | ||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||
| Walk-on music | "Just Like You" by Radical Redemption | ||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||
| BDO | 2010–2011 | ||
| PDC | 2011–present (Tour Card: 2016–present) | ||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 29 1 (8 March 2026) | ||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||
| World Championship | Quarter-final: 2021 | ||
| World Matchplay | Quarter-final: 2022 | ||
| World Grand Prix | Runner-up: 2020 | ||
| UK Open | Last 16: 2022 | ||
| Grand Slam | Last 16: 2022 | ||
| European Championship | Semi-final: 2022 | ||
| PC Finals | Semi-final: 2024 | ||
| Masters | Quarter-final: 2023 | ||
| World Series Finals | Runner-up: 2022 | ||
| Other tournament wins | |||
Players Championships (x6)
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Dirk van Duijvenbode (born 30 June 1992) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where is ranked world number thirty; he reached a peak ranking of world number ten in 2023. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2016, Van Duijvenbode has won six Players Championship titles. He was the runner-up at the 2020 World Grand Prix and 2022 World Series of Darts Finals, losing to Gerwyn Price in the final on both occasions. He has also finished as runner-up in three events on the PDC European Tour.
He is known for his energetic walk-on, combined with hardstyle music. He has been nicknamed "Aubergenius" due to him working on an aubergine farm.