Alexander Merkx
| Alexander Merkx | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Merkx at the 2025 World Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | "Alexander the Great" | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1994[1] Dommelen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Hapert, North Brabant, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22 Gram | |||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Happy Together" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike | |||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2013–2020 | |||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2019– | |||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2013– | |||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 216  (24 November 2024)[2](PDC)7  2 (8 December 2024)[3](WDF) | |||||||||||||||||
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| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Last 32: 2012, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Merkx (born 20 March 1994) is a Dutch darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
[edit]He made his PDC European Tour debut in the 2019 Dutch Darts Masters, but lost 6-1 Glen Durrant of England. Merkx also made his first final on the BDO/WDF circuit that year, losing 6-3 to Martin Barratt at the Lithuania Open.
Merkx became a WDF Tour regular in 2022, winning ranking titles in Lithuania and Switzerland. He qualified for the 2023 WDF World Championships, winning his first game against Arjan Konterman before losing to Dennis Nilsson in the Last 16.
Merkx won a third WDF title in January 2024 when he triumphed at the Romanian Open. He also enjoyed a lot of success on the PDC Challenge Tour, winning a title and securing a spot at the 2025 PDC World Championships through the Order of Merit.
World Championship results
[edit]WDF
[edit]- 2023: Third round (lost to Dennis Nilsson 1–3)
PDC
[edit]- 2025: Second round (lost to Chris Dobey 1-3)
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexander Merkx - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Player profile for Alexander Merkx from Dartsdatabase