Dirk van Duijvenbode
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | |||||||||
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Van Duijvenbode in 2019 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Nickname | "The Titan" "Aubergenius" | ||||||||
| 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– (Tour Card: 2016–) | ||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 31 (1 June 2025) | ||||||||
| 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. He is known for his energetic walk-on, combined with hardstyle music. More recently, he has become known for his job on an aubergine farm, which has led to him having the nickname 'Aubergenius'.
Van Duijvenbode has won six ranking PDC titles and 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.