Andy Baetens

Andy Baetens
Personal information
Nickname	"The Beast from the East"
Born	(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35) Nieuwerkerken, East Flanders, Belgium
Home town	Erembodegem, East Flanders, Belgium
Darts information
Playing darts since	2014
Darts	Datadart Orion 23g
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2014–2020
PDC	2024– (Tour Card: 2024-)
WDF	2014–2023
Current world ranking	91 1 (31 October 2024)[1] (PDC)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	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
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open	Last 128: 2024
Other tournament wins
Belgium Masters 2017 Bruges Open 2022, 2023 Belfry Open 2023 Catalonia Open 2021 Croatian Masters 2023 Croatian Open 2023 Czech Open 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 Denmark Masters 2023 Denmark Open 2023 England Masters 2017 FCD Anniversary Open 2021 Romanian Classic 2017 PDC Q-School EU 2024
Medal record Men's Darts Representing  Belgium WDF Europe Cup 2022 Gandía Men's singles

Andy Baetens (born 24 February 1989) is a Belgian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the reigning 2023 WDF World Darts champion, becoming the first Belgian player to win a world title. Baetens is also a four-time winner of the Czech Open and bronze medalist of the WDF Europe Cup. In the period from May 2023 to January 2024, he was the leader of the World Darts Federation men's ranking.

Baetens took part in the first international tournaments shortly after he start playing darts. He advanced to the quarter-finals at the Antwerp Open during 2015 edition. In 2016, he advanced to the quarter-finals of the Polish Open. With his final victory over Darryl Fitton at the Czech Open in 2016, Baetens was able to win his first major title before he finally made his breakthrough on the tour in 2017.

With the Romanian Classic, the Belgium Masters and the England Masters, Baetens won three World Darts Federation tournaments and was able to qualify for his first 2018 BDO World Darts Championship. He also reached the semi-finals of the German Masters and the final of the Denmark Open. At the 2018 BDO World Darts Championship, he entered the tournament in 13th place on the seeding list and defeated Scott Baker in the first round. In second round he surprisingly defeated Scott Mitchell by 2–4 in sets. In the quarter-finals, Baetens missed six match darts and lost to Scott Waites by 5–4 in sets.

Baetens back to international tournaments at the 2020 Dutch Open, where he advanced to the quarter-finals. He beat Dirk van Duijvenbode and Mario Vandenbogaerde, until Brian Raman stopped him in the deciding leg of the quarter-finals match. In September 2021, he won the Catalonia Open and FCD Anniversary Open. In November 2021, he took victory at the Czech Open for a second time.

In April 2022, he played at the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. In the first round he beat Dave Parletti by 3–1 in sets. In the second round he beat Scott Marsh. His average for the match of 102.79 was the third highest in the history at the Lakeside Country Club.^[2] In the quarter-finals he played against Thibault Tricole and finally lost by 3–4 in sets.

At the end of September, Baetens qualified for the 2022 Belgian Darts Open via the Host Nation Qualifier. There he lost in the first round match against Madars Razma. After few weeks, Baetens won a title at the Bruges Open. In November 2022, he won Czech Open for the third time. In the final duel against Antony Allen, he beat him by 5–0 in legs. He qualified for the 2022 Winmau World Masters, where he reached the fourth round, and for the 2023 WDF World Darts Championship. At the World Championship he defeated Sebastian Bialecki, Gary Stone and Jonny Tata to the reach his first world championship semifinal, the first for a Belgian at the Lakesidd. He then beat Dennis Nilsson to become the first Belgian in a world darts championship final. In the final he beat Chris Landman to win his first world title. In the period from May 2023 to January 2024, he was the leader of the World Darts Federation men's ranking. He is the third Belgian in history to finish the year in first place in this ranking, after Leo Laurens and Brian Raman.

In January 2024, Baetens entered the PDC European Q-School, earning an automatic two-year tour card following victory in the final on day three of the second stage.^[3]

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score[N 1]
Winner	1.	2023	World Darts Championship	Chris Landman	6–1 (s)

• 2018: Quarter-finals (lost to Scott Waites 4–5)
• 2022: Quarter-finals (lost to Thibault Tricole 3–4)
• 2023: Winner (beat Chris Landman 6–1)

PDC European Tour

PDC Players Championships

• Andy Baetens' profile and stats on Darts Database

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