Anca Zijlstra
Dutch darts player
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Anja Carolina Zijlstra (born 3 September 1973) is a Dutch darts player who competes in events of the World Darts Federation (WDF).
Nickname"The Phoenix"
Born3 September 1973
Heerlen, Netherlands
Heerlen, Netherlands
HometownBrunssum, Netherlands
LateralityRight-handed
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| Nickname | "The Phoenix" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1973 Heerlen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Brunssum, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Headlong" by Queen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2011–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2011– | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 3 (WDF W) 29  1 (16 March 2026)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Quarter Final: 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Semi Final: 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Runner-up: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
World Championship results
BDO/WDF
- 2016: Quarter-finals (lost to Aileen de Graaf 1–2)
- 2017: First round (lost to Lorraine Winstanley 0–2)
- 2018: First round (lost to Anastasia Dobromyslova 0–2)
- 2022: Second round (lost to Priscilla Steenbergen 0–2)
- 2023: Second round (lost to Paula Murphy 0–2)
- 2024: First round (lost to Jitka Císařová 0–2)
