Josephus Schenk
Dutch darts player
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Josephus Schenk (born 19 August 1980) is a Dutch former professional darts player.
Zutphen, Netherlands Management: Ricardo (Kwast) Jansen
| Josephus Schenk | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "The Orange Machine" |
| Born | 19 August 1980 Zutphen, Netherlands Management: Ricardo (Kwast) Jansen |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1998 |
| Darts | 23g |
| Laterality | Left-handed |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2008–2010 |
| PDC | 2004–2008 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Last 16: 2005 |
| UK Open | Last 128: 2007 |
Career
Schenk began playing in the Professional Darts Corporation made his PDC World Darts Championship debut in 2005 where he defeated American Darin Young in the first round and Alan Caves in the second round before defeating Peter Manley in the round three stage. His run was ended though in the Last 16 stage by Andy Hamilton. In the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, Schenk was beaten in the first round by Dennis Priestley. This was followed by an appearance in the 2007 UK Open but was beaten early in the competition by Geoff Harkup.
In 2008, Schenk began playing in the Nederlandse Darts Bond, an affiliation of the British Darts Organisation and in 2009 he began playing in the BDO/WDF circuit.
In 2019, Schenk competed playing in the Dutch Open Men's Pairs with Derk Telnekes, losing in the quarter-finals to Gino Vos and Berry van Peer.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2005: Fourth round (lost to Andy Hamilton 1–4) (sets)
- 2007: First round (lost to Dennis Priestley 0–3)
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