De Graaf just misses out on title on debut on PDCNB Tour

Jeffrey de Graaf narrowly missed out on the title at the start of the season on the PDC Nordic Baltic Tour on Saturday. This circuit is open to darters from Nordic and Baltic countries.

De Graaf, from North Holland, has been living in Sweden with his girlfriend for several years. Only this year he also got Swedish citizenship, allowing him to compete in the Nordic Baltic Tour.

He immediately made it to the final, but lost to Marko Kantele (6-1). The Finn had also beaten Cor Dekker in the semi-finals. Dekker also holds a Dutch passport, but lives in Norway.

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PDC Nordic Baltic Tour 1

Quarter-Finals

Paavo Myller 6-4 Daniel Larsson

Jeffrey de Graaf 6-5 Benjamin Drue Reus

Marko Kantele 6-3 Oskar Lukasiak

Cor Dekker 6-3 Tom Veje

Semi final

Jeffrey de Graaf 6-1 Paavo Myller

Marko Kantele 6-2 Cor Dekker

Final

Marko Kantele 6-1 Jeffrey de Graaf