"Didn’t learn anything from the week before"- Dirk van Duijvenbode's fumbling with stickers gets on Vincent van der Voort's nerves

Dirk van Duijvenbode has been enjoying a strong run of form in recent weeks. At the Austrian Darts Open, the Dutchman reached the quarterfinals, and he went one better last weekend by making the semifinals of the European Darts Grand Prix.

However, it wasn’t just Van Duijvenbode’s darts doing the talking in Sindelfingen. Just as he had in Austria, the 32-year-old was again seen fiddling with the sponsor stickers on his shirt—something that caught the attention of former pro Vincent van der Voort.

“At one point, he even stuck a sticker on his head and gave an interview while holding another in his hand,” Van der Voort said on the Darts Draait Door podcast. “It remains a strange sight—apparently he didn’t learn anything from the week before.”

Van der Voort questioned whether such antics reflect the seriousness needed at the professional level. “If that sticker is bothering you, you take it off after two legs. But Dirk turns it into a whole performance every time.”

The sticker antics did provoke plenty of laughter from the crowd, and social media users also seemed to enjoy the spectacle. “He holds it up in such a way that you can’t even see his actual sponsors,” Van der Voort chuckled.

Belgian pro Kim Huybrechts, also appearing on the podcast, wasn’t surprised by Van Duijvenbode’s behavior. “Dirk is Dirk, huh? You can’t judge him,” he said.

Still, Van der Voort was quick to emphasize Van Duijvenbode’s resurgence on the oche after a challenging spell with injury. “He’s throwing fantastically right now, producing a really high level. It’s unbelievably good.”