Gian van Veen has been immediately added to the darts team TOTO Dart Kings. The 21-year-old darts player from Poederoijen, Gelderland, is the sixth player who is part of the team with only Dutch top darts players.
Van Veen has quickly become one of the greatest talents on the darts circuit. Van Veen was already allowed to participate several times as a substitute on the PDC Pro Tour in the second half of 2022. He immediately made a good impression and managed to reach his first ranking final in November 2022.
In January 2023, Van Veen won a PDC Tour Card at the Q-School, making him a regular face on the PDC circuit for at least the next two seasons. On his debut at the UK Open, the Gelderlander asserted himself by throwing three averages of over a hundred.
Van Veen also impressed on the Pro Tour with two quarter-finals on the Euro Tour, including by throwing an average of 114.15 during the European Darts Matchplay in July. At the end of August, Van Veen reached the final of a Players Championship tournament for the second time, but just like in his first attempt, Gerwyn Price proved too strong in the final.
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Thanks to good performances on the Pro Tour, Van Veen has secured participation in major tournaments such as the European Darts Championship, the Players Championship Finals and the Darts World Championship. In the autumn, the Dutch darts public will often have the opportunity to meet the new crown prince of the Dutch darts guild.
Van Veen also made waves on the Development Tour circuit. The Dutchman won six of the 24 tournaments and finished at the top of the PDC Development Tour 2023 rankings.
Van Veen is proud to be part of the TOTO Dart Kings from now on.
''It is of course a great honor to be part of the darts team TOTO Dart Kings. I have had my tour card since the beginning of this year and have therefore been on the professional tour for less than a year, but to be asked to join the team is of course something I am very proud of."
''I look forward to working with the other men and taking my career to the next level through this step. I am convinced that this is the right step for me and that, in collaboration with TOTO Dart Kings, I can get the most out of my career.”
Chris Woerts, sports marketer and founder of the TOTO Dart Kings, sees Van Veen as a welcome addition to the team.
''We are very happy and proud that Gian wants to join the TOTO Dart Kings. Gian is not only very talented, he is also a real team player and therefore fits perfectly into the team. He also wants to learn and with the knowledge and experience of Michael, Raymond, Danny, Vincent and Dirk he can only get better.”
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