Jeffrey de Zwaan (born 26 March 1996) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has won 2 PDC ranking titles in Players Championship events. He reached his first major semi-final at the 2018 World Matchplay.
Career De Zwaan progressed through to the last 16 of the 2014 World Masters, where he lost to Glen Durrant 3–0. He won a two-year PDC Tour Card in 2015 by defeating Prakash Jiwa 5–1 in the final round.
De Zwaan played at the 2015 German Darts Championship, defeating Devon Petersen 6–2 in the first round before being whitewashed 6–0 by Adrian Lewis in round two. De Zwaan qualified for the 2015 UK Open, reaching the last 16 at the final qualifier. On his debut he lost 5–2 to Benito van de Pas in the second round. He eliminated Steve Brown, Michael Smith, Ken MacNeil and Jelle Klaasen to reach his first PDC quarter-final at Players Championship 4 and lost 6–3 to Lewis. De Zwaan qualified for the European Championship having been the lowest ranked of the seven European Qualifiers but lost 6–3 to world number one Michael van Gerwen in the opening round.
De Zwaan's first year on the PDC tour saw him finish high enough on the Pro Tour Order of Merit to qualify for the 2016 World Championship. His first round match against Michael Smith went to a sudden-death leg. Smith won the bull to throw first and defeated de Zwaan 4–3. He lost 6–5 in the second round of the UK Open to Alex Roy. He reached the last 32 of four Players Championship events and qualified for two European Tours, but was knocked out in the first round of both. De Zwaan reached the final of the 18th Development Tour event but was beaten 4–2 by Corey Cadby.
In the 2018 UK Open, he drew number one seed Michael van Gerwen and won the match 10–8, ultimately ending the World Number 1's unbeaten run in ITV major tournaments since November 2014. He lost 10–8 in the following round to Rileys qualifier Paul Hogan.
In April, de Zwaan won his first PDC ranking title by beating Jonny Clayton 6–5 in the final of Players Championship 10.
At the 2018 World Matchplay, he defeated Michael van Gerwen in the first round 10–6 in legs. This was his second victory over van Gerwen in a major event. This was considered a huge upset due to Michael van Gerwen being the current world number 1 and Jeffrey being the world number 68.
Following Gary Anderson's withdrawal from the 2019 Premier League, de Zwaan was selected as one of nine 'contenders' to replace him. He would play a one-off match against Rob Cross on night nine in Rotterdam.
In May 2019, de Zwaan won his second PDC ranking title by beating Stephen Bunting 8–2.
De Zwaan reached the fourth round of the 2020 PDC World Championship, where he played Peter Wright. Wright led 3–0 in sets and 2–0 in legs before de Zwaan mounted a comeback to level at 3–3 and lead by a break of throw in the deciding set, but Wright eventually won and went on to win the tournament. This was followed by another selection for one of the Premier League nights in Rotterdam, this time under the tag of 'Challenger'.
He lost his professional status at the end of 2022, having dropped outside the top 64 of the PDC Order of Merit. In January 2023 De Zwaan won his Tour card straight back at Q-School, winning the second day. He did so by becoming day-winner on third day of the final stage. At the 2023 UK Open in March, De Zwaan reached the last 32 with wins over Lukas Wenig, Geert Nentjes, James Wilson and Danny Jansen. In the last 32 De Zwaan defeated Gerwyn Price with a 105.20 average. In the last 16, he lost to Rob Cross.
In 2024 De Zwaan continued in his second year with Tour card and signed a multi-year contract with the company Unicorn. In the same time he continued battling with his injured shoulder and was forced to skip several tournaments due to a persistent bursitis problem. He also had to wear dentures due to losing his front teeth. He was only able to qualify for two European Tour events in 2024, being eliminated in the second round at both events. De Zwaan was one of four players to qualify for the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship through the Tour Card Holder qualifier. He lost 3–1 to Florian Hempel in the first round, resulting in him losing his Tour Card.
De Zwaan would regain his card on the final day at 2026 Q School.
Personal life De Zwaan is of Thai ancestry through his mother.
World Championship results
PDC 2016: First round (lost to Michael Smith 2–3) 2019: Second round (lost to Rob Cross 1–3) 2020: Fourth round (lost to Peter Wright 3–4) 2021: Second round (lost to Ryan Searle 0–3) 2025: First round (lost to Florian Hempel 1–3)
Performance timeline BDO Tournament 2013 2014 World MastersDNP 6R RRDNP PDC Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World ChampionshipDNP 1RDNQ 2R 4R 2RDid not qualify 1RDNQ UK Open 2R 2R 1R 4R 4R 4R 4R 3R 6R 3RDNQ 1R World MatchplayDid not qualify SF 1R 1RDid not qualify World Grand PrixDid not qualify 2R 2R QFDid not qualify European Championship 1RDid not qualify QF 1RDid not qualify Grand SlamDNQ RRDid not qualify DNQ 1R 2R 1R 3RDid not qualifyNon-ranked televised events MastersDid not qualify1RDid not qualify Prel. Premier LeagueDid not participateDid not participate World Series FinalsDid not qualify1RDNQ1RDid not qualify QF 3R QF RR QF SFDid not participateCareer statisticsYear-end ranking57597844232345869874206
European Tour Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2015GDC2RGDTDNQGDM1RDDM2RIDO1RDid not qualifyEDG2R 2016Did not qualifyADO1REDODNQIDO1RDid not qualify 2017Did not qualifyGDT1RDid not qualifyDDM2RGDGDNQIDODNQEDT1R 2018EDO1RDid not qualifyDDO1REDMDNQGDCDNQDDC1RIDODNQEDT2R 2019EDO2RGDCDNQGDGDNQGDO2RADO2REDGQFDid not qualifyADC3REDM1RIDO2RGDT2R 2022IDODNQGDCDNQGDG2RADO2REDODNQCDO1REDGDNQDDCDNQEDM3RHDT3RDid not qualify 2023Did not qualifyGDG2RADO1RDid not qualify 2024BDODNQGDG2RIDODNQEDGDNQADO2RDid not qualify 2026PDODNQEDT1RBDODNQGDGDNQEDG2RADODNQIDODNQBDO1RDid not qualifyDDC
Players Championships Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 2015BAR2RBAR3RBAR1RBARQFBAR3RCOV1RCOV2RCOV2RCRA2RCRA1RBAR1RBAR1RWIG4RWIG2RBAR2RBAR2RDUB2RDUB2RCOV1RCOV1R 2016BAR1RBAR1RBAR3RBAR2RBAR3RBARDNPBARDNPCOV1RCOV3RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR2RBAR3RDUB1RDUB1RBAR1RBAR1R 2017BAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RMIL1RMIL1RBAR1RBAR1RWIG1RWIG2RMILDNPMILDNPWIG1RWIGQFBAR2RBAR2RBAR2RBAR1RDUB2RDUB2RBAR4RBARSF 2018BAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBARFMIL2RMIL3RBARSFBAR1RWIG2RWIGWMIL3RMIL4RWIG2RWIG1RBAR1RBAR1RBARDNPBAR3RDUB2RDUB3RBAR2RBAR3R 2019WIG4RWIG3RWIG3RWIG2RBAR1RBAR2RWIG4RWIG1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBARFBARQFBARWBAR3RBAR1RWIG2RWIG3RBAR1RBAR4RHIL3RHIL1RBAR3RBAR2RBAR4RBAR2RDUB3RDUB1RBAR3RBAR4R 2020BAR2RBAR1RWIGSFWIG1RWIG1RWIG1RBAR2RBAR1RMIL2RMIL1RMIL1RMIL3RMIL2RNIE3RNIE1RNIE3RNIE1RNIE1RCOV1RCOVQFCOV2RCOV3RCOV1R 2021BOL1RBOL2RBOL1RBOL1RMIL1RMIL2RMIL1RMIL1RNIEDNPNIEDNPNIEDNPNIEDNPMIL1RMIL1RMIL3RMIL1RCOV1RCOV4RCOV2RCOV1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR1RBAR3RBAR2RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1R 2022BARDNPBARDNPWIG1RWIG1RBAR4RBAR1RNIE1RNIE1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR3RBAR1RBAR1RWIG1RWIG1RNIE2RNIE2RBAR2RBAR2RBAR1RBAR2RBAR3RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR3RBAR3RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1R 2023BAR2RBAR1RBAR3RBAR2RBAR4RBAR1RHIL1RHILDNPWIG1RWIG2RLEI1RLEI1RHIL1RHIL3RLEI2RLEI2RHIL1RHILQFBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR1RBAR2RBAR1RBAR1RBAR1RBAR3RBAR2R 2024WIG1RWIG1RLEI1RLEI2RHIL4RHIL1RLEI1RLEI2RHIL1RHIL1RHIL2RHIL1RMIL3RMIL2RMIL3RMIL3RMIL1RMIL1RMIL1RWIG1RWIG3RLEIDNPLEIDNPWIG2RWIG2RWIG3RWIG1RWIG1RLEI1RLEI1R 2026HIL1RHIL1RWIG3RWIG1RLEI2RLEI1RLEI1RLEI1RWIG2RWIG3RMIL1RMIL1RHIL2RHIL1RLEI1RLEI1RLEI1RLEI2RMIL1RMIL1RWIG2RWIG1RLEI1RLEI4RHIL2RHIL1RLEI1RLEI2RROS2RROS4RROSROSLEILEI
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