Andy Baetens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Baetens in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "The Beast from the East" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 February 1989 Nieuwerkerken, East Flanders, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Erembodegem, East Flanders, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | Datadart Orion 23g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walk-on music | "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BDO | 2014–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC | 2024– (Tour Card: 2024–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WDF | 2014–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current world ranking | (PDC) 70 ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WDF major events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Ch'ship | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Masters | Last 32: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trophy | Last 16: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finder Masters | Last 24: 2016, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch Open | Runner Up: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UK Open | Last 128: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masters | Last 32: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournament wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Andy Baetens (born 24 February 1989) is a Belgian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a former WDF World Champion, having won the 2023 World Championship to become the first Belgian player to win a world title. Baetens is also a four-time winner of the Czech Open and the 2023 Australian Darts Open champion. He was also the runner-up at the 2023 Dutch Open and a bronze medalist at the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. From May 2023 to January 2024, he was ranked number one in the World Darts Federation men's ranking.