Alexander Merkx
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 Merkx at the 2025 World Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | "Alexander the Great" | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1994[1] Dommelen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Hapert, North Brabant, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Darts information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing darts since | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Bull's Signature | |||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Happy Together" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike | |||||||||||||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||||||||||||||||||
| BDO | 2013–2020 | |||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2019– | |||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2013– | |||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (WDF) 37  3 (6 July 2025)[2](PDC) 136  3 (30 July 2025)[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Last 16: 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 16: 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Last 32: 2012, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | Last 64: 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 128: 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Merkx (born 20 March 1994) is a Dutch darts player who competes in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won 2024 PDC Challenge Tour 21.
Career
[edit]He made his PDC European Tour debut in the 2019 Dutch Darts Masters, but lost 6–1 to Glen Durrant. Merkx also made his first final on the BDO/WDF circuit that year, losing 6-3 to Martin Barratt at the Lithuania Open.
Merkx became a WDF Tour regular in 2022, winning ranking titles in Lithuania and Switzerland. He qualified for the 2023 WDF World Championships, winning his first game against Arjan Konterman before losing to Dennis Nilsson in the Last 16.
Merkx won a third WDF title in January 2024 when he triumphed at the Romanian Open. He also enjoyed success on the 2024 PDC Challenge Tour series, winning a title and securing a spot at the 2025 PDC World Championship through the Order of Merit.
World Championship results
[edit]WDF
[edit]- 2023: Third round (lost to Dennis Nilsson 1–3)
PDC
[edit]- 2025: Second round (lost to Chris Dobey 1-3)
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexander Merkx". Mastercaller.
- ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Player profile for Alexander Merkx from Dartsdatabase