Co Stompé
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| Co Stompé | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Nickname | The Matchstick | |
| Date of birth | 10 September 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |
| Home town | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |
| Darts information | ||
| Playing darts since | 1988 | |
| Darts | 23gr Grand Slam Co Stompé | |
| Walk-on music | Played Alive by Safri Duo | |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||
| BDO | 1995 - 2008 | |
| PDC | 2008 - | |
| Current World Ranking | 256 (PDC June 2008) | |
| BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | Semi-finalist 2000 | |
| World Masters | Quarter-finalist 2000, 2006 | |
| World Darts Trophy | Last 16 2002, 2004 | |
| Int. Darts League | Quarter-finalist 2005 | |
| PDC Majors - Best Performances | ||
| Other Televised PDC events - Best Performances | ||
| Other Tournament Wins | ||
| Tournament | Years | |
| WDF Europe Cup Belgium Open Finnish Open Swiss Open British Classic |
1998 2000 2003 2007 2007 |
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Infobox last updated on: February 23, 2008. |
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Jacobus `Co` Stompé (born 10 September 1962 in Amsterdam), is a Dutch professional darts player.
Stompé was considered for years as the second ranked Dutch darts player behind Raymond van Barneveld. After reaching the semi-finals of the Embassy BDO World Darts Championship in 2000, he has dropped back behind a younger emerging Dutch group of players. Stompé recent record show him making it to the first or second round of major championships, whereupon he acts as a commentator for the Dutch commercial television station SBS6.
Stompé is nick named The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance making him look like a matchstick.
Before turning professional, Stompé was among other things a tram driver of tram line 14 in Amsterdam.
Stompe came back to fame with the defeat of reigning BDO champion Jelle Klaasen in Round 1 of the 2006 Lakeside World Darts Championship.
Co is married to his second wife Danielle. He proposed to her on stage after winning the World Cup with the Netherlands.
On 11 June 2008 it was announced that Co had joined the Professional Darts Corporation circuit.
[edit] Competition record
- 1998 - European Champion
- 2000 - Lakeside: Semi finalist
- 2002 - Dutch Open: Semi finalist
- 2004 - Doeland Grandmasters: Semi finalist
- 2005 - IDL: Quarter finalist
- 2006 - Winmau World Masters: Quarter finalist
- 2007 - Swiss Open: Winner
