11 Facts About Kim Huybrechts

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Kim Huybrechts was born on 16 November 1985 and is a Belgian professional darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events.

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Kim Huybrechts has achieved the perfect nine-dart finish on TV, doing so in the 2014 Grand Slam of Darts against Michael van Gerwen in the quarter-finals, and has appeared in the Premier League on two occasions.

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Kim Huybrechts had a fantastic debut in the tournament as he managed to reach the quarter-finals.

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Kim Huybrechts revealed after the match that his performances had earned him new sponsors, which will help him play all the tournaments on the PDC circuit for two years and admitted that it was his "biggest achievement of his career to date".

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Kim Huybrechts earned a place in the European Tour 1 event in Vienna by defeating Tonci Restovic and Jerry Hendricks in the European qualifier.

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Kim Huybrechts went one better at the 2012 European Championship than his 2011 performance as he reached his maiden semi-final of a PDC major event.

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Kim Huybrechts partnered his brother Ronny in the World Cup of Darts, becoming the first brothers to do so and had a spectacular run to reach the final of the event.

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Kim Huybrechts said afterwards that he read text messages sent by his late father for inspiration before the final and dedicated the victory to him.

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Kim Huybrechts was now into the top 16 on the Order of Merit and therefore earned a place in the inaugural Masters.

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Kim Huybrechts described facing his brother as the hardest and most nerve-wracking game of his life and that he was feeling sorry for Ronny when he was missing doubles.

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Kim Huybrechts appeared undeterred by the comments as he celebrated almost every important visit to the board and leg winning doubles which saw him lead Taylor on three different occasions.