BDO Grand Slam Events
His first attempt at the Winmau World Masters in 2005 ended with a 2-3 defeat to Irishman Steve McDonald. In 2006 he was seeded 13 but suffered a straight sets defeat in his first match against fellow Dutchman Mario Robbe.
As World Champion, he was invited to the 2006 World Darts Trophy in his home country, but lost 0-3 to Tony Eccles in the first round. In 2007 he won in the first round 3-1 against reigning PDC world champion van Barneveld, shortly after that he lost in the second round to Andy Hamilton.
He also played in the 2006 International Darts League and beat 13-times World Champion Phil Taylor 7-6 in his last group match, but it was not enough to qualify for the knockout stages. He beat Andy Fordham and Dick van Dijk but lost to Adams, Greatbatch and Colin Lloyd in his other group matches.
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