Raymond van Barneveld

Quick Facts

Full Name	Raymond van Barneveld
Occupation	Darts Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 20, 1967(1967-04-20)
Age	57
Birthplace	The Hague
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	South Holland
Horoscope	Aries

Raymond van Barneveld Biography

Raymond van Barneveld is one of the most popular and richest Darts Player who was born on April 20, 1967 in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands. He is a professional darts player, and five-time world champion. He was the world’s #1 darts player for much of 2008. He was knighted by Professional darts player and five time world champion, he is a member of the Professional Darts Corporation. Throughout much of 2008, he was the #1 ranked darts player in the world. His skills earned him a knighthood from Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands..

He has been in competition against He has competed against darts rival Phil Taylor., a darts competitor.

Van Barneveld began participating in competitive events around the Netherlands since 1984 when he was 17 years old. During that year he won his first tournament, which was the Rotterdam Open. From there onwards, Van Barneveld was considered among his compatriots as a future potential. In the following years he joined the international darts circuit, achieving further success, finishing runner-up in the 1987 Belgian Open and reaching the semi-finals in the 1988 Dutch Open. In September 1990 he participated in the WDF Europe Cup singles where he lost in the quarter-finals to Phil Taylor.

He started to make some progress on the British Darts Organisation circuit in the early 1990s, reaching the quarter-finals of the Belgian Open in September 1990 and the German Open in March 1991. His first semi-final came at the Swiss Open in June 1991.

He is a citizen in The Hague, Netherlands.

Raymond van Barneveld Net Worth

Raymond van Barneveld is one of the richest Darts Player from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Raymond van Barneveld 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1984, he played his first darts match. He was not able to make his first international success until 1995.

Arnoult Verzel published his biography, Barney: The Story Of A Darts Legend in 2007.

Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a retired Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five- time World Darts Champion (four-time BDO and one-time PDC), a two-time UK Open Champion and a former winner of the Las Vegas Desert Classic, the Grand Slam of Darts and the Premier League. He is also a twice-winner of the World Masters and the World Darts Trophy, and a three-time winner of the International Darts League and the WDF World Cup Singles event.

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Who is Raymond van Barneveld Dating?

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He continued his good run of form into the 1995 World Championship by beating Les Wallace, Dave Askew, Colin Monk and Martin Adams to reach his first World Final. Van Barneveld’s remarkable run to the final would eventually come to an end as he was defeated 6–3 by Welshman Richie Burnett.

Facts & Trivia

Raymond Ranked on the list of most popular Darts Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Raymond van Barneveld celebrates birthday on April 20 of every year.

He successfully defended the trophy the year later by the same winning margin as the previous year, this time against Ronnie Baxter. This made him only the second player in the tournament’s history to have launched a successful defence of his title; the other being Eric Bristow. Martin Adams and Glen Durrant would later also achieve this feat. In November 1999, Van Barneveld, the then 2-time reigning Lakeside World Champion, took on Phil Taylor, the then 7-time World Champion and reigning PDC world champion, at the Wembley Conference Centre. It was a legs match with a 60-minute clock ticking down to zero, with a short break at around the half-way stage. Van Barneveld lost the match 21–10.

Is Raymond van Barneveld still married?

Van Barneveld gets engaged to girlfriend Julia in Paris The five-time world champion had previously been married to Silvia Walraven for almost 25 years. That marriage came to an end in 2019.

Has Raymond van Barneveld split from his wife?

When did van Barneveld break up with wife Sylvia? Van Barneveld is currently in the process of getting divorced from his wife. But shortly after being snapped with Julia in the hotel, he confirmed that his relationship with Sylvia had ended.

Who is Raymond van Barneveld manager?

Darts legend Raymond van Barneveld’s manager, Ben de Kok , went viral during the PDC World Darts Championship last night due to his name. Van Barneveld eased his way past Lourence Ilagan on Monday in his first World Championship appearance since 2019.

What age is Raymond van Barneveld?

55 years (April 20, 1967)

Has RVB had a hair transplant?

The procedure itself failed in the case of Raymond van Barneveld. The hair from the donor site was already too thin for a successful transplant. Results could have been different with his still-thick hair from 1998, making this one example of waiting too long for a hair transplant.