Incredible signed performance “Dancing Dimi“! After eliminating his friend and national team partner Kim Huybrechts in the round of 16 world darts championship, Dimitri Van den Bergh made history this Sunday.
Opposed to Welsh Jonny Clayton (7th in the world) in the quarter-finals, the Belgian alternated hot and cold before taking over his opponent to win 5-3.
Thanks to this success, Van den Bergh, who had previously failed twice at this stage of the competition (2018 and 2020), reached the top 4 of a world championship for the first time in his career. A first for a Belgian.
“I cannot express how I feel yet, but I know that you have all witnessed a historic moment: I am the first Belgian in the semi-finals of the World Cup. I’m incredibly proud!”, declared a Dimitri Van den Bergh overjoyed on the stage of Alexandra Palace, London.