Andy Baetens
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| Nickname | "The Beast from the East" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1989 Nieuwerkerken, East Flanders, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Erembodegem, East Flanders, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 22g Bull's NL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BDO | 2014–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC | 2024– (Tour Card: 2024–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WDF | 2014–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | (PDC) 72 1 (19 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | Last 32: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trophy | Last 16: 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finder Masters | Last 24: 2016, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Winner (1): 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Open | Runner Up: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UK Open | Last 128: 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | Last 32: 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andy Baetens (born 24 February 1989) is a Belgian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a former WDF World Champion, having won the 2023 World Championship to become the first Belgian player to win a world title. Baetens is also a four-time winner of the Czech Open and the 2023 Australian Darts Open champion. He was also the runner-up at the 2023 Dutch Open and a bronze medalist at the 2022 WDF Europe Cup. From May 2023 to January 2024, he was ranked number one in the World Darts Federation men's ranking.