Albertino Essers

Albertino Essers (born 30 May 1969) is a Dutch former professional darts player. Nicknamed The Sensation, he competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events.^[1]

Albertino Essers
Personal information
Nickname	"The Sensation"
Born	(1969-05-30) 30 May 1969 (age 56) Oosterbeek, Netherlands
Home town	Oosterbeek, Netherlands
Darts information
Playing darts since	1991
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Explode" by Jordan & Baker
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2001–2007, 2012–2013
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Last 16: 2006, 2007
World Masters	Last 32: 2002, 2004
World Trophy	Last 32: 2003, 2004, 2006
Int. Darts League	Last 32 Group: 2003, 2004, 2006
Finder Masters	Last 24 Group: 2003, 2004, 2005
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Belgium Open	2005
Updated on 23 May 2019.

Career

In the 2007 BDO World Darts Championship, Essers defeated the number 2 seed, Scotland's Gary Anderson, in the first round, but lost to Scotsman Paul Hanvidge in the second round.^[2] Paul Hogan beat Essers in the second round in 2006,^[3] after Essers had defeated Ted Hankey 3–1 in the first round.^[4] At one point Essers suffered from dartitis, an inability to release the dart while throwing.^[5]

World Championship performances

BDO

• 2003: 1st Round (lost to Richie Davies 1–3)
• 2004: 1st Round (lost to Steve Duke 1–3)
• 2006: 2nd Round (lost to Paul Hogan 2–4)
• 2007: 2nd Round (lost to Paul Hanvidge 1–4)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
BDO World Championship	DNQ	1R	1R	DNQ	2R	2R
International Darts League	NH	RR	RR	DNQ	RR	PR
World Darts Trophy	DNQ	1R	1R	DNQ	1R	DNQ
Winmau World Masters	L32	L64	L32	L64	L64	DNQ
Finder Darts Masters	DNQ	RR	RR	RR	DNQ

Performance Table Legend
DNP	Did not play at the event	DNQ	Did not qualify for the event	NYF	Not yet founded	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF	lost in the quarter-finals	SF	lost in the semi-finals	F	lost in the final	W	won the tournament