Anca Zijlstra

Anja Carolina Zijlstra (born 3 September 1973) is a Dutch darts player who competes in events of the World Darts Federation (WDF).

Anca Zijlstra
Personal information
Nickname	"The Phoenix"
Born	(1973-09-03) 3 September 1973 (age 51) Heerlen, Netherlands
Home town	Brunssum, Netherlands
Darts information
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Headlong" by Queen
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2011–2020
WDF	2011–
Current world ranking	3 (WDF W) 17 1 (9 July 2025)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Championship	Quarter Final: 2016
World Masters	Last 16: 2012
World Trophy	Semi Final: 2017
Dutch Open	Runner-up: 2020
Other tournament wins
Hungarian Open 2012 BDO International Open 2017 Denmark Open 2021 Swiss Open 2022
Medal record Women's Darts Representing  Netherlands WDF Europe Cup 2022 Gandía Men's team 2022 Gandía Men's pairs 2022 Gandía Men's overall

Career

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

• 2016: Quarter-finals (lost to Aileen de Graaf 1–2)
• 2017: First round (lost to Lorraine Winstanley 0–2)
• 2018: First round (lost to Anastasia Dobromyslova 0–2)
• 2022: Second round (lost to Priscilla Steenbergen 0–2)
• 2023: Second round (lost to Paula Murphy 0–2)
• 2024: First round (lost to Jitka Císařová 0–2)