Albertino Essers
Encyclopedia
Albertino Essers is a darts
player from the Netherlands
, who is nicknamed The Sensation and competes in British Darts Organisation
events. In the 2007 BDO World Darts Championship
, he defeated the number 2 seed Scotland
's Gary Anderson
in the first round, but lost to Scotsman Paul Hanvidge
in the second round. Paul Hogan
beat Essers in the second round in 2006, after Essers had defeated Ted Hankey
3-1 in the first round. At one point Essers suffered from dartitis
, an inability to release the dart while throwing.
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, who is nicknamed The Sensation and competes in British Darts Organisation
British Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....
events. In the 2007 BDO World Darts Championship
2007 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2007 Lakeside World Darts Championship was the 30th Championship and was held between January 6–14, 2007 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey....
, he defeated the number 2 seed Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
's Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson (darts player)
Gary Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman...
in the first round, but lost to Scotsman Paul Hanvidge
Paul Hanvidge
Paul Albert Hanvidge is a Scottish darts player who lives in Barrhead, Glasgow. His best achievement is twice reaching the quarter finals of the Lakeside World Championship.-Darts career:...
in the second round. Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan (darts player)
Paul Hogan is an English darts player who competes for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed "Crocodile Dundee" after the movie starring his namesake, the Australian actor Paul Hogan....
beat Essers in the second round in 2006, after Essers had defeated Ted Hankey
Ted Hankey
Edward "Ted" Hankey is an English darts player who is a two-time BDO World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is Be On Your Way by DJ Zany. Hankey built up a large following due to his obsession with and resemblance to Dracula...
3-1 in the first round. At one point Essers suffered from dartitis
Dartitis
Dartitis is a condition which can affect dart players, and severely damage their performance and results. It can be compared to the 'yips', an expression used to describe apparent loss of fine motor skills without any explanation...
, an inability to release the dart while throwing.