This is already an enduring tradition in the darts world, almost every player has a nickname on his shirt and is announced this way by the master of ceremonies. John McDonald. Former UK Open finalist Vincent van der VoortHowever, I don’t like it.
Van der Voort, who will lose his PDC Tour Card after this PDC World Darts Championships concludes, he has been in the darts world for about thirty years, but unlike many of his colleagues, he is not a fan of all these nicknames. “There has never been a T-shirt of mine with a nickname on it. And it never will be. Go and check, you won’t find it. I’m definitely too down-to-earth for that,” Van der Voort said on the podcast “Darts Goes On”.
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However, during his career, Van der Voort received nicknames such as “Fast Vinny” and “The Dutch Destroyer”. He didn’t like it though. “When you played war outside, you had a nickname. When you grow up at some point, you stop doing it. Such things are not for me,” he laments. “Grease Lightning. I thought that was the worst. Come on, man. Since I never did anything with it, they just kept looking for other names until they thought I liked them.”
Vincent van der Voort is not a fan of nicknames
Kevin Doetswho played against Michael Smith at the 2025 PDC World Darts Championships and ultimately made the final 16, is nicknamed “The Hawk”. “Because he’s so focused. And aren’t all the other darters? NO? Well, then he clearly deserves the nickname,” Van der Voort cannot hide his dislike.
One of the greatest Dutch talents, Wessel Nijmanby the way, still waiting for a nickname. “Then we pick one and start calling it that,” laugh Van der Voort and podcast presenter Damian Vlottes. “We’re forcing him to adopt that nickname.”
