Luc Marreel Explained

Luc Marreel
Nickname:The Belgium Ace
Birth Date:2 February 1949
Birth Place:Gullegem, Belgium
Death Place:Izegem, Belgium
Since:1968
Laterality:Right-handed
Bdo:1977–1990
Bdo World:Last 16: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985
World Masters:Last 32: 1982, 1983
Tournament:Belgium National Championship
Belgium Gold Cup
Dutch Open
Resultyears:1981

1982, 1983
1983
Updated:22 February 2019

Luc Marreel (2 February 1949 – 11 May 2015) was a Belgian professional darts player who competed in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Darts career

Marreel played in the BDO World Darts Championship five times. In 1981, he beat Denmark's Jan Larsen in the first round before losing in round two to Tony Brown. In 1982, Marreel beat Alistair Forrester in the first round, but lost in the second round to Sweden's Stefan Lord. In 1983, Marreel again won his first round match, defeating the Welshman Ceri Morgan 2–0 in the opening round but lost 3–0 in the second round again to Lord. Marreel suffered a first round exit in 1984 to America's Rick Ney but reached the second round once more in 1985, beating Dave Lee in round one but was defeated in the second round by 1983 World Champion Keith Deller.

Marreel also played in the Winmau World Masters twice in 1982 and 1983 but lost in the first round both times. Marreel won the Belgium National Championships in 1981 and the Belgium Gold Cup in 1982 and 1983, but his biggest tournament win was the 1983 Dutch Open.

World Championship performances

BDO

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