Jaap van Dorp

Jaap van Dorp (born February 25, 1990) is a Dutch curler from Benthuizen.^[1]

Junior career

Van Dorp represented the Netherlands in five European Junior Curling Challenges (2007 to 2011 inclusive), skiping the Dutch team in four (all but 2010). The team's best performance during this time was a 5th-place finish in 2010, when van Dorp threw third rocks for the team, which was skipped by Carlo Glasbergen. This was not enough to qualify the team for the World Junior Curling Championships.^[2]

Men's career

Van Dorp has skipped the Netherlands team in the last four (2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014) European Curling Championships. At the 2011 European Curling Championships, van Dorp led his Dutch rink of Brian Doucet, Floyd Koelewijn and Carlo Glasbergen to a 23rd-place finish, or 7th in group A of the B Tournament. At the 2012 European Curling Championships, van Dorp, Glasbergen and new teammates Miles Maclure and Joey Bruinsma finished in 13th place, and 2nd in their group. At the 2013 European Curling Championships, van Dorp, Glasbergen, Bruinsma and new second Wouter Gösgens placed 14th, but remained in 2nd in the group. The 2014 European Curling Championships would be the best to date for van Dorp. The team finish 12th overall, narrowly losing to Finland in the B Tournament final. However, it was a good enough record to promote the Netherlands into group A for the 2015 European Curling Championships.^[3] Van Dorp would get to skip the Dutch team (consisting of Gösgens, Laurens Hoekman and Glasbergen) at the 2015 Euros, but the team was not ready for the A level, finishing in last (10th) place, but did manage two wins.

Van Dorp has been playing in the World Curling Tour since 2012. He made his first final at the 2015 Swiss Cup Basel.^[4] He won his first event at the 2016 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard Tier 2 event.

References

External links

• Jaap van Dorp on the World Curling Tour database

• Jaap van Dorp on the World Curling Federation database