{"title":"Mike De Decker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort answer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mike De Decker, known as \"The Real Deal\", is a Belgian professional from Mechelen who won the 2024 World Grand Prix and throws 22g Mission darts with a 60mm barrel. We stock his Mission signature range: the R2.5 Rapid Point, Silver and Black \u0026amp; Gold darts in 95% tungsten, and his Solo flights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x:auto\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNickname\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Real Deal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBelgium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBorn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1995\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDarts brand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMission (since 2025)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDart weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThrows\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRight-handed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWalk-on\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree Little Birds – Bob Marley and the Wailers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTitles and achievements\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"titles\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorld Grand Prix\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers Championship 16\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBelgian Darts Open runner-up\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePDC Development Tour titles\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017, 2016, 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is Mike De Decker?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike De Decker is a professional darts player from Mechelen, born in 1995. He throws right-handed and is known for the long, slim 60mm barrel he plays with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe won PDC Development Tour events in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and regained his Tour Card at the European Q-School in 2020. His first Pro Tour title came at Players Championship 16 in Milton Keynes in August 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow did Mike De Decker win the World Grand Prix?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo months after that first title, De Decker won the 2024 World Grand Prix in Leicester for his first major. He beat Dimitri Van den Bergh 5-2 in the semi-finals and met defending champion Luke Humphries in the final. He led 4-1 in sets, Humphries levelled at 4-4, and De Decker took the last two sets to win 6-4. He was the first Belgian to reach a World Grand Prix final.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow has Mike De Decker played since?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe joined Mission in February 2025. That year he reached his first European Tour final, at the Belgian Darts Open, where he lost to Luke Littler, and he played the World Cup of Darts for Belgium with Dimitri Van den Bergh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the 2026 World Championship he lost 3-2 to David Munyua in the first round. In August 2026 he reached the semi-finals of Players Championship 28 and recorded his first career win over Michael van Gerwen on the way. He was 34th on the PDC Order of Merit as of October 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat darts does Mike De Decker use?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDe Decker throws 22g Mission signature darts. His Mission barrel is 60mm long and 95% tungsten, with a constant ring grip along the length, a smooth bull nose at the front and a smooth rear section with a laser-etched Mission logo. Mission describes them as the longest darts on the professional tour. The standard set comes with black points, black Mission Sabre shafts and his own signature flights. The R2.5 version is made in 22g and 24g with Mission's R2.5 screw-in points, so the point can be changed without repointing, and the Black \u0026amp; Gold version has a PVD coating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(160px,1fr));gap:12px;margin:20px 0\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mission-mike-de-decker-r2-5-rapid-point-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mission-mike-de-decker-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mike-de-decker-black-gold-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/mission-mike-de-decker-solo-dart-flights\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat weight darts does Mike De Decker use?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e22g Mission signature darts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long are Mike De Decker's darts?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe barrel is 60mm long, much longer than most steel tip barrels, and made in 95% tungsten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho sponsors Mike De Decker's darts?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMission. He signed a long-term deal with the brand in February 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Mike De Decker's walk-on song?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree Little Birds by Bob Marley and the Wailers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Mike De Decker left or right-handed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe throws right-handed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat major has Mike De Decker won?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2024 World Grand Prix, beating Luke Humphries 6-4 in the final.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated guides\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/maximizing-your-dart-skills-through-effective-practice-techniques\"\u003eDarts practice routine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/ten-tried-and-true-methods-to-raise-your-darts-skills\"\u003eHow to get better at darts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/darts\/the-psychology-of-dart-performance-how-to-stay-focused-and-confident\"\u003eDarts psychology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mission-mike-de-decker-solo-dart-flights","title":"Mike De Decker Solo - Dart Flights","description":"\u003cp\u003eMike De Decker's Solo flights from Mission, in the No. 2 shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlayer flights are worth buying for the same reason player barrels are: they are usually the specification that player actually throws, rather than a design applied to a generic product. De Decker throws a notably long, slim barrel, and a standard flight is the conventional pairing with that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo. 2 provides the most drag of the common shapes, lifting the back of the dart so it enters the board nose-down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSolo means a single design printed across all three rather than a matched pair, so the set arrives uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied as a set of three.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mission","offers":[{"title":"No. 2 \/ Black \u0026 Gold","offer_id":44949765095632,"sku":"F4821","price":2.25,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No. 2 \/ Red \u0026 Yellow","offer_id":44949774729424,"sku":"F4820","price":2.25,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/6231\/4704\/files\/mission-mike-de-decker-solo-dart-flights-no-2-black-gold-flights-shafts-darts-online-1224888201.png?v=1772599838"},{"product_id":"mission-mike-de-decker-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts","title":"Mike De Decker Silver - 95% Tungsten Steel Tip Darts","description":"\u003cp\u003eMike De Decker throws the longest, slimmest barrels we stock, and picking one up for the first time is genuinely odd — it feels less like a dart and more like a pencil with a point on the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the silver version, and the extreme one: 60mm of barrel measuring 5.7mm across at 22g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a real reason the Belgian professional throws them. A barrel that narrow occupies almost nothing in the treble bed, so the second and third dart have room that a conventional 6.5mm barrel would have taken. If your grouping is already tight enough that darts are knocking each other out, this is the fix — and 95% tungsten is what makes 26g possible at just 6mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt does ask something back. There's a lot of barrel and not much of it in any one place, so it rewards a deliberate, repeatable hold. The grip is deliberately light at 2 out of 5, because on a barrel this long you have plenty of length to find a position without the cuts fighting you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree weights, 22g, 24g and 26g. Coming from a 50mm dart, give it a few sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied with Mike De Decker player flights and Sabre shafts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mission","offers":[{"title":"22 Grams","offer_id":44949779611856,"sku":"D1716","price":71.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"24 Grams","offer_id":44949779644624,"sku":"D1717","price":71.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"26 Grams","offer_id":44949784527056,"sku":"D1718","price":71.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/6231\/4704\/files\/mission-mike-de-decker-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts-22-grams-darts-darts-online-1224888198.png?v=1772599748"},{"product_id":"mike-de-decker-black-gold-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts","title":"Mike De Decker Black \u0026 Gold - 95% Tungsten Steel Tip Darts","description":"\u003cp\u003eMike De Decker throws the longest, slimmest barrels we stock, and picking one up for the first time is genuinely odd — it feels less like a dart and more like a pencil with a point on the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the black and gold edition — slightly shorter than the silver at 58mm, and unusual in that both weights measure exactly 5.9mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat's worth knowing if you're choosing between them. The 22g and 24g are dimensionally identical, so two grams separate them and nothing else at all. You can add weight without a single thing changing about how the dart sits in your fingers, which is rare and genuinely useful once you've settled on a profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 58mm and under 6mm this is still among the narrowest darts made, which is the whole argument: a slimmer barrel leaves more of the treble bed for the darts that follow. The grip sits at 2.5 out of 5, marginally firmer than the silver version, which helps on a barrel with this little surface to hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo weights, 22g and 24g, in 95% tungsten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSupplied with Mike De Decker Black \u0026amp; Gold player flights and Sabre shafts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mission","offers":[{"title":"22 Grams","offer_id":44949785673936,"sku":"D1713","price":95.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24 Grams","offer_id":44949785706704,"sku":"D1714","price":95.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/6231\/4704\/files\/mission-mike-de-decker-black-gold-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts-22-grams-darts-darts-online-1224888194.png?v=1772599688"},{"product_id":"mission-mike-de-decker-r2-5-rapid-point-95-tungsten-steel-tip-darts","title":"Mike De Decker R2.5 Rapid Point - 95% Tungsten Steel Tip Darts","description":"\u003cp\u003eSixty millimetres of barrel, 5.7mm across. 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