Vlaardingerbroek was the first Dutch darter to qualify for a world championship tournament.
In 1988 he was the first Dutch darter who qualified for the BDO World Darts Championship.
[1][2][3] Vlaardingerbroek made four BDO World Darts Championship appearances[4][5] and lost in the first round each time, losing to Bob Anderson in 1988, Dennis Hickling in 1989, Cliff Lazarenko in 1990 and Martin Phillips in 1992.
He also played in the Winmau World Masters thirteen times, his best performance was a quarter finals in 1986, beating Alex MacKinnon, Lars Erik Karlsson, Mike Gregory and Lyndon Hextall before losing to Jocky Wilson.
He never featured in the final stages of a major event until reaching the last 32 of the Winmau World Masters in 1999 and then competed in some PDC Pro Tour events in 2003, 2005 & 2006 in his native country, which invites resident country players to compete without having to commit to affiliation of the Professional Dart Players Association.