 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - De Ruiter akatamba makwikwi mashoma kwazvo mumatanho ekutanga a2008 nekuda kwevertigo uye akasiya miseve kwemwedzi mitatu kusvikira adzoka kumutambo. Akapora ndokudzokera kumutambo mumatanho ekupedzisira egore kuti atore chikamu mu2008 Grand Slam of Darts. De Ruiter akaiswa muboka rakaoma raiva naJames Wade, Adrian Lewis naDenis Ovens. Akangokunda gumbo rimwe chete mumitambo mitatu yeboka uye akatambura kurasikirwa kaviri kwewhitewash kuna Lewis naOvens. De Ruiter akabva akundikana kupinda muBDO World Darts Championship ya2009uyewo nokuda kwechikamu chokupedzisira cha16 cheWorld Masters. 