“I thought we both played well,” said Dave Chisnall at the press conference. “But when he started to return, I was constantly pumping myself up. Come on, say!”
“To be honest: after 3 sets it could have been 2-1 or even 1-2. But I was lucky that I could steal one with that 144 finish.”
Chisnall was irritated by the theatrical Van den Bergh, in which he suspected delaying maneuvers. “I have to admit he got into my head a bit.”
“At one point he walked away (in the middle of a leg) almost to the studio. I thought to myself: if you want to win, you shouldn’t let this distract you too much.”
“I also don’t understand why you would walk all the way to the back and then throw to the double and miss? If he could have thrown right away, he probably would have hit it. But I won, so I don’t care about it now. more on. “
In the next round Chisnall meets Michael van Gerwen, a bit of a “black beast” for him. “I think I’ll be better this time. I don’t think I’ve ever reached such a high level in the run-up to a World Cup. I’m confident. Bring it on!”
