HThe official Max Hopp failed early on, but the first German duel in the history of the Darts World Cup is perfect. A few hours after Hopps lost 3-1 to Englishman Mervyn King, Nico Kurz moved into the second round. The 23-year-old defeated the former World Cup finalist Andy Hamilton 3-1 on Saturday evening and will meet the best German, Gabriel Clemens, on Monday evening (10 p.m. at Sport1 and DAZN). So far there had been no German meeting at the most important tournament of the year.
For Hopp, on the other hand, a mixed Corona year ended, in which he could not record many successes apart from the semi-finals at the Team World Cup. “It’s annoying that the World Cup ends so early again. I had hoped for more, ”said the“ Maximiser ”at Sport1.
Against King he was clearly behind in the first set. He was unable to refine his clear 3-0 first round win over Australia’s outsider Gordon Mathers. Kurz made it better later and didn’t let the veteran Hamilton bother him. After surviving several critical moments, the German took his chance in the fourth sentence.
The World Cup has already ended for the two women. After Lisa Ashton’s exit on Wednesday, Deta Hedman also met on Saturday evening. The 61-year-old Englishwoman lost her first round match at Alexandra Palace 1: 3 to Andy Boulton and missed a sensation. Ashton had just lost her duel with Adam Hunt 2: 3. The second victorious woman in “Ally Pally” is still outstanding. Last year, the Englishwoman Fallon Sherrock caused a premiere and a sensation with two wins over Ted Evetts (England) and Mensur Suljovic (Austria). In 2021 Sherrock narrowly missed qualification.
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