Sports in Hildesheim
German dart players cause a sensation at their home game
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Crazy idea: Ricardo “Pikachu” Pietreczko played the match of his life in the German duel
Quelle: PDC Europe/Jonas Hunold
Three German darts players have reached the round of 16 of the German Darts Championship. Gabriel Clemens defeated top seed Dave Chisnall. Ricardo Pietreczko presented himself on the verge of perfection. Previously, Nico Kurz had created a small sensation.
Three German games, three outstanding performances. With Ricardo Pietreczko and Gabriel Clemens, two more Germans qualified for the round of 16 of the German Darts Championship in Hildesheim on Saturday evening. In the afternoon, amateur Nico Kurz had already sensationally moved into the round of 16 with a spectacular 6:5 over Jonny Clayton. The Hessian checked two high finishes and converted his match dart on the bullseye.
Clemens and Pietreczko solved their tasks hardly less spectacularly. The German number one threw Dave Chisnall, the number one seeded player on the European Tour, out of the tournament. Clemens achieved five 180s at a clear 6:2 and ended up with an average of 101. The “German Giant” hit 46 percent of his attempts at the checkout, while the Englishman only hit every fourth arrow on the target. “Today the double rate was really good. Yesterday I was already good at scoring,” said Clemens succinctly: “I’m just super happy. Hildesheim is something like our living room.”
Slowly getting into World Cup form: German number one Gabriel Clemens
Quelle: PDC Europe/Jonas Hunold
Pietreczko plays 107 average
And shortly afterwards two roommates met: Pietreczko and Martin Schindler, for whom the German duel was also about defending 16th place in the Pro Tour rankings. On the European Tour, the top 16 are seeded for the second round.
However, nothing could be done against Pietreczko that evening. After the opening score of 1:1, the Nuremberg native won four legs in a row, including high finishes of 102 and 103. In the only moment of weakness, he missed his first two match darts and allowed his compatriot to win another leg, but then stormed with five perfect darts in the eighth round and closed with a 12-darter for a 6:2 victory. An average of 107.08 points meant his strongest performance on a stage ever and the third-best score by a German in the history of the European Tour. 43 percent on the doubles rounded off the formidable overall impression.
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Clemens will now face the Englishman Ross Smith on Sunday (live from 1 p.m. on Sport1 and DAZN). Pietreczko meets his compatriot George Killington, who played the match of his life against Dirk van Duijvenbode and defeated the heavy favorite from the Netherlands 6-0. Nico Kurz’s opponent is the two-time Scottish world champion Peter Wright.
Suddenly in the round of 16: Nico Kurz now meets Peter Wright
Quelle: PDC Europe/Jonas Hunold
Results German Darts Championship
2nd round
Rob Cross (ENG) – Gian van Veen (NED) 6:5
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Ryan Searle (ENG) – Martin Lukeman (ENG) 4:6
Danny Noppert (NED) – Jules van Dongen (USA) 2:6
Damon Heta (AUS) – Darryl Pilgrim (ENG) 6:4
Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED) – George Killington (ENG) 0:6
Josh Rock (NIR) – Stephen Bunting (ENG) 3:6
Jonny Clayton (WAL) – Nico Kurz (D) 5:6
Ross Smith (ENG) – Daryl Gurney (NIR) 6:3
Joe Cullen (ENG) – Arron Monk (ENG) 6:4
Dave Chisnall (ENG) – Gabriel Clemens (D) 2:6
Nathan Aspinall (NEG) – James Wade (ENG) 4:6
Martin Schindler (D) – Ricardo Pietreczko (D) 2:6
Michael van Gerwen (NED) – Steve Lennon (IRL) 6:3
Peter Wright (SCO) – Chris Dobey (ENG) 6:2
Luke Humphries (ENG) – Boris Krcmar (CRO) 6:2
Michael Smith (ENG) – Alan Soutar (SCO) 6:5
Round of 16
Ross Smith (ENG) – Gabriel Clemens (D)
Michael van Gerwen (NED) – Joe Cullen (ENG)
Ricardo Pietreczko (D) – George Killington (ENG)
Stephen Bunting (ENG) – Jules van Dongen (USA)
Damon Heta (AUS) – Martin Lukeman (ENG)
Peter Wright (SCO) – Nico Kurz (D)
Luke Humphries (ENG) – James Wade (ENG)
Michael Smith (ENG) – Rob Cross (ENG)
