Ricardo Pietreczko will play against Callan Rydz at the Darts World Cup before the Christmas break. “Pikachu” could be the fourth German to move into the third round at Alexandra Palace.
After Florian Hempel caused a sensation with his comeback win against Dimitri Van den Bergh on Friday evening (December 22nd, 2023), Ricardo Pietreczko would like to land the next coup for a German darter. With Hempel, Gabriel Clemens and Martin Schindler, three Germans are already in the third round, more than ever before in the “Ally Pally”. Pietreczko could follow them, in the afternoon “Pikachu”, as the Berliner is nicknamed, will meet the Englishman Callan Rydz.
If Pietreczko prevails, four German darters would be in the running after the short Christmas break, when the hot phase of the World Cup begins.
Today’s games at a glance:
2nd round (afternoon from 1:45 p.m.):
Kim Huybrechts (Belgium) – Richard Veenstra (Netherlands)
Callan Rydz (England) – Ricardo Pietreczko (Deutschland)
Jonny Clayton (Wales) – Steve Lennon (Irland)
Daryl Gurney (Nordirland) – Steve Beaton (England)
2nd round (evening from 8:15 p.m.):
Ryan Searle (England) – Tomoya Goto (Japan)
Josh Rock (Northern Ireland) – Berry van Peer (Netherlands)
Stephen Bunting (England) – Ryan Joyce (England)
Nathan Aspinall (England) – Ricky Evans (England)
