Spectacle at Ally Pally
Three Germans at the Darts World Cup in the afternoon
Gabriel Clemens meets top English player Dave Chisnall at the World Cup. photo
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For the first time, four German darts professionals will be taking part in the World Cup after Christmas. Only one member of the quartet was scheduled for the evening session.
The German-English duels at the Darts World Championship in London are mainly held in the afternoon. This emerges from the appointment of the world association PDC.
From 1.30 p.m. (DAZN and Sport1) things start with two clashes: First, the German Martin Schindler plays against the unseeded Englishman Scott Williams. Afterwards (around 3 p.m.) Germany’s number one, Gabriel Clemens, challenges the English top player Dave Chisnall. Clemens was in the semi-finals at the last World Cup.
There are two more games at Alexandra Palace on Thursday. In the afternoon (1:30 p.m.) Florian Hempel opens as the surprise player against English co-favorite Stephen Bunting. In the evening (9:30 p.m.) Ricardo Pietreczko, nicknamed Pikachu, challenges top favorite Luke Humphries. “Cool Hand Luke” earned by far the most prize money of all professionals in 2023. Pietreczko is a World Cup debutant, but has also had a strong year.
It is the first time that four Germans are still in the race at the World Cup after Christmas. Schindler, Clemens, Hempel and Pietreczko are all in the same half, in which the top favorites Humphries and Michael van Gerwen (Netherlands) also compete. In the top half, defending champion Michael Smith from England and Welshman Gerwyn Price are the favorites to reach the final.