World Cup in London
0:4 against Bunting: Hempel clearly out of the Darts World Cup
Florian Hempel was eliminated from the Darts World Cup in London. photo
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Germany also comes away empty-handed against England in the third darts duel after Christmas. Hempel’s opponent Stephen Bunting is unstoppable in the Ally Pally after an excellent start.
The German darts professional Despite a decent performance, Florian Hempel was eliminated from the World Cup in London. The 33-year-old from Cologne was clearly defeated by co-favorite Stephen Bunting 0-4 in round three.
Hempel was particularly good in the first two sets, but the Englishman played even stronger. Bunting is currently in top form and was already the professional with the best points average at Alexandra Palace before Christmas.
Hempel, a former handball goalkeeper, is the third German after Martin Schindler and Gabriel Clemens to have lost his third round game against an Englishman. Schindler had to admit defeat 3:4 against outsider Scott Williams, last year’s semi-finalist Clemens 1:4 against world-class professional Dave Chisnall.
For Hempel, the tournament is still a success after victories over Irishman Dylan Slevin and Belgian star Dimitri van den Bergh. After all, he only qualified at the last moment.
The former BDO world champion Bunting is now challenging the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen in the round of 16. Based on the preliminary performances shown, this should be the most promising game in the round of 16. Van Gerwen is considered one of the title contenders and has already won the Sid Waddell Trophy in 2014, 2017 and 2019.