Clemens celebrates a clear opening victory at the Darts World Cup: Two Germans in the next round
Created: 12/24/2021, 06:31 AM
By: Patrick Huljina
Gabriel Clemens is in round three of the Darts World Cup.
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At the Darts World Cup 2022, two Germans are in round three.
After Florian Hempel achieved a sensational victory, Gabriel Clemens also prevailed confidently.
London - Gabriel Clemens * is in the third round of the Darts World Cup 2022 *.
Germany's currently best player has mastered his opening match at the World Cup in London with ease.
The 38-year-old Saarlander prevailed 3-0 against the youngster Lewy Williams from Wales on Thursday evening after a slight start.
Darts World Cup 2022: Gabriel Clemens prevails confidently
As in the previous year, the "German Giant" is in the round of the last 32nd The next round begins on December 27th.
Clemens will meet Jonny Clayton on Monday (10.30 p.m. / on Sport1 and DAZN).
The Welshman won the Premier League.
Clemens has to spend Christmas in the British capital because of the strict quarantine rules.
Due to the spread of Omikron, Germany has classified the UK as a virus variant area.
Darts World Cup 2022: Two Germans in the third round
In the round of 32 at Alexandra Palace *, Clemens will start as a clear underdog against Clayton. In the duel with the young Williams, Clemens benefited from the fact that his opponent missed almost all chances for the double fields. He himself was merciless in this regard, converting six out of seven throws in the first two sets. The best German professional was able to achieve an average performance over long distances to reach the next round.
Florian Hempel is also represented at the Darts World Cup in the "Ally Pally".
After his surprise victory over the Belgian world number five Dimitri van den Bergh *, he is also in round three and will face Australian Raymond Smith there on Monday (4 p.m.).
There are still two German players * in the race for the world title.
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