London - Darts pro Pietreczko continues: Four Germans in round three
Ricardo Pietreczko is still on course at the World Darts Championship in London and has won a duel with top favorite Luke Humphries from England. The 29-year-old from Nuremberg narrowly won 3:2 against England's Callan Rydz on Saturday afternoon and put in another strong performance.
The decisive factor was his extremely high double rate, with which Pietreczko punished Rydz's carelessness with ice-cold precision. In round one, the World Championship debutant nicknamed Pikachu had won 3:0 against Mikuru Suzuki from Japan.
This makes Pietreczko the fourth German professional to reach the third round this year after World Championship semi-finalist Gabriel Clemens, Florian Hempel and Martin Schindler. Before this year, no more than two German players had ever made it this far at the same time. The tournament will continue on December 27 after the three match-free Christmas days.
Pietreczko is the German high-flyer in 2023 and won a top-class tournament in Hildesheim in October. The match against Humphries will now be the biggest game of his career to date. The Englishman, nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke", has won more than twice as much prize money this year as any other professional. Clemens (against the Englishman Dave Chisnall) and Schindler (in a duel with the unseeded Englishman Scott Williams) also have a decent chance of reaching the last 16.
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- The World Darts Championship in London saw Ricardo Pietreczko, a German professional, progress to the third round, following his victory over England's Luke Humphries.
- In the World Darts Championship darts-wm in London, Pietreczko secured his place in the third round after outplaying Callan Rydz from England 3:2, demonstrating an exceptional double rate.
- After winning against Mikuru Suzuki from Japan in round one, Pietreczko joined Gabriel Clemens, Florian Hempel, and Martin Schindler as the fourth German professional to reach the third round in the 2023 World Darts Championship.
- Before this year, no more than two German players had advanced this far at the same time at the World Darts Championship, but in 2023, four German professionals made it to the third round, including Luke Humphries' opponent, Ricardo Pietreczko.
- Gabriel Clemens and Martin Schindler also have a decent chance of progressing to the last 16 of the World Darts Championship, following their respective victories against Dave Chisnall and Scott Williams.
- The ongoing World Darts Championship will resume on December 27 after a three-day break over the Christmas period, with the German high-flyer Pietreczko looking forward to his biggest game of his career against "Cool Hand Luke", Luke Humphries.
- Germany has been highly represented in the PDC World Darts Championship, with four of their professionals, including Gary Anderson, reaching the third round, featuring in the International Darts Open in Hildesheim.
Source: www.stern.de
