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First German out: Clear World Championship defeat for Horvat

The first German darts player at the World Championship is out. Dragutin Horvat misses the surprise. A World Championship legend, on the other hand, is right on course.

,   and  Alex Stellmacher
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Eliminated from the World Darts Championship: Dragutin Horvat. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Eliminated from the World Darts Championship: Dragutin Horvat. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

World Darts Championship - First German out: Clear World Championship defeat for Horvat

Dragutin Horvat clearly missed the surprise he was aiming for at the World Darts Championship in London and was eliminated.

The 47-year-old Hessian clearly lost 0:3 against Belgian Mike De Decker and showed a weak performance over long stretches. It was only Horvat's second participation in the most important tournament of the year after 2017.

In front of 3,000 spectators, including the dancing ex-footballer Peter Crouch, Horvat made far too many mistakes. De Decker himself played a mediocre match, but that was enough for the warehouseman, who had to take extra vacation for the tournament at Alexandra Palace. On Sunday, Florian Hempel from Cologne got Germany off to a top start at the World Championships with a 3:1 win against Dylan Slevin from Ireland.

England's Steve Beaton had prevailed in the first match of the evening session on Tuesday. In his 33rd World Championship appearance in a row, the Bronzed Adonis, as Beaton is known, won 3:1 against Wessel Nijman from the Netherlands. Beaton can now challenge Daryl Gurney from Northern Ireland in round two.

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Read also:

  1. Despite Dragutin Horvat's participation in the PDC World Darts Championship in London, he failed to make an impact, losing to Mike De Decker from Belgium in the preliminary round.
  2. Germany had mixed fortunes at the World Darts Championship in London, with Horvat's defeat being followed by Florian Hempel's 3:1 win against Dylan Slevin from Ireland.
  3. The PDC World Rankings saw Horvat slip down the rankings following his early exit from the World Darts Championship in London, while Michael van Gerwen from the Netherlands maintained his top spot.
  4. The World Darts Championship in London saw Dragutin Horvat, representing Great Britain, face off against Belgian Mike De Decker, with the match marking Horvat's second appearance in the tournament since 2017.

Source: www.stern.de

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