Superstar Michael van Gerwen once again experienced a disappointment at the 15th tournament of the Players Championship series in Hildesheim and already failed in the 1st round of Germany’s darts talent Dominik Greulich. So it still had “MVG” better than Andrew Gilding, who would have liked to have started but couldn’t. In the end, an outsider secured the tournament victory.
The result crisis of Darts superstar Michael van Gerwen simply does not end. Also at the Players Championship tournament in Hildesheim was already in the 1st round for the Dutch. “MVG” lost 5: 6 in a gripping opening game.
For the “Green Machine” it was the sixth defeat in a pro tour event in the current season. In addition, “Mighty Mike” is one of only two players who could not celebrate a day victory in the Premier League this season. At the World Masters and the UK Open, the end station was also premature for the 36-year-old.
Three German darts professionals in the sixteenth final
Gunish, world ranking 96. There, however, he lost to the world ranking 40. Callan Rydz from England 4: 6. Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko also stood in the round of the last 32, but it was not enough for them to move into the round of 16.
In the end, Krzysztof Ratajski secured the day victory a little surprisingly. Number 33 in the world prevails in the final with 8: 4 against Dave Chisnall. Small consolation for “Chizzy”: In the second round he achieved a nine-darter and thus a special feat. Curious: With Luke Woodhouse on Monday in Hildesheim, another professional brought the 501 points with nine arrows to zero.
Andrew Gilding provided a rare marginal note. “Goldfinger” was actually firmly planned in the field of participants, but after his flight only started with two hours late, he missed his connecting flight to Hanover. The tournament took place without him.