The German darts professional Gabriel Clemens won a thriller at the World Cup in London and is in the round of 16 for the second time. The 39-year-old from Saarland defeated the Welshman Jim Williams 4:3 in a high-class and dramatic match on Tuesday (27.12.22).
He has thus secured prize money of 35,000 pounds (almost 40,000 euros). Of the “German GiantsAfter the exit that was just averted, he has the chance to be the first German in World Cup history to reach the quarter-finals in his round of 16 against Danny Noppert (Netherlands) and Alan Soutar (Scotland). The game has not yet been scheduled, but will take place before the Martin Schindler also still has a chance of reaching the round of 16, he meets Englishman Michael Smith on Wednesday.
“I was actually dead – and somehow managed to get my head out of the noose. I had a few good moments.”said Clemens at sport1, who, like in his opening win against the Irishman William O’Connor with “Oh, how beautiful”– chanting in the raging Alexandra Palace was celebrated.
Great support from German fans
Clemens received the support of around 3,000 fans at Alexandra Palace from the start, most of whom were from Germany. “Oh, how beautiful” sounded before the game started. And the German number one contributed to the mood with a strong start. Clemens won the first and third set, his spectacular finish of 157 points delighted the audience.
But the game remained open because the Welshman Williams convinced again after the surprise win over former European champion James Wade. In the fourth set, Clemens missed two darts for a 3:1 lead, the slight outsider equalized again. Williams took control and even had a match dart, but then the game tipped and Clemens still won.