Clear defeat
German darts star experiences debacle again
07/21/2025 – 06:46 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
The World Matchplay has not been a good place for Martin Schindler in recent years. It remains.
Martin Schindler also missed the desired first victory in his fourth participation in the World Matchplay. In the first round, the German darts professional lost 7:10 to the Welsh Jonny Clayton and has to continue to wait for a success in Blackpool.
Already in the three previous years was for the world rankings 18. was over early. Also this time it was not enough for the jump to the round of 16. However, the 28-year-old does not threaten a bigger crash in the ranking.
Schindler had already described his current constitution as difficult to assess in advance. “It is currently very mediocre. There is definitely room for improvement, but also downwards,” he said to the SID.
With a win, Schindler could have secured £ 15,000 (around 17,000 euros) and improve his position in the ranking. So it remains at 10,000 pounds (around 11,500 euros) for the first round. The World Matchplay is the second most important tournament in the darts calendar and is endowed with a total of 800,000 pounds (around 923,000 euros)-200,000 (230,000 euros) are the winner.