The German darts professional Florian Hempel goes into his third round match at the World Cup in London with a large portion of respect.
The 31-year-old from Cologne told ARD “Sportschau” about his adversary Raymond Smith from Australia: “On paper, I’m maybe the favorite, but he’s much more experienced than me and has an extreme fighter mentality. The boy won’t give up. He will want to tear something, he will want to win. “
The duel for the round of 16 will take place on Monday afternoon (4:00 p.m. / Sport1 and DAZN). Smith is “a really tough chunk”.
In the tournament so far, Hempel has defeated compatriot Martin Schindler (3: 0) and the Belgian world number five Dimitri van den Bergh (3: 1). If he wins against outsider Smith, he would be the first German player with three wins at a Darts World Cup.
The German number one Gabriel Clemens is also still represented. The 38-year-old Saarlander will face Jonny Clayton from Wales on Monday (10:30 p.m.) and is an outsider.
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