Darts star Nathan Aspinall makes criticism of the German darts professionals. He praises the fans in the highest tones.
The German darts of darts was served a significant determination of the location by Nathan Aspinall. On the edge of the Premier League evening in Berlin (from 7 p.m. live on free TV and free stream on Sport1 ), the English professional has drawn a sobering balance of the current level of performance of the German representatives.
“There is Niko Springer, there is Martin Schindler, but Gabriel Clemens didn’t play very well this year. Pikachu also not, ”said Aspinall in an exclusive conversation with Sport1 .
Nathan Aspinall criticizes German darts players
The 33-year-old put his finger in the wound: “So I think that as a darts fan you are still waiting for one player, in my opinion.”
For the German darts fans, however, “The Asp” found words of praise. “They are the best. They are incredible – unless you play against a German player,” said Aspinall.
The passion and respect towards the players in particular impress him. Aspinall added: “In general, most players love to play on the European Tour in Germany.”
Heights and depths of the German hope carriers
In fact, the top German players recently presented themselves with fluctuating performances.
Martin “The Wall” Schindler shone with two European tour victories in 2024, but showed blatant weaknesses at the doubles at the 2025 World Cup and was already eliminating in the second round.
Gabriel Clemens has been fighting with shape fluctuations since his historic World Cup semi-final in 2023. Ricardo “Pikachu” Pietreczko rank in addition to sporting challenges but also with motivation problems.
Niko Springer recently emerged as a ray of hope. With three victories at the Development Tour 2024 and a sensational average of 115.92 at the UK Open 2025 – the second highest in tournament history – the native of Mainz showed Niko Springer.
Nevertheless, the 24-year-old still lacks the necessary consistency at the highest level.