Ricardo Pietreczko loses to Premier League star Nathan Aspinall. The audience in Leverkusen is not always on the side of the German.
Ricardo Pietreczko was eliminated against Nathan Aspinall at the European Darts Open in Leverkusen.
“Pikachu” couldn’t build on the strong performance from the previous day and had to admit defeat to Premier League semi-finalist “The Asp” with 3:6 in legs. On Saturday, Pietreczko had thrown the German number 1 Martin Schindler out of the tournament (6:4).
Ricardo Pietreczko is eliminated at the European Darts Open
Darts: German audience cheers on Aspinall
Although the game took place in Germany, “Nathan Aspinall” cheers were heard from the audience again and again.
“Pietreczko can’t get a foot in the door in this phase,” said DAZN commentator Martin Kern after the 2:5 in legs. “Pietreczko is really pissed. He will of course be angry that the audience here keeps singing for Nathan Aspinall,” Kern assessed the situation.
Just like Aspinall calls, “Ricardo Pietreczko” was chanted in the arena again and again.
Aspinall: “My throw feels like trash”
The Englishman Aspinall played 92.42 points in the three-dart average, Pietreczko was just below with 91.78 points. The German had already lost 0:4 in sets against Aspinall at the PDC World Championship.
After the victory, Aspinall thanked the German fans for their support, but was still dissatisfied: “I don’t think I played well today. My throw feels like trash. But I still have some gas in the tank. Now I want to win my second title on the European Tour.”
In the quarter-finals Aspinall meets compatriot Chris Dobey, who prevailed with 6:3 in legs against “Goldfinger” Andrew Gilding and played an impressive three-dart average of 110.84 points.