Martin Schindler loses his round of 16 premiere at the Grand Slam of Darts. The German number one is defeated by Gerwyn Price.
Martin Schindler missed the quarter-finals at the Grand Slam of Darts. The German number one had to admit defeat to Gerwyn Price in the first knockout duel with 6:10.
“A strange round of 16,” SPORT1 commentator Basti Schwele summed up immediately after the match. In fact, the two opponents were far from their best form at times. In the end, Price had a three-dart average of 96.71 points, Schindler’s value was 90.25 points.
Martin Schindler lost his round of 16 against Gerwyn Price
At his premiere in the round of 16 of the major tournament in Wolverhampton, “The Wall” had a very difficult time after his first leg win. Price scored his first break early and made it 2:1, while Schindler’s average temporarily fell to less than 80 points.
Schindler finds it difficult to get into the game
“I’m trying to find something positive. The only positive thing is that it’s still the beginning phase of the match,” commented SPORT1 expert Robert Marijanovic with a view to Schindler.
But in the following, Price not only secured the next leg – but also the following two and thus moved away to 5:1.
But because the Welshman also began to falter, Schindler came back to 5:6. But Price responded with the Big Fish: The “Iceman” checked 170 points to 7:5 – and then didn’t let the victory get away.
“That was definitely not Martin’s day. He didn’t get into the game from the first dart,” Schwele analyzed. “This 170 finish was the final breaking point.” Marijanovic added: “Price had the greater will to pull off the thing.”
Darts: Evans crowns comeback
In the first game of the day, Ricky Evans qualified for the quarter-finals after a thrilling comeback. In the duel with his compatriot Luke Woodhouse, who had led 9:7 in the meantime, the Englishman prevailed 10:9.
In addition to Schindler, the other two German starters also reached the round of 16. There will be a direct duel between Lukas Wenig and Niko Springer on Thursday evening.
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