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Mensur Suljović upset former world champion Gary Anderson with slow pitches, but couldn’t help the recent early exit. A tactical trick that does not solve the trauma of the World Cup or generate sympathy.
London / Vienna. One is the art of shooting arrows from a distance of 2.37 meters into fields of a target that are only millimeter in size. The other is to survive in a direct duel with your opponent. Both can and should be trained by darts professionals, because psychological tricks have long been a part of all high-level sports. So does Mensur Suljović, who wanted to fix his World Cup block with a new mental coach. But instead, it was the end of the line on lap three. Because the Viennese nervously challenged former Scottish world champion Gary Anderson, but playfully too little and lost the all-but-high-class mistake festival with 3: 4.
“It was horrible, a joke from a game. I’ve been playing darts for a long time, but if it’s supposed to be darts, I’ll go there and prefer to play golf, ”Anderson chided and indirectly threatened to resign. “I’m not going to do that again.” The 2015 and 2016 world champion only got the donation after a cool down phase, Suljović had pissed him off too much in the empty Alexandra Palace. At first Suljović occupied the table that was actually assigned to him, then deliberately delayed play, the 50-year-old complained.
Covered by the rules but controversial
The fact is, the Austrian number one is not one of the fast players on the tour. Also, Suljović should know that Anderson is not warming up with his pace. After all, the two met in the final of the 2017 Champions League (Suljović win) and 2018 World Matchplay (Anderson win). After five losses in a row recently, “The Gentle” took an extreme approach this time and took almost three times as long as Anderson before launching his first dart. “The Flying Scotsman” acknowledged this with repeated eye roll.
“If your opponent is better than you and erases you, that’s fine, but that’s a lot of crap,” Anderson said. “I’m sure 90 percent of the people at home moved out. I would have done the same. “As for the rules, Suljović played correctly, a maximum of one minute per dart is allowed. However, it is clear: if the Ally Pally had been the usual madhouse, Suljović would have had the public against him. The style is unlikely to have won the sympathy of television fans. Can such World Cup trauma be shaken? The second round (2011, 2016, 2018) remains the maximum for the moment.
Furor over “Melanzani King”
Unlike Suljović, Dirk van Duijvenbode is in top form at the World Cup. The victorious thriller against former world champion Rob Cross was followed by the “Melanzani-King” with a 4-0 win against Adam Hunt (ENG) and will contest his first round of 16 against Glen Durrant (ENG) on Wednesday (starting from 7pm, live Dazn, Sport1). The Dutchman works on a melanzani farm and was amused by the fact that he brought a harvest with him to the opening match. An isolated case. “You shouldn’t push things too hard. I love aubergine, my work is related to it, but at some point it will be enough, “said the 28-year-old. The message remains clear: “Everyone should eat eggplant.”
(swi)
