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GRAMAbriel Clemens surprisingly defeated world champion Peter Wright at the World Darts Cup in London and thus secured a premiere in Germany. Saarlander won the direct duel with the world-class Scottish player on Sunday night after an extremely strong 4: 3 performance and is the first German in World Cup history to reach the round of 16. For the “German giant”, as the 37-year-old from Saarland is called, it is the biggest success of his career so far. He also played the highest average so far of a German player in a World Cup.
In the second round, Clemens will now face Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski, who defeated Australian Simon Whitlock 4-0. For co-favorite “Snakebite” Wright, who gifted fans at Alexandra Palace with a Christmas thief “Grinch” costume, the second world title is history for the moment. Clemens, on the other hand, has a good chance against secret favorite Ratajski and has a chance to be the first German to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
For the German it is the best year of his career so far. In 2020, Clemens defeated Nathan Aspinall and Rob Cross of England in major big matches. He lost to subsequent title holder Wright at the European Championship in October, this time winning the exciting arrow duel.
