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Gabriel Clemens had not yet had time to process the drama.

It may take him a few days or weeks to do it.

Shortly after the end, he was now sitting at a press conference in London's Alexandra Palace and was asked to explain in an interview with the TV broadcaster “Sport1” what simply could not be understood.

The German had lost his first round of 16 at the Darts World Cup with 3: 4 and could not use seven match darts in the last leg of the decisive seventh set.

His opponent, the Pole Krzysztof Ratajski, also needed ten attempts to perfect the victory.

At the end of the battle of nerves, the two alternately missed the chances of victory offered by the opponent.

“He played well and I threw in everything I got.

I was also kind of lucky that I even got to the last sentence.

But that shouldn't happen to me, ”said Clemens and mentally put himself into this unbelievable last leg, which he and the audience will never forget in his life.

Memorable duel: Krzysztof Ratajski and Gabriel Clemens (right) after their round of 16 match

Source: Getty Images / Luke Walker

Clemens as a pioneer of German darts

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“Of course you just want to throw it in.

But it didn't work at that moment, ”he said and shrugged his shoulders.

It was a mixture of dejection and anger that worked in him: "I'm mad at myself. I've given seven match darts," he said when asked how he was.

James Wade throws first nine-darters at the World Cup in five years

James Wade threw the first nine-darter at the World Championship in almost five years.

With nine throws he set the 501 points to zero.

In the end, however, the perfect game doesn't help him.

Source: WORLD

It may be a few days before he realizes that this World Cup in 2021 with the German duel against Nico Kurz in round two and the subsequent coup by Clemens when he took World Champion Peter Wright out of the tournament, despite the maximum annoyance elimination was good.

For himself, but also for German darts.

Not only because of his pioneering work as the first German in a World Cup round of 16, the Saarlander was and is a good ambassador.

"Ask me again in two days, then maybe everything will be different," said Clemens and concluded conciliatory: "At the moment, interviews may not be that good."

The games on Wednesday

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from 1 p.m.

Vincent van der Voort (NED / 27) - Daryl Gurney (NIL / 11)

Stephen Bunting (ENG / 26) - Ryan Searle (ENG)

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Devon Petersen (SAF / 29) - Gary Anderson (SCO / 13)

from 19 clock

Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED) - Glen Durrant (ENG / 12)

Gerwyn Price (WAL / 3) - Mervyn King (ENG / 19)

Dave Chisnall (ENG / 8) - Dimitri Van den Bergh (BEL / 9)

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