Dekker over the moon after first win at PDC World Championship: 'Kept fighting'
NewsSunday, 17 December 2017 at 10:05
Jan Dekker came from a set down to win his all-Dutch battle with former Lakeside Champion Jelle Klaasen 3-1 as he showed why he has been a leading double hitter on the circuit this year to come from a set down.
Dekker, who hit nine of 14 attempts on the doubles, now has another mouth-watering clash in the second round as he takes on impressive World Youth Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh.
"After the first set I played well and if I'm playing well I always hit my doubles," said Dekker. "I had to work really hard against Jelle but after the second set I had a feeling that I could beat him and I just kept fighting. I'm over the moon to win that one."
https://twitter.com/OfficialPDC/status/942143038582935552
claps 0visitors 48
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- Just curious, why clearly a plant?Matilda6220-12-2024
- Kris...whatever is name is, is clearly a plant. Completely bogus.richieburnettrocks20-12-2024
- Pay a sizeable chunk off the mortgage for sure and buy Grandad something nice for Christmas.Mysstree19-12-2024
- No chance. His throw is all staccato. It is forced. Not natural.medinabello19-12-2024
- More roid rage than nonsenserichieburnettrocks18-12-2024
- Even the wild crowd went easy on him... we really have gone soft in this country. He should now play in the men's events and try and recover a smidgen of respect, rather than take advantage of the women's game.MrYnyslas197118-12-2024
- The bloke wouldn't get any abuse if he just earned his way in instead of putting on lipstick and larping as a bird.thebogeyman17-12-2024
- Imagine what he'd be like if he done it on TV.medinabello15-12-2024
- Moot point Wattemina will beat him anyways so he will have an early Xmas after all.medinabello15-12-2024
- Grow up mate it's a game of darts surely a player has the capacity to play more than 1 best of 5 set match in one evening.medinabello15-12-2024