Thursday night in Liverpool, the two Englishmen face each other again, but already in the opening match. During the Love The Darts podcast, Aspinall expressed his admiration for the reigning world champion.
Aspinall then explained the difference. "He has been producing numbers that are obscene. I don't even do that in a practice room, let alone on the stage. I beat him last week and can hopefully count on that experience and get another result but he is definitely the best player out there at the moment."
Aspinall desperately needs the points in the battle for qualification for the playoffs. It looks like five players are vying for four qualifying spots. Luke Humphries leads the league standings with 26 points, while Luke Littler has also accumulated 26 points.
Behind that follows Nathan Aspinall with 23 points, while Michael van Gerwen holds the fourth spot with 22 points. Michael Smith follows in his wake with 20 points. For Gerwyn Price (12 points), Rob Cross (11 points) and Peter Wright (four points), it will be an almost impossible task to still make the playoffs.
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