Clemens puts World Championship defeat quickly behind him: 'I'm not someone who looks back on defeats often'

Gabriel Clemens caused a huge shock during the last PDC World Championship by eliminating defending champion, Peter Wright in the third round.

He had the chance to go further but spurned seven match darts against Krzysztof Ratajski. However this didn't stay in his mind too long, he said in an interview with dartsnews.de.

“I'm not someone who looks back on lost games often, but also doesn't celebrate my victories exuberantly.

"All in all, the World Cup was a great experience for me and because I had never made it to the fourth round, in the end it was another step forward in my development. After a few days off, I had already focused on the new season. ''

Clemens not dwelling on his elimination at Alexandra Palace was evident from his results in the PDC Super Series last weekend.

The German performed well with a quarter-final spot and a semi-final place.

He has now risen to 29th position in the PDC Order of Merit. But The German Giant doesn't care much about progression in this case. "My goal is mainly to improve my game. The ranking is not that important to me, although it would be nice to keep my position in the top 32. ''

Due to his position in the top 32 of the world rankings, Clemens has the advantage of skipping the first three rounds of the UK Open this weekend.

On Friday evening he will play his first match in the fourth round.

"The open draw is what characterizes this tournament and makes it unique. I always like to follow that draw. It gives a good feeling that I have already qualified for the fourth round, it also guarantees prize money. I now know that I have a match on Friday evening and I can prepare for that. ''