HEMPEL COMPLETES THE COMEBACK! Incredible scenes at Ally Pally as Florian Hempel comes back from 2-0 down to beat Dimitri Van den Bergh 3-2! 📺 bit.ly/24WCLive #WCDarts | R2
Fabulous Florian Hempel produces astonishing great escape to defeat Dimitri van den Bergh again at World Darts Championship
PDCFriday, 22 December 2023 at 21:26
Florian Hempel famously defeated Dimitri van den Bergh at the 2021/22 PDC World Darts Championship in a win that was a potential floodgate opener for his career and German darts. Two years on and it could be again as he has produced an astonishing great escape to defeat 'The Dreammaker' at the Alexandra Palace.
Hempel came from 2-0 down to stun the 15th seed 3-2, he survived three match darts and now saves his Tour Card in the process after having a dismal time since that famous win barring a resurgence in recent months.
In the opening set, Van den Bergh came from 2-0 down to edge out the opener with a 117 checkout and looked to be going through the motions going 2-0 up despite missing 14 darts at the outer ring in a 3-1 set win. But Hempel who like alluded to had to win to keep his spot in the top 64 showed battle and grit.
He edged a must win third set in the deciding leg to keep his hopes alive and really started firing from there with a spell binding spell including a 151 from 2-0 down in the next set with Van den Bergh missing bull for the match off a 127 and that confidence booster saw him hit a 10-darter to send it all the way before snatching the set.
He steamrolled the final set as a result with back-to-back 10 darters and Hempel's marvellous comeback was set and now the former handball player will return after Christmas knowing his spot on the tour is also safe.
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- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
- It happens. Remember, anyone who has watched German and Dutch players in matches - their respective countries will have seen/heard just as bad jeering (if not worse). Taylor and MVG are two prime examples of professionals who are able to cope with the crowds mentally and not take it personally. This is not just an English crowd problem, FFS.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
- Was watching an old World Masters final the other day between Eric Bristow and John Lowe, the crowd respect for both players on throw was first class, not a sound. You can imagine now the idiots who were whistling on De Deckers throw proudly boasting about it on social media. I blame the PDC to a certain extent though doubt they really care as they win regardless of which player wins or loses.Mysstree16-11-2024