"I sleep very little at the moment" - Danny Noppert eases past Nathan Aspinall in opening round of Dutch Darts Masters

Danny Noppert had few problems in the opening round of the Dutch Darts Masters. 'The Freeze' comfortably defeated Nathan Aspinall 6-2.

It was Noppert's first tournament since losing in his opening match at the last World Darts Championship. "I have indeed thrown a dramatically bad World Championship," Noppert admitted to Darts Actueel.

"Although in that match against Scott Williams I also let myself down a bit on my doubles, in hindsight there could have been more to it. Today I didn't throw at the top of my game either, but my trebles went really well."

Noppert became a father for the second time a month and a half ago. "It's very busy at home, but fortunately everything is going well with the children. I sleep very little at the moment, but I am determined to perform well on the Pro Tour this year."

The 33-year-old Dutchman will take on his compatriot Gian van Veen in the quarterfinals.