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''I was lucky that he did not take his chances" - Richard Veenstra relieved to make winning debut at the Ally Pally despite not being at his best
PDCThursday, 21 December 2023 at 11:00
Richard Veenstra got off to a good start on his debut at the World Darts Championship. Ben Robb was defeated 3-0, mainly thanks to the vast difference in finishing between the pair.
The New Zealander had enough opportunities to hurt Veenstra, but failed each time on the important doubles. The experienced Richard Veenstra was impeccable, punished and finally won 3-0 in sets. He will play Belgian Kim Huybrechts on Saturday afternoon. Veenstra is satisfied with the win, but not with his play. ''If you win it's always good, then the rest doesn't matter. My level was not very good.'' However, Veenstra also had because his opponent was not in a good position. ''I was lucky that he did not take his chances. Then you already think: this will be my night.''
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Veenstra admits there may have been some tension on stage after all. ''I have all my family with me. I thought beforehand that I would be able to get away from that on stage and throw an average of 100, but that really wasn't possible."
Veenstra indicated in the interview with Arjan van der Giessen that he suffered from problems early in the match. ''I really couldn't find it in the beginning of the game. Right before the match I already felt that I didn't have the range. It wasn't until the last set that it felt a little good.''
Veenstra concludes the interview positively. ''I'm very happy with this win. You have to get a final on the Pro Tour for that (the prize money ed.)."
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- More roid rage than nonsenserichieburnettrocks18-12-2024
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- 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
- Modus will be good for him. Great comp.medinabello15-12-2024
- I'm with Asp here. If they moan about it don't pick them. Simple as.medinabello15-12-2024
- We don't need the Saudi's money and prohibitive laws. Simply take the World's to other countries like Germany, Holland, Scotland, Poland, Belgium. Not only will you get sell out crowds with bigger venues but it will also freshen up the comp a bit. Let's face it Ally Pally is getting a bit boring now. Imagine 10,000 in Berlin, Rotterdam, Brussels etc.medinabello15-12-2024
- Am probably going to be in a small minority, i would not miss the walk ons, best part used to be the lovely ladies which obviously now makes me a misogynist. Its all part of the razzamatazz show business side and its not that long so not something that winds me up however some of the walk on choices are abysmal while some work, MVG and Seven Nation Army being an example. Dimi the Dancer is / was just awful and Peter Wrights is old hat now.Mysstree14-12-2024