Madars Razma in his first PDC World Darts Championship as a seed spoke of his pride of such an achievement as he took down Mike de Decker 3-1 to seal his spot in the third round at the Alexandra Palace.
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Razma has worked hard to be only just seeded as he saw off a tough operator in De Decker with a 91 average and 42% on the doubles and next has Michael Smith to contend with, but the pre tournament achievement was fresh on his mind.
"That means a lot. I was working for 24 months to be seeded at Ally Pally. It's an achievement for me. But to win and reach round three means a lot," said Razma post match.
"I don't know about my performance, but I think it's the first step to go top 31, top 30. I think it's a massive step for my career in the PDC.
"In 2017 I played in Q-School, I was waiting for the last four games to win my Tour Card. If one game went wrong I'd miss my Tour Card, this year I felt the same because Martin Lukeman, Luke Woodhouse, Gian van Veen and Ryan Joyce, they all had a chance to be seeded and I was so lucky but at the same time I was proud I was good enough last year to be seeded this year.
He also discussed that Smith clash and said that pressure will be on him so he can now enjoy himself.
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"He's my friend, that's what I can say. He's a very good player but more pressure will be on him. Every player can confirm the first game is always so hard, now I won the first game I can enjoy the tournament."
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🗣️ "I was working for 24 months to be seeded at Ally Pally"
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