Krzysztof Ratajski may report to Alexandra Palace after Christmas for the third round of the
World Darts Championship. 'The Polish Eagle' recorded a stumbling 3-1 victory over Jamie Hughes.
It hardly ran smoothly for a moment with Ratajski, who, on the contrary, is usually very solid with few ups and downs. The trebles fell sparingly in the first set and that set was won 3-2 by Hughes.
He then also had chances to win the second set 3-2, but this time "Yozza" failed to hit the double. Ratajski escaped a bigger deficit and made it 1-1 in sets with a 19-darter.
The third set wasn't easy either, but still went 3-2 to Ratajski, who hit double 16 with his third dart in the fifth leg. However, the Pole had to take a rebreak immediately after Hughes threw out 67. Still, Ratajski then forced another break with a 64 finish. He then finished it off with a 16-darter in his own leg.