Nentjes after successful opening day at UK Open: "I think I was a bit lucky with the draw"

Geert Nentjes had a successful opening day at the 2022 UK Open reaching the fifth round and afterwards, he spoke to DartsNews and admitted that he received the luck of the draw.

“This is my fifth UK Open and the first time I've made it through Saturday. I think I was a bit lucky with the draw today."

Because according to 'The Spear' the draw is an important part of the tournament, he had no choice but to follow it live with a number of fellow darts players.

''We were following the draw after my second game in the restaurant. In Florian Hempel I thought it could be much worse, but there are no easy draws."

Despite a perhaps less difficult draw, you should of course perform yourself. Nentjes explains how the long day in Minehead has its ups and downs in terms of level of play.

“We had been on it all day. I was practicing and I was not really hitting anything. Then the game started, and then the adrenaline and focus come.”