Pietreczko relishes challenge against Wright: ''Cool to get to play against him''

Ricardo Pietreczko progressed into the second round of the European Darts Open on Friday. He defeated Geert Nentjes 6-2 under loud cheering of the crowd.

In the interview afterwards he praised his opponent. "He's a brilliant guy, I like him a lot." The audience also got his positive feedback: "I love this crowd! It was a lot of fun, definitely."

In the second round Pikachu will meet Peter Wright. No reason for the German to sink into respect. Instead, Pietreczko is looking forward to the match. "I think it's cool to play him. I also like Peter Wright a lot'', he added.

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