Rodriguez on mindset around World Darts Championship without a Tour Card: "I didn't have anything to lose"
PDCSunday, 19 December 2021 at 11:00
Rowby-John Rodriguez surged past Nick Kenny to secure his spot in the second round at the PDC World Darts Championship where next up Luke Humphries awaits.
Rodriguez admitted post match that he had a new perspective as not only a player that was expected to win but also as a player who does not have a Tour Card.
"It was the second win in my career at the Ally Pally but to be honest, this year I came here with other perspective. This year was my game to lose if I don't perform but I did perform," said Rodriguez post match.
"For me, it was a 50/50 game, I know how good (Nick) Kenny is and I know him from the youth from the BDO times but I know also how much pressure was on that game to get a Tour Card."
"This year was the less time I was watching the ranking because I didn't have anything to lose and of course people texting me saying you need this and that but this year has been phenomenal for me and I just want to keep on going."
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- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024
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UndartedWaters15-11-2024 - Agree. Van der voort will be the one taking a break when he loses his tour card. Everyone saying about how bad Wright's last 18 months have been, and in that time he's won several Euro tours and the European Championships.Matilda6215-11-2024
- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024