"Tonight was the first step": Clemens and Schindler send out statement in opening World Cup of Darts win

In one of the performances of the opening nights action at the World Cup of Darts, the German pairing of Gabriel Clemens and Martin Schindler looked like a well-oiled machine in a 4-0 win over Hong Kong.

“It’s a very good start. Martin played amazing darts tonight,” Clemens told the official website of the PDC after the match. “We have a lot of confidence. We are a good team and we know that, but tomorrow is a new day.”

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The pair reached the quarter-finals together twelve months ago and enter this year's event as a dark horse for many people.

“I think if we play our game we have a chance, definitely,” a confident Schindler proclaimed. “I think we have shown that we are capable of winning this title, but tonight was the first step, and now we have to focus on tomorrow.”

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