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Van Barneveld on mindset surrounding darting return: "I feel I have nothing to lose"
PDCFriday, 12 November 2021 at 13:30
Raymond van Barneveld during his long and illustrious career has seen a differing standard and as part of his interview with The Darts Show podcast ahead of the Grand Slam of Darts, he spoke about how it has changed.
"Normally in the 1980s if you had an 85 average you never could lose, in the 90s if you had a 90 average, you never could lose," said Van Barneveld to The Darts Show podcast.
"Now you are losing with 100 averages. I remember against Scott Mitchell [last month] I had a 101 average and I lost 6-5.
"There are people losing with 109 and 111 [averages]. What is this all about? It is hitting your doubles first, but if you don't win the bull, sometimes you could be in trouble.
"The likes of Peter Wright, Gary Anderson last week - all of these players were there. Jonny Clayton who is in massive form, he didn't win a Pro Tour last week.
"I think Peter Wright's best result last week was a second round. Michael [van Gerwen] is not winning them all. That says enough of the quality of the players at the moment."
Mindset surrounding darting return
There isn't any expectations though on the part of the doyen of Dutch darts who is just glad to be back in action at the Grand Slam and then World Championship.
"I feel I have nothing to lose. I'm not going to say I'm going to win this tournament or I'm going to the Worlds or the Players Championship," he said.
"I'm just happy to be back on the biggest stage. This is what it's all about. I missed it. The Grand Slam of Darts is a great opportunity.
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