Van der Voort frustrated after opening round defeat at World Matchplay: "If I had played a bit more normal, I would have won"
PDCSunday, 18 July 2021 at 10:45
Vincent van der Voort was left frustrated as he lost out in the opening round of the World Matchplay to Dave Chisnall 10-8.
Van der Voort got better as the match wore on but his poor start seemed to affect him in the end despite opportunities also being spurned at the end of the match.
"It's so very hot here. I didn't get into it well, I had to work very hard to get to a reasonable level. It's very hard to play here. It's been a while since I played in this heat and I didn't handle it well'', Van der Voort looked back afterwards in conversation with RTL 7.
The former UK Open finalist also realized that the match could have turned out differently if he had used his doubles better. “Those misses when I was on 36… Then I could have hurt him, but I didn't. This defeat hurts. If I had played a bit more normal, I would have won. But that's of no use to me now. Process it and look ahead again.”
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- Am not outraged and as said above i dont like anyone from any country doing it to anyone from any country. Whoever is going for a double should have best of order.Mysstree17-11-2024
- Say what? It happens in other countries; Littler in January - this year (Holland), go and watch the evidence on YouTube. If it is going to be done to English players, then we are more than entitled to dish the same back when players face off in England. When it happened to Littler in Holland in January... where was your outrage then? ABE attitude.MrYnyslas197117-11-2024
- I dont like individuals or crowds trying to put any player off when they are trying to check out, how anyone can think its okay for the crowd to whistle or shout as someone is throwing for a double is beyond me but it does seem to have become part and parcel of the modern game. I no longer play now, darts is as good as dead at a local level round my way but when i did play many years ago, no matter how intense the rivalry you never shouted out or whistled when an opponent from the other team was throwing for a double.Mysstree17-11-2024
- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024