Nathan Aspinall qualified for the 2025 quarterfinals very easily PDC World Darts Championships on Monday. “The Asp” beat below par Ricardo Pietreczko 4-0 in last 16 games and now starting to play Łukasz Małyr.
Aspinall lost only two legs compared to Pietreczka, who had an average below 80. Aspinall himself had an average of 94.28. So the pleased Englishman told his story at a later press conference. “It was probably the loudest and best crowd I have ever played darts in, it was unbelievable,” said the two-time TV title winner. “I enjoyed every moment of this game; it’s the first game I’ve played that I’ve enjoyed in a long, long time, and I hope my next game will be the same. I can’t wait to get to the quarter-finals. Luke will be the favorite, but that motivates me. I love being the underdog.”
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Just because he finished in the last eight doesn’t mean Aspinall is smiling though, as the former Matchplay World Champion even threatened to go after Joe Cullen at the post-match press conference, calling out what he felt was a lack of respect from the media .
“You all underestimate me. I never got any respect,” Aspinall explains with a wry smile. “I won’t spoil Joe Cullen here, but I’m always written off, no one ever talks about me, and I’m a two-time major champion and a fantastic darts player. I’ve been through so much, fighting and constantly proving people wrong. It’s up to me to get on this stage and prove that those who write me off are very wrong.
Nathan Aspinall will face Luke Littler in the quarter-finals
However, it seems Aspinall is no longer worried about the perceived lack of respect and is determined to let his darts do the talking. “I’ll do my thing, I’m done with it. It’s been years, years of worrying about what others think of me. I don’t care anymore,” he says. “I’m going to go there and play darts. Win, lose, whatever, I’ll just have fun. I have a fantastic life. My family is struggling at the moment, I make money playing darts, I’m just going to go there and have fun.”
