Apologies for some of the language that you heard there

Ricardo Pietreczko he started the world darts championship brilliantly. After being 3-0 too strong for Xiaochen Zong in the first round, he defeated 28th seeded Dutchman Gian van Veen 3-1 in the second round. After the Christmas break, “Pikachu” may face Scott Williams in the last 32.

Pietreczko reached the final 32 round for the second year in a row, last year he ended this round after a 4-3 defeat against the eventual world champion Luke Humphries. In the match against Van Veen, the 30-year-old German impressed especially in doubles, achieving 50% success rate in the outer ring.

After the victory, Pietreczko said Heavenly sports: “It’s really important to me because the Players’ Championship was a really awesome match for me. On stage I love Ally Pally and yes, it’s really important to me.”

Ricardo Pietreczko in action at the World Darts Championships

“Fifty percent in doubles? I can’t comment on doubles. I don’t know, I’m thrilled. I love this big stage and I love this audience. Thank you for this round and thank you very much.”

Excuses

However, it was Pietreczka’s slip of the tongue that prompted the Sky presenter Emma Patton interject, “I apologize for some of the language you heard there.”

Pietreczko, who reached the quarter-finals of this year’s European Championships and is currently ranked 34th in the world, will return to action on Saturday, December 28, when in the afternoon session he will face Englishman Scott Williams, who achieved the feat in the previous round to send home the fifth-ranked Rob Cross. The winner of Pieteczko v. Williams will face the winner of the English match, Nathan Aspinall and Andrew Gilding, in the fourth round.