Wessel Nijman couldn’t hold his own against Joe Cullen in the second round of the World Darts Championship on Sunday afternoon. For many, Nijman was the favorite going into the match, but “The Rockstar” was too strong 3-0 in sets.
“In my opinion, I didn’t even play a very bad match,” Nijman told NOS during the press conference in the initial reaction. Both 98’s I’ve heard are a good match in their own right. In the legs that wins, I have no room to enter. It’s a pity,” Nijman said.
Nijman was extremely optimistic in his press speech. I’m not completely depressed about it, not at all. Now luck is leaning the other way and maybe next time it will be in my direction. He takes a little more risk than I do, so he deservedly won.”
Before this tournament, expectations were high for Nijman. At one point, Nijman was even the fifth favorite for the world champion title in bookmakers. According to him, it did not put any additional burden on his shoulders. – I try to put it aside very easily anyway. I’m level-headed enough for that. Without expectations, I don’t think I would have approached this match any differently.”
