Saarland’s Gabriel Clemens spoiled the start of the season

Ninth loss in a row against Ratajsky
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Gabriel Clemens, Saarland’s professional arrows spoiler, spoils the start of the season

Gabriel Clemens of Saarwellingen for seven darts against Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski in his opening match at the Masters was eliminated. (archive photo)
Photo: Heiko Lehmann

Milton Keynes Darts professional Gabriel Clemens of Saarwelgen lost the opening match to Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski in his first major tournament after the World Cup.

It would have been the perfect start for Gabriel Clemens in his new darts season. Saarlander and simultaneously the best German darts player (world 21) had seven darts in the match against Pole Krzysztof Ratajsky at the Masters in Milton Keynes, England, and still lost the match in the decisive match 5:6.

Seven darts – there was something. A year earlier, Clemens lost to Ratajsky in the round of 16 at the World Championships and also missed seven darts. Saarlander of Saarwelgen was still playing well on Friday night, achieving the highest scores and also scoring the doubles needed to win the first sets. But in the crucial stages, the nerves failed.

Ratajsky, ranked 12th in the world, did not play best darts and initially also missed four darts. But in the end, 45-year-old Paul managed to clear the number on double 16 and 38-year-old Clemens looked in the tube.

For Clemens this was the ninth consecutive defeat against the Pole. Despite the defeat in the first round, Saarlander still received a prize money of 2,500 pounds (about 3,000 euros). However, the prize money won in Masters in Milton Keynes has no effect on the rankings, as it is an invitation tournament and not all players have the opportunity to participate.

The Tour of the Pros will begin with the best players in the world in England next weekend. For Gabriel Clemens on February 5th and 6th in Barnsley, it really comes down to important points in the world rankings.