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Who is still in the European Championship for Germany?
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Martin Schindler is the last German left at the European Championship, playing at home in Dortmund, and in the last sixteen round the home crowd was behind him.
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He had opened with a tight win over Wessel Nijman, and on Saturday he beat Jermaine Wattimena, ranked eighteenth in the world, winning 10 legs to four, to reach his first quarter-final at this event.
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Before the match he spoke about pressure at a home tournament: "We are vulnerable, things can go badly for us at some point." Next he faces the winner of Jonny Clayton against Josh Rock, a match scheduled for Saturday evening.
“We are vulnerable, things can go badly for us at some point.”
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Ross Smith beats Martin Schindler 11-8 in European Darts Championship final in DortmundRead the article
Based on reports by
- Spiegel OnlineMartin Schindler narrowly misses first German major title
- Der TagesspiegelEuropean Championship final lost: Schindler sobs: Pride after German darts premiere
- N-tvThe sports day: “Happy boy”: Overwhelmed Schindler cries even without a title
- BBCRoss Smith holds on to beat Martin Schindler in European Championship final
- DIE WELTEuropean Darts Championship: First German in a major final
- RP OnlineDarts live blog: “Now anything can happen” - Schindler sensationally reaches the European Championship final