Willy
bids “good night” to John Boy
Flying Dutchman
Willy van de Wiel toppled 12th seed John Walton with 53-minute 3-2
demolition of the 2001 champion.
The Sheffield
player never looked comfortable in the game as he lost the opening set against
the throwing advantage.
The 27-year-old
Dutchman who lost in the opening round in his debut in the competition last year
displayed confidence and a maturity beyond his years as he coasted into the
second round.
Carpenter
van de Wiel nailed his title intentions on the match, turning the
throwing advantage in the opening set to score a surprise 3-1 success.
The man from
Rijen then levelled in the second set to force a deciding fifth leg but three
missed attempts for double tops proved costly as the 2001 world champ levelled
the match with an 80 finish (treble 20, double 10).
And it was a
similar tale in the next set as the Dutchman who had taken a 2-0 lead missed
double tops twice for a 3-1 set success, the gritty Sheffield sharpshooter
displaying steely determination to level the set on double 10. He then held his
throw in the fifth leg to open up a 2-1 match lead.
But the
48-year-old Sheffield player looked tense and uncomfortable as van de Wiel
defended his throw in the opening leg of the next set and then moved 2-0 in
front after John Boy nervously missed 10 doubles to level the set, the Dutchman
taking the set 3-0.
Blasting in double tops to open the fifth set against the
throw put the Dutch player in the driving seat, stepping up the pressure with a
double one, double 17 finish.
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