Aspinall explains his family reason for his decision to miss the Players Championship finals ” We made the decision as a family”
Aspinall explains his family reason for his decision to miss the Players Championship finals ” We made the decision as a family”
On Thursday night, Nathan Aspinall advanced to the second round of the European Darts Championship in Dortmund. In his first match, ‘The Asp’ defeated Ryan Searle 6-3. The World Matchplay winner delivered an excellent performance, with an average of 98 and a finishing rate of 60%.
Aspinall exhaled a sigh of relief after pinning his match dart. Following that, the 32-year-old Englishman had to admit that the triumph was a great boost for him.
”Yeah, I needed that,
“I’ve had a tough time of late. Grand Prix I was so disappointed with myself, didn’t prepare for it. You know, fail to prepare, prepare to fail. Then, Pro Tours, European events it’s been first round, first round. It got to me a bit and I’ve been struggling of late, confidence is gone.”
Aspinall chose to forgo the week’s final two tournaments after losing twice in the first round of the Pro Tours in Barnsley last week. He will also miss the remaining two Players Championship tournaments in early November, which means “The Asp” will miss the Players Championship Finals in late November.
”I never gave up. Basically, Kirsty my partner of 14 years has spent the last 10 years in Minehead for her birthday. This year she’s 30, so I might not have qualified but I didn’t want to qualify because I wanted to make her birthday special because you’re only 30 once. Away from darts you”
