Nathan Aspinall dominates Ricardo Pietreczko to earn quarter-final spot

Nathan Aspinall produced an almost perfect whitewash over Ricardo Pietreczko to book his place in the quarter-finals of the World Darts Championship.

The 33-year-old dropped just two legs in a 4-0 demolition of the German, whose average of 78.46 and just two 180s told its own story.

World number 12 Aspinall admits he has occasionally struggled with the pressure to prove wrong the critics on social media but had no such worries on his way to a quickfire victory at Alexandra Palace, where he had a massive backing.

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