Suljovic at the Grand Slam after being defeated in the quarterfinals

Mensur "The Gentle" Suljovic is in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts with 450,000 pounds (about 516,000 euros). The world-ranked 46-year-old Viennese defeated local hero and world champion Rob Cross after a tough fight and a staggering 10: 7 throwing power at Wolverhampton on Wednesday night.

Suljovic scored a points average of 93.6 per shot, or 43.4% (10 of 23) of his doubles. However, Cross was even weaker and had only touched seven of the 26 double fields to cash. The game was launched until the end. Whenever Suljovic paused, Cross got up shortly afterwards. Among other things, the Englishman struggled to go from 1: 5 to 4: 5, before Suljovic took a break at 6: 4.

The next opponent played at Neundarter

Thus, the game entered the final phase, where "The Gentle" but still the pre-decisive break at 9: 7 was successful. Suljovic will face Belgium's Dimitri van den Bergh in the quarter-finals at Aldersley Leisure Village, who scored a perfect match in a 10-6 win over Steve Bunting.

A Neundarter is endowed with this tournament with 25 000 pounds (about 28 700 euros). The Grand Slam Darts is the only major tournament in which players from the two major badociations Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organization (BDO) meet.