NATHAN ASPINALL has sent a four-word message to his Premier League doubters.
The Asp has had a shaky start to the year after he was thrashed 6-1 by Kevin Doets in the opening round of the Dutch Darts Masters in January.
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But Aspinall, ranked No.11 in the world, has vowed to hit back at the PDC World Masters despite suffering a “torrid week” in his personal life.
Aspinall beat Andrew Gilding 3-0 in the opening round of the PDC World Masters in Milton Keynes on Friday.
Speaking to reporters after the win, Aspinall was asked whether the win would provide some extra motivation ahead of the Premier League starting on February 6.
He replied: “What do you think?”
The reporter replied: “I think so,” to which Aspinall added: “There you go.”
Aspinall appeared in his fourth Premier League event in 2024.
But finished 5th in the overall standings after winning two nights, coming runner up three times and getting to the semi-finals on three more occasions, meaning he missed out on the play-offs at the end of May.
On the win itself, the 33-year-old said: “Yeah, I’m just dead happy.
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“Everyone knows I’m a good player, but I’ve been lacking so much confidence, and I think I’ve walked off that stage probably the happiest and most confident I’ve felt in maybe three years.
“I needed that big performance tonight for myself.
“Forget about anyone else, I don’t care anyone else but myself and I’ve had a pretty torrid week in my personal life and that was something I needed. I’m dead happy.”
Aspinall added: “Confidence is everything in this game.
“We’re all as good as each other.
“I think a lot of the time whoever’s more confident wins.”
Aspinall’s win lined up his next match against Cameron Menzies in the quarter-finals.
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