WATTIMENA WOULD “DIE FROM CRYING”
25/01/2025 By Phil Lanning
By Phil Lanning
JERMAINE WATTIMENA admits he would “die from crying” if he won the Dutch Masters.
The World No.35 dumped Luke Humphries out of the tournament with a stunning 6-3 win in Den Bosch.
‘Machine Gun’ hit an average of 98.8 with four 180s and a high checkout of 153.
He now faces Rob Cross in the quarter-finals tonight and admitted: “I would die from crying if I win this trophy. This trophy would really mean a lot.
“I’m happy with it to be honest. No words needed, I’m just happy, really happy with it.
“I started a little bit nervous, but after two down I was not nervous. Then when I got 5-2 up, I was a little nervous again, but I’m happy that I manged to win the match and it’s my second win in a row against him!
It’s Wattimena’s second victory in a row over the World No.1 Humphries after knocking him out of the European Championship last October.
He added: “I know Luke is the number one in the world, but I know I’m playing really good since the last time we met.
“And we know we have a difficult game, because we always have a good game against each other.”
If Wattimena can get past Cross in the last eight, either Gerwyn Price or Kevin Doets awaits in the semi-final.
