Bellmont: ‘This is great for all Swiss people’
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The five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld was left stunned after falling to a straight-sets defeat by Switzerland’s Stefan Bellmont in their first-round clash at Alexandra Palace.
Bellmont produced the performance of his career to become the first Swiss player win a match at the World Darts Championship. The 36-year-old from Cham hopes that his success will inspire a wave of darts enthusiasts in his home country.
“I have no words for this. I’m proud of myself. This is a great experience for all Swiss people. Hopefully we will get more Swiss people playing darts,” he said. Bellmont will face Australia’s Damon Heta in the second round. “Damon is a brilliant player, but I will give my best and we will see what happens on Sunday,” he told PDC.tv.
