Niels Zonneveld continued his red-hot European Tour form with a nail-biting 6-5 victory over Josh Rock at the German Darts Grand Prix in Munich. The win books the Dutchman's place in the final session for the third consecutive Euro Tour event, underlining a remarkable surge in consistency at the highest level.
Zonneveld reflected on the tense deciding leg, telling DartsNews: "To be honest, in the last leg I thought, 'Okay, just be at your best, otherwise you lose.' He was playing fantastic, so fair play to him, of course he's a great player. But today I was here for myself, and I won it in the end. That gives me so much confidence." The Dutchman added about his current form: "I'm feeling really great, man. It's brilliant, to be honest. Three times in a row in the final session, so it's good. I'm much more confident now and I hope I can get through tonight."
Zonneveld attributes his recent success to a more structured practice regimen and a stable home life. He explained: "My family life is really stable at the moment. My home situation is really good. I practise more than I did before, more in structured sessions, like three times one-and-a-half hours a day. I think that really helps me because I need it. I'm not the kind of player who can not play for two weeks and then just go up and average 110. This is what I need to do, and now it's paying off."
With his rise impacting his world ranking position, Zonneveld has set clear goals for qualifying for the sport's biggest events. He listed: "Like you said, qualifying for the World Matchplay, the World Grand Prix, and the European Championship. Of course, the Worlds is always a goal, but with the prize money right now it's maybe a bit overrated, but fair play." His main ambition remains realistic: "I just want to play all the majors, hopefully the Grand Slam as well. That's the main goal I have. If I achieve that, I'll be a really happy man, and hopefully I can win a match there as well."
