David Pallett prepares for second worlds test
Newport's David Pallett wants to "show more bottle" after his PDC World Championship second round opponent was confirmed.
The Shropshire thrower produced the shock of the first round to dump out 12th seed Kim Huybrechts on Friday night,
And the on-fire Mensur Suljovic will await Pallett at the oche for his next match at London's Alexandra Palace, in the afternoon session on Monday December 28.
The Austrian, who has reached two major quarter-finals and two semi-finals this year, came from a set down to beat Jermaine Wattimena 3-1 yesterday.
Suljovic's slow-burn game will lead to a change of tactics for Pallett, who had to match the rapid throw of Huybrechts in his first game.
Pallett came from 2-1 behind against the Belgian after striking first blood to beat him 3-2, checkouts of 132 and 122 during a whitewash of a final set seeing him through in style.
The 25-year-old's confidence is now sky-high as he prepares for the test he was expecting, hitting the practice board back at his local Childs Ercall Club last night.
He said: "I've been getting myself into the mindset that I'm going to play Mensur for a couple of days now. Again, I'm going to be the underdog.
"I'll have to play a lot better than I did against Kim, too, although I got the job done in the end. He offered me chances and I seized upon them.
"Mensur will look to slow the game down and I'll have to match his tempo, but I've got some time to get ready for that. It was 100mph against Kim.
"But I really enjoyed it, I felt comfortable up there and didn't lose my head when I had to come from a set down to win it. I showed some bottle - I may have to do that again."
Pallett will bank £15,000 just for competing in the second round, with £10,000 guaranteed to those who make the first round.
It's risen from the £8,000 he received for his worlds debut last year, where he was shut-out 3-0 in sets to two-time champion Adrian Lewis.
A rematch with 'Jackpot' could await in the third round the following evening if he can defeat Suljovic which would earn him, at least, £22,000 in prize money.
Pallett said: "It's not about the money, really, but it's important for my ranking and another victory would be really helpful.
"A lot of the seeds tumbled in the first round, so my result only really kept the pace up with those who pulled off an upset. I could do with another win."
