PATRIOTIC Nathan Aspinall set up an England versus Germany clash with Ricardo Pietreczko on Monday.
But his third-round clash with Andrew Gilding was briefly interrupted by a punter who downed a JUG of booze!
Two-time semi-finalist, 33, reached the Last 16 of the PDC World Darts Championship for the first time in five years with a 4-0 stuffing of Goldfinger that saw him nail 60 per cent of his doubles.
The Stockport thrower – who is taking his family on a trip to Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland on Sunday – said: “I’m in the Last 16 and it’s England v Germany.
“It will be great. The German fans love the darts – it will be a nice little divide.
“There will be lots of football vibes. I love all that atmosphere and cannot wait. Hopefully we can put in a great show.”
Both players stopped throwing during the final leg because the whole crowd were cheering loudly as one bloke – who was dressed as a HOT DOG – drank his alcoholic beverage in one swift go.
The Asp joked: “He was chugging a jug. Normally you chug a pint. But this guy had a four-pint jug.
“I was just intrigued to see if he could finish it – he did and then he got kicked out. So fair play.
“Unbelievable. And then I missed the board, going for the 18.”
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Reacting on social media to the beer-chugging stoppage, one fan said: “Aspinall knows how to entertain, even during intense moments…”
A second said: “The Asp the people’s champion.”
A third added: “Greatest sport on earth.”
Another said: “No other sport like it!”
Berlin-born Pietreczko knocked out Lincolnshire’s Scott Williams 4-1 – a year after the Englishman’s careless comments about winning “two World Wars and one World Cup” in relation to German fans.
Pikachu, 30, said: “There are so many fans with tickets from Germany here and it makes for a great atmosphere.
“It was probably about 50-50 and it was very enjoyable to play against Scott with this crowd.
“I was very close to beating Luke Humphries last year but I am in the Last 16 now and I look forward to meeting him again in the semi-finals!”
Unseeded Ryan Joyce flew the flag for the North East by beating Ryan Searle – who averaged 100.97 – 4-3 in round three.
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