It was far from an ideal World Matchplay campaign for Nathan Aspinall.
Wessel Nijman dazzled in his Winter Gardens debut on the World Matchplay stage in Blackpool.
There was nothing Nathan Aspinall could do about it, and he has dropped far down the rankings after an early tournament exit to Nijman.
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