Monthly Archives: August 2017

Gary Anderson rounded off the latest leg in the World Series with a superb victory at the Perth Darts Masters. It's a fifth World Series title for the Team Unicorn star who beat Raymond van Barneveld 11-7 in a high quality final on Sunday. Anderson had earlier won a thrilling all Unicorn semi-final 11-9 against James Wade. "It is a great feeling to win in the World Series again," he said. "After the disappointment of Auckland and Melbourne I had a point to prove here." And he did! Gary averaged 104

It's an all Unicorn showdown for a place in the final at the Perth Darts Masters! Gary Anderson will face James Wade in the semi-finals after both produced strong performances on Saturday night in Western Australia.  Wade was too good for Michael Smith as he won the all Unicorn quarter-final 10-5 and Anderson was ruthless as he won six legs on the spin to take care of Simon Whitlock.  Gary did extremely well to lead 4-3 at the break. The Aussie had nailed a 115 finish and then took out 80 thanks

Unicorn duo Michael Smith and James Wade will face off for a place in the semi-finals of the Perth Darts Masters.  Both were convincing winners on Friday night. Gary Anderson is also through to the last eight where he will play Simon Whitlock, but Kyle Anderson was knocked out.  Wade averaged 96 and hit six doubles from nine attempts as he whitewashed qualifier Darren Hayes. He won the match in style with a 103 finish.  Smith stuttered over the finishing line. He beat Adam Rowe 6-2 but saved

Unicorn Aussie ace Kyle Anderson will be looking to upset the odds again at this weekend's Perth Darts Masters. Back home in Perth, Kyle will have huge support when he takes on Phil Taylor in the 1st Round on Friday. "It will be a terrific atmosphere and a challenge that I am relishing," he said. The draw means the two players to win World Series events on this trip clash head on. Anderson of course won in Auckland, while Taylor triumphed in Melbourne.  "It has been great to be here with all the

After a miserable Melbourne night, all eyes turn to the final World Series event of the summer in Perth next weekend.   Gary Anderson, James Wade and Michael Smith all lost in the quarter-finals at the Melbourne Darts Masters on Saturday.  Wade and Smith were beaten in last leg deciders while Anderson missed 25 darts at doubles as he lost to Daryl Gurney for third time inside a month.  Wade hit seven 180s as he got himself into a winning position against Simon Whitlock. The Unicorn man was

Kyle Anderson's bid to win back-to-back World Series titles ended in disappointment on the opening night in Australia.  He was beaten 6-1 by fellow Aussie Simon Whitlock in the 1st Round of the Melbourne Darts Masters, but Gary Anderson turned on the style at the Hisense Arena. Gary got angry after missing seven darts for a 3-1 lead against Australian qualifier Justin Thompson. The Unicorn star then played some superb darts. A superb 170 finish was followed by three brilliant legs in 13, 13 and

Fresh from his terrific victory at the Auckland Darts Masters, Unicorn star Kyle Anderson faces another big all Aussie clash in the 1st Round of the first ever Melbourne Masters. For the third time inside a month, Kyle takes on Simon Whitlock in one of the highlights of the draw. They met at the World Matchplay when Whitlock took the spoils, but Anderson won a thrilling last leg decider in the Auckland quarter-finals. "It has been an incredible week," he said. "It is just sinking in that I won a

Kyle Anderson talks to Stuart Pyke about his recent PDC tournament wins and his plans for the future. Great player. Great guy. Great interview. Listen to the interview here.

Darts has been given a stamp of approval by the British public after topping an independent poll as the UK sport with the highest integrity. The UK Sports Integrity Index by Portland Communications polled over 2,000 members of the general public in June 2017 to measure the perceived level of integrity of the top 12 professional sports in the UK. The poll looked at how far people had judged sports to be affected by four key issues: match, point or race fixing; players, racers or athletes using performance

John Part speaks to Stuart Pyke about his relationship with Unicorn and his involvement in darts generally. Listen to Interview here