Page 2 - Monthly Archives: November 2017

James Wade bowed out of the Grand Slam on Thursday after a hugely disappointing defeat to Daryl Gurney.  The Unicorn man will head home with much to ponder after losing 10-2 to the Irishman. At one leg apiece, he was in the match but after that 'The Machine' was ground down.  With the Players Championship Finals followed by the big one at the Alexandra Palace, Wade knows he has a lot of work to do. Gurney won six legs on the spin to open up a 7-1 advantage and there was no coming back from

Last year's Grand Slam runner-up James Wade has qualified for the knock-out stages of the Grand Slam in Wolverhampton.  The Unicorn man will face Daryl Gurney in the last 16 after grabbing a lifeline on Tuesday night.  He needed Robbie Green to lose against Australian Peter Machin.....a Green win and it was just about all over but he didn't get going and was beaten 5-3. So that meant Wade has to beat Phil Taylor to qualify and despite being far from his best, that's exactly what he did! "Neither

It was an incredible all-Unicorn Grand Slam showdown, but the master beat the pupil in emphatic fashion as Gary Anderson saw off Michael Smith to go through to the quarter-finals.  What a match and what a performance from Anderson as he won 10-6, but take nothing away from Smith who played superbly and piled the pressure on his great friend! But it was Anderson who came up with the darting magic and he will now face Mensur Suljovic in the quarter-finals on Friday.  "Michael was just superb

 

Team Unicorn star Gary Anderson proved yet again why he is a top player and a top person as he became the first man to qualify for the knock-out stages at the Grand Slam of Darts. The Scot beat Berry van Peer 5-1 with a superb average of nearly 112 to go through to the last 16 but was full of praise and support for the young Dutchman who is struggling badly with dartitis.  Van Peer has overcome the problem once before but it returned at this week's PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship. He somehow

It was another dramatic night in Wolverhampton, but Michael Smith has made it through to the knock-out stages at the Grand Slam. But he was forced to face a nail-biting wait before qualification was finally confirmed. The Unicorn man did his bit as he won a thrilling last leg decider to beat BDO No.1 Mark McGeeney.....but he was then left sweating on the result of the last match in the group between Mensur Suljovic and James Wilson. Quite simply, a Suljovic win and Smith was through, but a Wilson

Gary Anderson and Michael Smith shrugged off the first day nerves to record vital victories at the Grand Slam of Darts.  Anderson was forced to produce his best against talented BDO youngster Cameron Menzies.  The Grand Slam is high on Gary's wish list and he is aiming high this week in Wolverhampton, but he had to work for his 5-3 win. After missing darts to break in the opening leg, the Scot his first maximum and then broke to leg three. He should have gone 4-1 up but missed four doubles,

Gary Anderson, James Wade and Michael Smith will fly the Team Unicorn flag at this year's Grand Slam of Darts. Anderson and Wade have both lost Grand Slam Finals, while Smith has a decent recent record at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.  The Scot is seeded 3rd and will face Australian Simon Whitlock, Dutch youngster Berry van Peer and another Scot in BDO player Cameron Menzies, who is making his debut. Wade will face Phil Taylor, Robbie Green and BDO World Trophy winner Peter Machin, while Smith

What a week it's been for Dimitri van den Bergh.  After reaching the quarter-finals of the World Series on Sunday, he headed for Wigan on Monday and the young Belgian has won through to the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship Final.  He will face Josh Payne in the final which will be played at Minehead 'live' on ITV4 at the Players Championship Finals weekend at the end of the month.  Van den Bergh won a dramatic semi-final against the newly crowned PDC Unicorn Development Tour winner Luke

Luke Humphries is celebrating the biggest day of his darting life! He has won the 2017 PDC Unicorn Development Tour and with it earns a prized place at the World Championship and a Tour Card to play full-time on the PDC circuit next year.  The final weekend of the Development Tour also saw big success for Team Unicorn youngster Ted Evetts (pictured), who claimed a memorable maiden title.  But it was the 22-year-old from Newbury who claimed the big prize....Humphries won event 20 on Sunday,