Monthly Archives: January 2019
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January 30, 2019
Team Unicorn star Gary Anderson has withdrawn from The BetVictor Masters due to a back injury, and will be replaced by Stephen Bunting.
Two-time World Champion Anderson has been undergoing treatment on his back since his exit at the World Championship last month.
The Scot has now withdrawn from this weekend's opening TV tournament of the year in Milton Keynes on medical advice.
"I'm really sorry to the fans that I won't be there this weekend but it's a long year and I want to make sure I'm out of
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January 22, 2019
Team Unicorn duo Gary Anderson and Michael Smith have picked up notable awards at the prestigious PDC Awards night.
Smith was named Players Player of the Year, while Anderson won the Fans’ Award at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Monday night.
For Smith, it is just reward after the best 12 months of his career and extra special because the accolade comes from his fellow professionals.
He reached the World Championship Final, the Premier League Final, the World Series Final and picked up the biggest
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January 19, 2019
Another brilliant performance from Mark McGeeney has seen the Team Unicorn ace secure a Tour Card.
The former BDO No.1 claimed his prize on day two at Q School in Wigan, just 24 hours after losing the final qualifying game to Unicorn stablemate Harry Ward on Thursday.
Now he has this great chance to prove himself in the PDC.
McGeeney won a last leg decider against Carl Wilkinson to win the day. It was a thoroughly deserved triumph for McGeeney after two outstanding days.
“It is a big thrill and a
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January 18, 2019
Unicorn youngster Harry Ward has enjoyed the best day of his career to secure a prized PDC Tour Card.
On the opening day at Q School in Wigan, the 21-year-old from Derbyshire came through a field of nearly 400 to become the first man to win a coveted two-year PDC Tour Card.
Ward won an all Unicorn showdown with Mark McGeeney 5-2, averaging 103 in the process, in the final match to qualify.
‘Big H’ was on the money when it mattered all day at Robin Park in Wigan on Thursday where play was also interrupted
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January 18, 2019
MICHAEL SMITH & Michael Van Gerwen will face off on the opening night of the 2019 Unibet Premier League season on Thursday February 7 in Newcastle, with the fixtures for the first nine nights now confirmed.
Darts' widest-reaching tournament will see 17 nights of action held from February-May and will feature 3 Team Unicorn players - Smith, Gary Anderson and of course a return for James Wade.
The season will include Judgement Night after nine matches, after which the bottom two players in the table
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January 07, 2019
Team Unicorn Latvian star Madars Razma, pictured top, has achieved his dream!
He has clinched a priceless PDC Tour Card for the next two years, coming through a tough European Q School in Hildesheim, Germany.
Although he didn’t win one of the four qualifying tournaments, Razma’s consistency saw him finish top of the European Q School Order of Merit.
In the four days of qualifying he reached a final, semi-final and quarter-final to come out ahead of the rest in the qualification table.
The four winners
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January 02, 2019
He has played in the biggest match in darts - the PDC World Championship Final - but it isn’t enough for Michael Smith.
Yes it is a fantastic achievement, yes he has won £200,000, yes he is up to a career high No.6 in the world and yes he is one of the best in the business.
But that is of little consolation to the Team Unicorn star. Smith is a winner and he knows that he must return to the Alexandra Palace stage and lift the Sid Waddell Trophy.
That is the motivation for the man from St Helens and
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January 01, 2019
He gave it his best shot but Michael Smith just came up short in the World Championship Final.
Michael Van Gerwen won by seven ses to three to claim a third World crown at the Alexandra Palace.
The scoreline doesn’t tell the story or reflect how well Smith fought back but the St Helens star just left himself too much to do.
He has shown he is World class and there is no doubt that this is only the start. He should be very proud of what he has achieved.
“I am gutted to be honest,” Smith said. “In
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