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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

Team Unicorn youngster Dimitri van den Bergh produced the performance of his life to reach his first big TV quarter-final.  The young Belgian beat Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 to set up an all Unicorn quarter-final at the World Series against James Wade.  Meanwhile Unicorn superstar Gary Anderson wowed the Scottish crowd, while Kyle Anderson lost out in a thriller to Rob Cross. But Van den Bergh was exceptional. Twice in the opening three legs he hit six perfect darts and Van Barneveld didn't

Gary Anderson missed out on the big prize at the World Series Finals in Scotland.  The Unicorn man was beaten 11-6 by Michael van Gerwen but the Scot put up a terrific show against an inspired Dutchman.  It was a thrilling final, but Anderson couldn't quite lift himself as Van Gerwen won the World Series Finals for a third straight year in Glasgow.  Gary gave it a real go but will regret missing three darts at D16 to take the opening leg against the throw, only for Van Gerwen to nail a 103

Gary Anderson has won five World Series titles over the last two years, but he is still to break his duck in Glasgow. The Team Unicorn star has suffered shock back-to-back 1st Round defeats at the World Series Finals in Scotland.  And he has been handed a tough draw for the 2017 Ladbrokes World Series Finals which start at the Braehead Arena on Friday night. Anderson is the top seed and will face either Mensur Suljovic or one of the young Unicorn players that he mentors Chris Dobey!  James

It is a first European Championship quarter-final for Unicorn star Michael Smith. But he had to dig deep to finally see off Benito van de Pas in a last leg decider and he will now face Rob Cross on Sunday for a spot in the semi-finals.  Smith led 6-2 and 8-4 and missed match darts before getting over the line in Hasselt on Saturday night.  "It was a real battle," he said. "In the end it was all about sticking at it. I have managed to learn a lesson or two this year about keeping my head in

Team Unicorn star Kyle Anderson banged in a brilliant 9-darter at the European Championship.  But he suffered heartbreak losing his semi-final 11-10 to Michael van Gerwen after the Australian missed two match darts to win in the deciding leg! Van Gerwen went on to win a fourth consecutive European Championship title as he beat Rob Cross 11-7 in the final. Cross matched Van Gerwen dart for dart for 10 legs before the Dutch ace pulled away to win with an average of 109! But in one of the most dramatic

Michael Smith is through to the 2nd Round at the European Championship.  But the Unicorn man had to stave off a Nathan Aspinall fight back before winning 6-4.  Elsewhere in Hasselt on Friday afternoon, Joe Cullen threw it away as he missed four match darts against Stephen Bunting and lost in a deciding leg.  And there was also defeat for Dimitri van den Bergh as the young Belgian was beaten 6-1 by Jonny Clayton. But Smith held his nerve to set up a 2nd Round clash with Benito van de Pas

Kyle Anderson has reached the European Championship quarter-finals for a second consecutive year in Hasselt.  The Team Unicorn star swept aside the challenge of Jelle Klaasen in style as he won 10-6 and he will now play Mensur Suljovic on Sunday afternoon.  "My finishing was spot on when it mattered," the Aussie said. "Every time Jelle missed I punished him and I am getting better with each game here, so there is no reason why this run shouldn't continue." The tone was set when Klaasen missed

Team Unicorn's Belgian brothers were both desperately disappointed after bowing out of the European Championship on the opening night.  On home soil, Kim and Ronny Huybrechts both lost last leg deciders.  But Unicorn duo Kyle Anderson and Ian White were winners on Thursday in Belgium.  Kim Huybrechts went out 6-5 to Mensur Suljovic after hauling himself back into the match.  The Austrian took out 94 and 76 as he went 3-0 up. Back came Kim to reduce the gap to one before Suljovic nailed