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June 08, 2022JAMES WADE admitted that he’s “winning in life” after signing a contract with Unicorn which will take him past 20 years with the top darts firm. The Aldershot hotshot has rediscovered his very best form over the past couple of years and has qualified for the Premier League finals and World Cup for England. But Wade, 39, kicked off his busy schedule by signing on the dotted line for Unicorn for another five years, having first joined the team back in 2004. He said: “I'm winning in life, and I
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May 18, 2022GARY ANDERSON has vowed to “keep battling on” despite patchy form and wants glory in New York! The Flying Scotsman has found life difficult so far this year, winning just five matches in 14 nights of the Premier League. But on the verge of the penultimate league night at the O2 in London tomorrow night (Thursday) where he faces Joe Cullen, Ando is still determined to get it right. He said: “Darts has been a struggle this year, probably the year before as well but yeah just keep battling on.
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May 05, 2022GARY ANDERSON admits he needs more nerves ahead of an emotional homecoming to Scotland. The Flying Scotsman has won just four matches in 12 Premier League clashes ahead of Night 13 at the OVO Hydro tonight (Thursday). Ando, 51, faces fellow Scot Peter Wright but believes he needs an extra edge in front of his Tartan fans. He said: “Every time I went onto the stage before Covid, I used to get really nervous. “These days, though, I feel as though I am just turning up without a nerve in my body.
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April 29, 2022JAMES WADE admits he’s just super happy to be moving “onwards and upwards” after a classy second Premier League night win. The Machine moved into third above Scot Peter Wright in the table after beating Jonny Clayton to win Night 12 in Dublin. Wade, 39, has now reached five finals with two wins and also hit his highest-ever average of 114.73 in a 6-1 semi demolition of Gerwyn Price. He said: “I’m super happy. It’s not very often I’m short of answers. I’ve played among the greatest darts players
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April 19, 2022JAMES WADE feels he is on the cusp of big things after delivering a first Premier League night win of the season. The Machine KO’d Joe Cullen 6-5 with a 105 average to win the final in front of a record 12,000 crowd in Manchester on Thursday night. But Wade, 39, believes he is close to even better form after reaching his fourth final of the campaign. He said: “I've done it at last - I'm super happy! “I feel like my form is close to ‘here I am’. It’s there but it’s not there. “I’m a little
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March 21, 2022MICHAEL SMITH has vowed to wait his time after making four finals already in 2022. The former World Youth champion continues to deliver consistency at the highest level after moving up to World No.4. Smith, 31, has finished runner-up in the World Championship, UK Open and two Premier League nights and admits he is learning to deal with oche setbacks. He said: “I take my confidence wherever I go. I’m getting really good at recovering from events. If I’ve lost, give me half an hour and I get on
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March 09, 2022MICHAEL SMITH has opened up on his heartbreak of losing another major final at the UK Open. The ex-World Youth champ has suffered 10 final defeats in recent years and suffered another tough setback with his latest loss to Danny Noppert on Sunday night. But Smith, 31, remains defiant about how far his career has come and rising to World No.4. He said: “Yes it hurts bad losing finals and still not having that major in my locker. “But I’m married, I have two kids and living a life I didn’t think
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March 03, 2022MICHAEL SMITH reckons he adds soap opera Coronation Street drama to the Premier League! The two-time world finalist faces a crucial night of action in Exeter as he bids for a first win this season against Joe Cullen tonight (Thursday). Smith, 31, was sensational in his run at the Ally Pally but just hasn’t quite yet had the luck in the league. On his return to the PL, he joked: “I maybe don’t do much on stage entertainment-wise, the thing in my favour is my scoring. “I think I bring drama, the
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February 16, 2022GARY ANDERSON admits he needs to up his game to KO Scottish rival Peter Wright. The tartan two-times World Champs go head-to-head in the biggest clash of the Cazoo Premier League quarter-finals at the SSE Arena in Belfast tomorrow night (Thursday). Anderson, 51, has lost his last two ties with Wright including a crucial World Championship semi-final early last month. He revealed: “He’s double World Champion now, he’s done brilliant for himself. “He’s come on leaps and bounds from 10 or 12
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February 09, 2022CAMERON MENZIES got the job done to get his PDC Tour Card a year after a toilet break cost him a chance at the big time. The madcap Muirkirk ace finally won through Q-School last month and is now aiming to follow the likes of Alan Soutar and Willie Borland to World Championship glory. But Menzies, 32, admitted winning his place in the PDC finally puts to bed the horror story of missing a match a year ago because he was in the toilet. He said: “Last year was a nightmare. My contract was up