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June 10, 2019Team Unicorn ace Gary Anderson is a World Cup winner. Together with Peter Wright, the pair took Scotland to the pinnacle as they beat surprise finalists the Republic of Ireland in the final in Hamburg. It marks the perfect return to big-time darts for Anderson, who of course has been plagued by injury problems during 2019. “This is an amazing feeling,” Gary said. “To represent your country and win a World Cup is something you only dream about starting out in any sport. We’ve come close before, so
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June 10, 2019Super Ted Evetts produced some super darts to claim two titles on the latest weekend of the PDC Unicorn Development Tour. It takes Evetts tally of wins to FOUR this year on the Development Tour and he is a clear leader at the top of the order of merit. The Team Unicorn starlet beat Irishman Shane McGuirk 5-3 in the final of event 10 on Saturday and Evetts then whitewashed Bradley Brooks to claim event 12 on Sunday at Milton Keynes. His second victory saw Evetts in imperious form as he lost only two
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June 07, 2019Highly talented Japanese player Toru Suzuki has signed for Unicorn Darts. The 32 year old from Yamanashi is delighted to be on board with the World's leading darts manufacturer and follows in the footsteps of close friend and practise partner Seigo Asada in being the third Japanese star to represent the brand ''Unicorn is a very famous worldwide dart brand and I am so honoured to receive this opportunity.'' Masakazu Fukunaga and Yoshikazu Arai from Felix Corporation the Unicorn Distributor in Japan
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May 27, 2019Ian White claimed arguably the biggest win of his career as he beat home favourite Michael Van Gerwen to take the Dutch Darts Masters title.It’s back-to-back European Tour wins for the Team Unicorn star and this victory moves him into the top 10 in the world rankings. White defied the odds and a partisan home crowd to win a thrilling final 8-7 in Zwolle. “It is an incredible feeling to win a big final and beat the best player in the world to achieve that,” he said. “It’s something I’ve always wanted
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May 20, 2019What a day, what a moment, what a win! Team Unicorn youngster Harry Ward has claimed a magical maiden senior PDC title as he won a thrilling final against Max Hopp to win Players Championship 16 in Barnsley. Just four months after winning a Tour Card at Q School, Ward held his nerve to show once again why he is going to be a big hit in the world of darts. He won a brilliant final 8-7 against German Max Hopp. “It is unreal,” he admitted. “I can’t quite believe what I’ve achieved
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May 17, 2019James Wade is through to the Premier League play-offs at the O2 Arena. The Team Unicorn star actually knew he had made the semi-finals before his clash with Rob Cross in Leeds. Mensur Suljovic’s defeat to Michael Van Gerwen guaranteed Wade’s spot in those play-offs. In the end though, he did it in style as he beat Cross 8-6 to guarantee a 3rd place finish. Wade’s victory also denied Cross top spot in the league. That honour went to defending champion Van Gerwen for a 7th consecutive year.
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May 06, 2019Team Unicorn star Ian White continued his excellent run of form as he was by edged out by World no.1 Michael Van Gerwen 8-7 in the Austrian Darts Open final in Graz on Sunday night. White took an early 3-1 lead as he followed up two 14-darters with a 138 checkout, only for Van Gerwen to win three in a row and move 4-3 up. The pair then traded the next four legs before a 13-dart break of throw from Van Gerwen saw him open up a 7-5 lead and move to the brink of victory. Legs of 14 and 15 darts from
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May 02, 2019The brilliant Jeffrey de Zwaan looked imperious as he won Players Championship 14 on Wednesday. It is a second senior PDC title for the Unicorn star as he fired in a succession of 100+ averages and thrashed Stephen Bunting 8-2 in the final at Barnsley. The young Dutch star is now up to No.36 in the world rankings and his stock continues to rise. He also hit three of the top 10 averages over the two Pro Tour days in South Yorkshire. What a way for De Zwaan to celebrate one year as
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April 23, 2019The darting world has caught another glimpse of the talent that is Jeffrey de Zwaan. The Dutch ace swept to a sensational victory as the PDC Unicorn Development Tour resumed in Wigan. He won event 5 in some style, producing an incredible SEVEN consecutive ton plus averages! The Unicorn ace was unbeatable. In a semi-final whitewash of Ciaran Teehan, he averaged 112 and then followed up with a 110 average in beating Geert Nentjes 5-3 in the final. De Zwaan looked set for a double but lost a last leg
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April 15, 2019There’s little doubt that James Wade is one of the best in the business and the Team Unicorn star showed his class again with a brilliant Players Championship double triumph. Wade won two all Unicorn finals against Jeffrey de Zwaan and Michael Smith in Barnsley. His victory in PC 12 on Sunday came in his 50th Pro Tour Final. But both De Zwaan and Smith will be kicking themselves as Wade found a way to win, coming from behind in both finals to take the honours. And of course it is an incredible three