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Record-breaker Smith lands two nine-darters en route to PC16 successROSS SMITH said he didn’t think he played that well despite winning 24 successive legs and two nine-darters to take the Players Championship 16! The Dover thrower claimed the victory after he beat Brendan Dolan 8-0 in the final in Hildesheim, his sixth senior title.  Following his victory, Smith revealed: “I don’t think I played that well today. I feel like sometimes luck is on your side.   “The nine-darters are great but I

Royal acclaim for WadeJAMES WADE rubbed shoulders with royalty after receiving an invitation to a Buckingham Palace garden party hosted by the King.   ‘The Machine’ earned the honour through his contribution to the community after extensive charity work supporting Bipolar UK.   Wade, a 10-time major winner, has been an ambassador for the charity since 2016, spreading awareness of Bipolar alongside his decorated career.   The World No.10 took up the invitation with his wife Sammi to meet

Dennant looking to make rapid strides with Unicorn backingMATT DENNANT admits having the backing of Unicorn has given him the belief to go up a level in the sport.  The World No.71 is making rapid strides on the oche but knows he can deliver much more in his bid to move up the rankings.  Dennant, 33, beat Rowby-John Rodriguez before losing out to eventual winner Martin Schlinder in last week’s Austrian Open. But has his sights on breaking into the top 64.  He revealed: “On the whole I think

Anderson retains European Darts Grand Prix title in SindelfingenGARY ANDERSON joked that he was ready to retire after he defended the European Darts Grand Prix.  The Flying Scotsman whitewashed Andrew Gilding 8-0 to take the title in Sindelfingen, Germany last night (Sunday). Ando, 54, beat Rob Cross, Martin Lukeman and Dirk van Duijvenbode before breezing past Gilding in the final.  He said: “Can I retire now! No, it’s been good. I’ve known Andrew for a long, long time. Very, very good player.

SMITH "GUTTED" DESPITE EURO FINALBy Phil Lanning ROSS SMITH was "gutted" as his European Tour final jinx continued in the Austrian Open.  The Dover thrower lost his third final, this time missing out 8-4 to Martin Schindler in Graz on Sunday night.  Having beaten Chris Landman 6-1 on day one, Smith came through a tough trio of games; beating Peter Wright 6-5, Dirk Van Duijvenbode 6-4 and then Ryan Joyce 7-4. But he couldn’t recover from a slow start in the final as Schindler roared into a 5-1

Menzies doubles PDC title tally at Players Championship 11CAMERON MENZIES won his second Players Championship title after almost missing out after being stuck in traffic on the M1. The Ayrshire star beat Peter Wright 8-3 in the final in Leicester but was stuck because of a bad crash on the way to the event.  Menzies, 35, also admitted he is going to quit his plumbing job to pursue his dream of being a full-time oche star. He said: “I thought I was going to be late. I had to phone the PDC because

SMITH TARGETS MAIDEN EURO TOUR TITLEROSS SMITH has set his target of winning a maiden Euro Tour title.  ‘Smudger’ won the European Championship in 2022 and has claimed four Players Championship events in his stellar career.  World No.18 Smith has had a great start to the year reaching the semi-final of three ProTour tournaments including the Belgian Open.   And the Dover ace has recorded the SEVENTH most 105+ averages on the PDC circuit in 2025 highlighting his incredible form.  It marks

OWEN BATES is aiming to build on his Development Tour success in late FebruaryBy Phil Lanning The Devon kid beat Charlie Manby in the final and now wants to keep delivering on the big stage.  Bates, 22, has shown so much potential and is clearly ready to hit the big time.  He told Weekly Dartscast: “I absolutely was over the moon with the Development Tour win.  I think it’s been a real time coming for sure. I mean, to be quite honest, my form on the Development Tour in the past two years

“I want to be back in the Premier League and I think I will be back in the Premier League in the next 12 months."By Phil Lanning JAMES WADE believes he will be back in the Premier League next year.   Ten-time major winner ‘The Machine’ had a superb run on his way to the UK Open final beating Cameron Menzies, Rob Owen, and World No.1 Luke Humphries 10-9 in the quarter-final.  World No.12 Wade smashed in 10 maximums, averaged 99.89 and hit over fifty percent of his doubles in a wonderful performance

Following on from a successful Q-School and newly formatted World Masters, here's a look back at February at Unicorn!By Ryan Segal On the 5th, we revealed our groundbreaking commemoration of Gary Anderson's first World Championship victory, releasing a replica of the darts he used that fateful day, in a wooden ash box with a LED screen displaying an exclusive documentary about the day, in addition to flights, stems, and a certificate of authenticity.  The Players Championships saw their first