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
WADE BIDDING TO RETURN TO THE TOPJAMES WADE believes he has let himself down as he bids to return to the elite level of the sport.
The 10-times major winner has enjoyed a good start to the season on the ProTour, reaching the last-16 of the Players Championship 3 before making the quarter-finals in Players Championship 4.
However, Wade is absent from the Premier League line-up for a third straight season and has endured three successive second-round exits at the PDC World Darts Championship.
Smith "over the moon" with contract extensionBy Phil Lanning
ROSS SMITH admits he is still “chasing that next level” after signing with Unicorn until 2030.
The former European Champion suffered a shock early exit at the Ally Pally but is already fighting back to form.
Smudger, 36, revealed it’s been a tough couple of months but he’s delighted to be back with Unicorn and is ready to keep pushing up the rankings.
On re-signing, he said: “I’m over the moon with it, to be fair.
“Unicorn have
“Obviously the Worlds was a bit of a downer. The only way to get over that is back playing and forgetting about it. That’s the aim."By Phil Lanning
CAMERON MENZIES has vowed to come back stronger after his emotional Worlds exit.
The World No.39 returns to action for the Winmau World Masters qualifiers at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes today (Wednesday).
Menzies, 35, was last seen leaving the Ally Pally stage a month ago in tears after losing to Leonard Gates as he struggled to deal with
''I wanted to win this title so much; I’m absolutely buzzing. This means so much to me''CAMERON MENZIES admitted “nobody can take away” his joy after landing his first PDC ranking title.
The Muirkirk ace beat Stephen Bunting 8-4 to take the Players Championship 29 event in Leicester last night (Wednesday).
Menzies, 35, delivered a stunning day of form to finally end his title quest. He smashed Danny Noppert 7-1 in the semis after getting past James Wade 6-2, Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5, Rob Cross
