Joe Cullen reached his first PDC final for two years.
The Unicorn man was beaten 8-1 by a red hot Peter Wright, who won both Players Championship events in Barnsley to add to his German Darts Masters crown at the weekend.
But Cullen still enjoyed a superb day and it was the ideal confidence boost ahead of his all Unicorn clash with Ian White at the Winter Gardens. He beat the likes of Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross and Adrian Lewis en route to the final.
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Unicorn World Champion Ambassador & Sky Sports Darts pundit John Part previews all of the action, ahead of the 2019 Betfred World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, focussing on all things Team Unicorn.
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Team Unicorn double World Champion Gary Anderson talks in-depth to Stuart Pyke whilst in Las Vegas, about his recent injury lay off, his new fitness regime and his plans to return to prime form ahead of the rest of the 2019 campaign.
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It is without doubt the best World Matchplay field ever assembled, so it was always going to be a difficult test for Gary Anderson.
The Team Unicorn superstar will start the defence of his Blackpool title against Dutchman Danny Noppert. Victory for the Scot could see him playing newly crowned US Darts Masters Champion Nathan Aspinall.
Anderson is in the top half of the draw, which looks on paper to be toughest section at the Winter Gardens.
There is a tasty all Unicorn clash to
He may have lost an incredible final at the US Darts Masters, but the tournament should be a 2019 turning point for Michael Smith.
By his very high standards, the Unicorn star has suffered a slump in form since the World Championship Final, but he was certainly back in business in Las Vegas.
“I was enjoying myself again,” he admitted. “I am sure it made a difference to my game and allowed me to play with freedom.”“I know that I can head to Blackpool for the World Matchplay with confidence and
Keegan Brown has secured his place at the World Matchplay!
The Unicorn star produced a brilliant run to the semi-finals of the inaugural Czech Darts Open in Prague.
Meanwhile fellow Team Unicorn ace Chris Dobey will make his Blackpool debut later this month and defending Matchplay champion Gary Anderson is seeded 4th at the Winter Gardens.
Brown beat Michael van Gerwen, Danny Noppert and Mensur Suljovic en route to the last four in Prague. He eventually lost 7-4 to Stephen Bunting, but he had done
He hadn’t picked a dart up for nearly a month but it’s back to business for James Wade!
The Unicorn star claimed a 4th ranking title of the year with an 8-5 Players Championship victory over Portugal’s Jose de Sousa in Wigan.
The win moves Wade to the top of the Players Championship Order of Merit.
In the final, ‘The Machine’ punished his opponent for missed doubles despite being 10 points behind in the averages. An 86 finish to break throw and lead 5-4 was the key moment in the final and Wade was
Team Unicorn ace Chris Dobey will make his debut at the World Matchplay next month in Blackpool.
He secured his prized place at the Winter Gardens with a brilliant run to a first Euro Tour final.
Dobey may have lost the final of the Danish Darts Open to Dave Chisnall in Copenhagen, but his stock continued to rise over the weekend.
“Of course it is disappointing not to win my first big PDC title, but that will come I know. So many players have eyes on Blackpool and the Matchplay, so to achieve that
Super 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
Team 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
