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Team Unicorn Latvian star Madars Razma, pictured top, has achieved his dream! He has clinched a priceless PDC Tour Card for the next two years, coming through a tough European Q School in Hildesheim, Germany. Although he didn’t win one of the four qualifying tournaments, Razma’s consistency saw him finish top of the European Q School Order of Merit. In the four days of qualifying he reached a final, semi-final and quarter-final to come out ahead of the rest in the qualification table. The four winners

He has played in the biggest match in darts - the PDC World Championship Final - but it isn’t enough for Michael Smith. Yes it is a fantastic achievement, yes he has won £200,000, yes he is up to a career high No.6 in the world and yes he is one of the best in the business. But that is of little consolation to the Team Unicorn star. Smith is a winner and he knows that he must return to the Alexandra Palace stage and lift the Sid Waddell Trophy. That is the motivation for the man from St Helens and

He gave it his best shot but Michael Smith just came up short in the World Championship Final. Michael Van Gerwen won by seven ses to three to claim a third World crown at the Alexandra Palace. The scoreline doesn’t tell the story or reflect how well Smith fought back but the St Helens star just left himself too much to do. He has shown he is World class and there is no doubt that this is only the start. He should be very proud of what he has achieved. “I am gutted to be honest,” Smith said. “In

Michael Smith is in darting dreamland. The Unicorn star is in the World Championship Final after winning an absorbing clash with Nathan Aspinall. But it won’t be an all-Unicorn final after Gary Anderson failed to fire and lost to Michael van Gerwen on Sunday night. Smith though was simply sensational. The performance of his life in the match of his life. He hit 17 x 180s which is an individual record for a World Championship semi-final. A brilliant 105.22 average, 51% on the doubles and an incredible

Michael Smith has proved once again that he has the game to be World Champion. The Unicorn ace demolished Luke Humphries 5-1 to set up a World Championship semi-final against Nathan Aspinall. And of course the dream of an all Unicorn World Championship Final is still very much alive. Gary Anderson’s brilliant 5-2 victory over Dave Chisnall on Saturday afternoon sets up that semi-final showdown with Michael van Gerwen. Smith defied his own double trouble to win in an hour with Humphries unable to

Gary Anderson came up with the goods when it really mattered with a blistering display at the Alexandra Palace. Without doubt his best performance of this World Championship as he took out Dave Chisnall 5-2 in a high quality quarter-final on Saturday. After squeezing past Jermaine Wattimena and Chris Dobey, the Unicorn star stamped his class on a thrilling encounter despite his ongoing back problems. “It is a relief for sure,” he admitted. “I’m glad it’s over. I would really have struggled if it

Michael Smith is a big step closer achieving his dream. The Unicorn star took just 50 minutes to brush past Ryan Searle by four sets to one. He should have won 4-0 but missed match darts. In the end Smith got the job done and this victory takes him back up to No.8 in the world. “I am pretty pleased with that,” he said. “I started slowly but got into my stride and managed to keep it together despite the missed match darts.” “I truly believe I can win this and will get better. I will have to.” Smith

Darts legend John Lowe has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list for services to darts and to charity. One of the elite group of darts players to become a three-time World Champion, Lowe's achievements came across three decades with victories in 1979, 1987 and 1993. The Team Unicorn star, now 73, was also the World Masters champion twice and News of the World Championship winner, but is arguably best-known for his achievement in recording the first televised nine-darter at the 1984 MFI

The dream is over for James Wade and Devon Petersen. Wade missed FIVE match darts to beat Ryan Joyce and there was heartache for Devon Petersen who was edged out 4-3 in a tie-break by Nathan Aspinall. The Unicorn duo will both feel they blew golden opportunities to reach the World Championship quarter-finals. Wade led three sets to two against Joyce. He had hit a superb 81 on the bull to avoid going two sets down before hitting the front. He will be hugely disappointed. In the sixth set he should

Chris Dobey produced the performance of his life but just fell short as mentor Gary Anderson battled his way into the World Championship quarter-finals. In a dramatic all Unicorn last 16 showdown, Anderson edged a thriller 4-3 in a tie-break, despite Dobey equalling the record for 180s hit in a last 16 World Championship match. He banged in an incredible 15 maximums! There were 28 x 180s in 33 legs of darts. It was an incredible hour-and-a-half at the Ally Pally on Thursday night. Anderson was superb