In this blog, Unicorn’s Player Liaison, Matt Rankin, delivers a fascinating behind the scenes insight into the multiple dart set-ups that Gary Anderson used on his way to sealing the 2018 World Matchplay title. In the process, he reveals just how closely Unicorn work with our players day-to-day. It was quite a week for ‘The Flying Scotsman’ by the seaside! 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE BLACKPOOL, when all thro' the darting world, not a player was stirring, not even a Flying Scotsman; the equipment was hung
Kyle Anderson will face best mate Damon Heta in the 1st Round of the Melbourne Darts Masters.
The Unicorn man and Heta have been great friends for years since they were at Yulebrook College in Madddington back in the day.
The Aussie pair have had many great battles down the years but this will be the biggest of them all at the Hisense Arena on Friday.
And if Kyle wins he could well face Gary Anderson in the quarter-finals! The Scot will face Aussie debutant James Bailey in the 1st Round. Gary is
Gary Anderson was pushed all the way on the opening night in Auckland, while Team Unicorn stablemate Kyle Anderson also had to battle in New Zealand.
It was a dramatic opening night at the Auckland Darts Masters with Unicorn’s Michael Smith the big casualty as he was stunned by Kiwi Mark McGrath.
But it’s Gary Anderson v Michael van Gerwen in the big quarter-final clash. The newly crowned World Matchplay Champion had to be at the top of his game to beat talented Australian Tim Pusey 6-3.
The Scot
Gary Anderson talks one-on-one with Styart Pyke, exclusively for Unicorn Darts. He discusses what it means to him to win the World Matchplay and, in doing so, adding to his World Championship and Premier League titles to achieve the triple crown - plus an overview of his own game, the new generation of darts players and what still keeps him motivated.
A great insight to a truly great champion.
It’s been a tough few months for Team Unicorn Aussie ace Kyle Anderson but he is back at the scene of his greatest triumph.
12 months ago Anderson beat Corey Cadby in a last leg decider to win the Auckland Darts Masters.
He kicks off the defence of his title against former pro golfer Haupai Puha at the Trusts Arena on Friday night.
“It was a real emotional rollercoaster to be honest,” he said. “I had a lot of support from friends I hadn’t seen for a long time and it was a magical weekend. Hopefully
Here Darts commentator Stuart Pyke takes his own look back at one of the best tournaments in the history of the prestigious World Matchplay
And breathe!
I write this piece sat with World Matchplay Champion Gary Anderson and another Team Unicorn star Michael Smith. We are at Manchester Airport ahead of a marathon journey for the latest adventure on the World Series of Darts.
The journey with these two will be entertaining! The journey that Anderson made at Blackpool was nothing short of sensational.
Bottle, bravery, breathtakingly brilliant!
Team Unicorn superstar Gary Anderson is the 2018 World Matchplay Champion after winning the greatest final in the 25-year history of the tournament as he saw off Mensur Suljovic 21-19 in an epic at the Winter Gardens.
Four times Gary threw for the match and was pegged back before finally hitting one of the sweetest double 10s of his career in what was also the longest ever Blackpool final.
It also completes the PDC Triple Crown for Anderson as he adds the
Gary Anderson has reached his first World Matchplay final in Blackpool with a sensational display on Saturday night.
He won a thrilling all Unicorn semi-final 17-12 against an inspired Jeffrey de Zwaan but this time ‘The Black Cobra’ bit off more than he could chew.
Anderson hit an incredible 16 x 180s and averaged a brilliant 106 and he will face Mensur Suljovic in the Winter Gardens final after the Austrian beat an out-of-sorts Peter Wright 17-13.
“I had to play as well as that to beat Jeffrey,”
It will go down as one of the best nights in the 25-year history of the World Matchplay.
Gary Anderson hit an amazing 9-darter as he edged out Joe Cullen 19-17 in one of the best matches ever seen on the Winter Gardens stage.
And Jeffrey de Zwaan has done it again! A magnificent display to beat Dave Chisnall 16-8. Real quality to set up an all Unicorn semi-final clash with Anderson.
But the Scot raised the Winter Gardens roof with another televised 9 darter which earns him a £45,000 bonus!
“Joe was
James Wade, Kim Huybrechts and Ian White have missed out on a place in the World Matchplay quarter-finals.
Wade lost to Simon Whitlock, Huybrechts was beaten by Peter Wright, while White went down to Mensur Suljovic.
For Wade, it was just one of those days. Normally so reliable on the doubles, he suffered a nightmare hitting seven from 29 attempts and all those misses were crucial. In the end it was the difference between winning and losing.
The stats don’t lie. Wade had at least one dart at double
