Unicorn star James Wade just avoided another shock defeat on the opening day of the US Masters.
Team Unicorn stablemate Gary Anderon produced the performance of the day in Las Vegas with a stunning average of 112.63, while Michael Smith was also a winner.
But Wade, who was on the end of a big upset 12 months ago in Vegas when he lost to Dawson Murschell, had to survive match darts before edging past American youngster Danny Lauby.
‘The Machine’ found himself trailing 4-2 to an inspired American.
The World Series has rolled into Las Vegas and three Unicorn stars will bid for glory at the Mandalay Bay resort.
Gary Anderson will play big American DJ Sayre in the 1st Round on Friday. The Scot is the No.2 seed.
Michael Smith has been drawn against Canadian David Cameron, while James Wade meets young American Danny Lauby.
Defending Vegas champion Michael van Gerwen clashes with Jeff Smith who was crowned North American Champion on Thursday.
Smith beat fellow Canadian John Norman Jnr 6-4 in the
Team Unicorn new boy Jeffrey de Zwaan will take on World No.1 Michael van Gerwen in the 1st Round of the World Matchplay.
It’s a Blackpool baptism of fire for De Zwaan, pictured here with Unicorn executive Matt Rankin, but the match will hold no fears for the 22-year-old who of course beat Van Gerwen 10-8 at the UK Open Finals in Minehead earlier this year.
Gary Anderson would love to add the Matchplay crown to his CV and the Unicorn star will face Stephen Bunting.
In all, 10 Unicorn players will
Every year, Unicorn unveil the latest in cutting edge darts technology, having been at the forefront of darts innovation for over 80 years. The 2019 product launch was no different.
Despite forewarning FIFA that a far more important and prestigious event was taking place on the same day as the World Cup’s opening match, it seems as though the message fell on deaf ears.
Nonetheless, Sales Director Richard Lowy began the day with a short presentation in the theme of the World Cup to thank everyone
Following his maiden Players Championship title in April, Unicorn youngster Jeffrey De Zwaan has earned a place in the BetVictor World Matchplay line-up.
Unicorn’s James Wade, the 2007 champion, is the only other former World Matchplay winner in the field, which will also include Team Unicorn stars Gary Anderson, Michael Smith, Ian White, Kim Hurbrechts, Joe Cullen. Kyle Anderson and Keegan Brown.
The 25th staging of the World Matchplay at Blackpool's Winter Gardens will be held from July 21-29,
Ian White is back in the winner’s circle.
In the last Pro Tour event until September, the Unicorn man claimed the title at Players Championship 16 as he beat Darren Webster 6-3 in Barnsley on Wednesday.
It’s White’s second title of 2018, his 9th in all and puts him up to No.11 in the world.
Job done and this will be a huge boost for White ahead of next month’s World Matchplay in Blackpool.
He was always in control of the final....White raced into a 4-1 lead. He hit seven perfect darts in one leg
James Wade reached his third final of the year in Barnsley on Tuesday but couldn’t quite get over the line.
The Team Unicorn star lost 6-2 to Mervyn King in the final of Players Championship 15 after a superb day.
It was King’s first title for almost four years as he averaged 105 to edge out Wade in the final.
Wade banged in a 126 finish on the bull to counter King’s 127 check-out on the bull, but the Unicorn man missed some chances and King took full advantage....from 3-2 in front he won three legs
Ian White and Michael Smith both missed out on the big prize at the latest Players Championship weekend.
Meanwhile Unicorn youngster Adam Hunt enjoyed one of the best senior results of his career, reaching the quarter-finals of PC 14 in Wigan on Sunday.
But it was a case of ‘Double Cross’ for White and Smith over the PC weekend! White was beaten by Rob Cross in Saturday’s final, while Smith was downed by the World Champion in Sunday’s semi-finals.
Cross won his first tournament since claiming the
Team Unicorn Young gun Ted Evetts has claimed his second PDC Unicorn Development title in the space of just two weeks.
And this latest victory takes Evetts back to the top of the PDC Unicorn Development Tour Order of Merit.
He won an all Unicorn final in event 12 as he beat Dimitri van den Bergh 5-2. For the Belgian, it was a second loss in a final over the weekend. He was beaten in DT 9 by Martin Schindler on Saturday.
The German claimed a superb double as he also won event 10 with a 5-1 victory
Unicorn star Michael Smith will begin his defence of the Gibraltar Darts Trophy on Saturday against either Jermaine Wattimena or a Host Nation Qualifier.
Unibet Premier League runner-up Smith claimed his fourth European Tour title at last year’s event, defeating Mensur Suljovic 6-4 in the final – players pictured.
Smith has picked up two ProTour titles so far in 2018 as well as reaching the final of the German Darts Open in April and begins his bid for a first European Tour title of the year on Saturday
