What a few days it’s been for Unicorn star Michael Smith.
After beating Gary Anderson in the Premier League, the St Helens sharp shooter reached the final of the 1st UK Open qualifier 24 hours later before losing to Michael van Gerwen.
But on Sunday at the 3rd UK Open qualifying event, he went one better winning the event as he thrashed Austrian Zoran Lerchbacher 6-0 in the final in Wigan.
And this win moves the Unicorn man back up to No.9 in the world. He was in fabulous form all day and got his
Ian White and Michael Smith have both just missed out on the big prize on the first weekend of UK Open qualifiers in Wigan.
The Team Unicorn pair reached the semi-finals and final respectively of the first two UK Open qualifiers....and White hit a 9 darter on the way!
Both events were won by Michael van Gerwen, who notched up his 100th senior singles title in the PDC with his 6-3 win over Darren Webster in Saturday’s final. The World No.1 had beaten Unicorn’s Michael Smith 6-3 in Friday’s final.
The Professional Darts Corporation and Butlins have agreed a new three-year contract to keep the UK Open and Players Championship Finals at the Butlin's Minehead Resort until at least 2020.
The Somerset venue has hosted PDC darts since the Players Championship Finals moved to Minehead in 2012, proving hugely popular with fans who have access to every session of darts as part of their package, which includes accommodation with inclusive dining as an option.
A European Tour event followed in March
Michael Smith took the honours in the all Unicorn clash on the opening night of the Premier League in Dublin.
But he admitted afterwards that the victory was hard to take against his mentor. Anderson was again struck down by the debilitating back problem which has troubled him for some time.
Anderson led 5-1 but was struggling to walk and Smith incredibly won six straight legs.
“I really feel for Gary,” he said. “I could see he was in a lot of pain. That made it difficult for me because I didn’t
Team Unicorn members Seigo Asada, Xiao Chen Zong and Yuanjun Liu are delighted with the news that The Professional Darts Corporation's global expansion will continue in 2018 with the introduction of the PDC Asian Tour.
The growth of steel-tip darts in the region in recent years has included World Series of Darts events in China and Japan and inclusion for players from across the region in the World Championship and World Cup of Darts.
The PDC Asian Tour will feature six weekends of two events in
Team Unicorn's rising star Chris Dobey was in Mayfair, London last week ahead of the Annual PDC Awards Dinner at The Dorchester Hotel where he caught up with Player Liaison Matt Rankin.
Current World no.35 Dobey is targeting a place in the World's Top 32 and a first PDC title in the coming months and is convinced his second appearance on the Alexandra Palace World Championship stage, will stand him in good stead in the future. Bedlington ace Dobey explained ''I enjoyed every minute up there. It's
Gary Anderson and James Wade both fell short against the victor as Michael van Gerwen won The Masters for a fourth straight year.
The Unicorn pair were beaten in the semi-final and quarter-final by Van Gerwen, who then went on to edge out Raymond van Barneveld 11-9 in a cracking final in Milton Keynes.
The World No.1 came from 6-8 down to win the title.
Anderson went down 11-5 in the semi-finals but it was closer than the scoreline suggests with the Unicorn man missing key doubles at crucial times.
Team Unicorn's latest high profile signing, Jelle Klaasen was in Mayfair, London last week ahead of the Annual PDC Awards Dinner at The Dorchester Hotel where he caught up with Player Liaison Matt Rankin.
Dutch star Klaasen, signed for Unicorn Darts earlier this month and he talked, amongst other things, about how delighted he is to now be backed by the World's leading darts manufacturer ''I think it's been a long time coming, maybe too long!. I'm practising with the prototype darts and I can't
Unicorn duo Gary Anderson and James Wade are through to the quarter-finals of The Masters.
Wade won a thriller against Simon Whitlock on Saturday in Milton Keynes, while Anderson came through against Benito van de Pas
He was well below par but it was all about the victory. The Team Unicorn star looking to go one better than last year when he lost in the final to Michael van Gerwen.
He will now face Welsh ace Gerwyn Price in the quarter-Finals.
Anderson averaged only 90 but he wasn’t at all happy:
Michael Smith and Ian White were beaten on the opening night at The Masters in Milton Keynes.
Smith left himself too much to do as he lost 10-8 to Mensur Suljovic, while White went down 10-3 to World Champion Rob Cross.
There wasn’t much White could do as Cross hit the accelerator from the off. He didn’t show any nerves and was very cool as he hit seven 180s along the way. White did take out a 136 but from 4-1 down he was all up against it.
Cross nailed a 167 finish and looked very comfortable. Unfortunately
