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What a day, what a moment, what a win!   Team Unicorn youngster Harry Ward has claimed a magical maiden senior PDC title as he won a thrilling final against Max Hopp to win Players Championship 16 in Barnsley.   Just four months after winning a Tour Card at Q School, Ward held his nerve to show once again why he is going to be a big hit in the world of darts.   He won a brilliant final 8-7 against German Max Hopp.   “It is unreal,” he admitted. “I can’t quite believe what I’ve achieved

James Wade is through to the Premier League play-offs at the O2 Arena.   The Team Unicorn star actually knew he had made the semi-finals before his clash with Rob Cross in Leeds. Mensur Suljovic’s defeat to Michael Van Gerwen guaranteed Wade’s spot in those play-offs.   In the end though, he did it in style as he beat Cross 8-6 to guarantee a 3rd place finish. Wade’s victory also denied Cross top spot in the league. That honour went to defending champion Van Gerwen for a 7th consecutive year.

He is one of the top young talents in the sport and Callan Rydz is now a member of Team Unicorn.   The 20-year-old Geordie has been earning rave reviews this year and has just claimed a first PDC title.   “It has been like a whirlwind for me” he said. “To sign with the biggest name in darts is incredible and with their support, I really think I can achieve great things.”   Rydz is good friends with fellow Unicorn stars Chris Dobey and Adam Hunt and despite being unlucky twice to miss

It was a case of third time lucky for Team Unicorn ace Ian White who has won the European Darts Grand Prix.   After losing back-to-back Euro Tour Finals to Michael van Gerwen, White finally got over the line on a dramatic night in Germany.   He survived a match dart to beat Peter Wright 8-7 to claim a second European tour title in Sindelfingen.   “I am thrilled,” he said. “I have been playing really well and Peter was back to his very best. It is a relief to get over the line but I feel

Team Unicorn star Ian White continued his excellent run of form as he was by edged out by World no.1 Michael Van Gerwen 8-7 in the Austrian Darts Open final in Graz on Sunday night. White took an early 3-1 lead as he followed up two 14-darters with a 138 checkout, only for Van Gerwen to win three in a row and move 4-3 up. The pair then traded the next four legs before a 13-dart break of throw from Van Gerwen saw him open up a 7-5 lead and move to the brink of victory. Legs of 14 and 15 darts from

EXCLUSIVE: Unicorn World Champion Ambassador John Lowe gives a fascinating behind the scenes insight, as he visited Buckingham Palace to receive his MBE Going to Buckingham Palace to receive my MBE was and will be one of the most memorable days of my life, I have long time been an admirer and supporter of the Royal Family, I used to imagine going through those gates into the Palace with hundreds of people looking through the railings, never did I realise one day I would drive through into the quadrangle

The brilliant Jeffrey de Zwaan looked imperious as he won Players Championship 14 on Wednesday.   It is a second senior PDC title for the Unicorn star as he fired in a succession of 100+ averages and thrashed Stephen Bunting 8-2 in the final at Barnsley.   The young Dutch star is now up to No.36 in the world rankings and his stock continues to rise. He also hit three of the top 10 averages over the two Pro Tour days in South Yorkshire.   What a way for De Zwaan to celebrate one year as

The darting world has caught another glimpse of the talent that is Jeffrey de Zwaan. The Dutch ace swept to a sensational victory as the PDC Unicorn Development Tour resumed in Wigan. He won event 5 in some style, producing an incredible SEVEN consecutive ton plus averages! The Unicorn ace was unbeatable. In a semi-final whitewash of Ciaran Teehan, he averaged 112 and then followed up with a 110 average in beating Geert Nentjes 5-3 in the final. De Zwaan looked set for a double but lost a last leg

There’s little doubt that James Wade is one of the best in the business and the Team Unicorn star showed his class again with a brilliant Players Championship double triumph. Wade won two all Unicorn finals against Jeffrey de Zwaan and Michael Smith in Barnsley. His victory in PC 12 on Sunday came in his 50th Pro Tour Final. But both De Zwaan and Smith will be kicking themselves as Wade found a way to win, coming from behind in both finals to take the honours. And of course it is an incredible three

Unicorn World Champion Ambassador & Sky Sports Darts pundit John Part reviews the first 10 weeks of the 2019 Unibet Premier League from a Team Unicorn perspective, which included judgement night and looks ahead to what maybe in store over the next set of fixtures