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Team Unicorn duo Gary Anderson and Michael Smith have picked up notable awards at the prestigious PDC Awards night. Smith was named Players Player of the Year, while Anderson won the Fans’ Award at the Dorchester Hotel in London on Monday night. For Smith, it is just reward after the best 12 months of his career and extra special because the accolade comes from his fellow professionals. He reached the World Championship Final, the Premier League Final, the World Series Final and picked up the biggest

Another brilliant performance from Mark McGeeney has seen the Team Unicorn ace secure a Tour Card. The former BDO No.1 claimed his prize on day two at Q School in Wigan, just 24 hours after losing the final qualifying game to Unicorn stablemate Harry Ward on Thursday. Now he has this great chance to prove himself in the PDC. McGeeney won a last leg decider against Carl Wilkinson to win the day. It was a thoroughly deserved triumph for McGeeney after two outstanding days. “It is a big thrill and a

MICHAEL SMITH & Michael Van Gerwen will face off on the opening night of the 2019 Unibet Premier League season on Thursday February 7 in Newcastle, with the fixtures for the first nine nights now confirmed. Darts' widest-reaching tournament will see 17 nights of action held from February-May and will feature 3 Team Unicorn players - Smith, Gary Anderson and of course a return for James Wade. The season will include Judgement Night after nine matches, after which the bottom two players in the table

Unicorn youngster Harry Ward has enjoyed the best day of his career to secure a prized PDC Tour Card. On the opening day at Q School in Wigan, the 21-year-old from Derbyshire came through a field of nearly 400 to become the first man to win a coveted two-year PDC Tour Card. Ward won an all Unicorn showdown with Mark McGeeney 5-2, averaging 103 in the process, in the final match to qualify. ‘Big H’ was on the money when it mattered all day at Robin Park in Wigan on Thursday where play was also interrupted

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