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Michael Smith threw away a fantastic opportunity as he was he beaten for the first time in this year’s Premier League. He lost 7-5 to Rob Cross, while fellow Unicorn star Gary Anderson was glad to draw his match with Daryl Gurney. Smith led 4-2 and 5-3 against the World Champion but went off the boil and Cross hit back superbly. At five legs apiece, Cross hit a maximum and an 11 darter. Then in the final leg, Smith was sat on 76 for a draw only to see Cross take out 121 on the bull. Anderson looked

Table-topper Michael Smith and World Champion Rob Cross will clash as the Unibet Premier League returns to action at Leeds' First Direct Arena on Thursday. The season's fifth league night had to be cancelled last week at Westpoint Exeter due to the extreme weather conditions, meaning that Smith remains clear at the top of the standings for the visit to Leeds. The Team Unicorn star has won his first four games to sit two points clear and is bidding to continue that run when he meets high-flying Cross

Brisbane and Vienna are to host the PDC's World Series of Darts for the first time in 2018 following confirmation of the year's seven events. Team Unicorn’s Dimitri Van den Bergh will also step onto the global stage for the first time in the German Darts Open, Gary Anderson will be playing in the six internationals and Kyle Anderson will be playing in Auckland, Melbourne and Brisbane. The ongoing global expansion of the World Series of Darts will see six worldwide events followed by the end-of-season

Gary Anderson is the new UK Open Champion! The Unicorn star dug deep to see off young Australian sensation Corey Cadby 11-7 in a thrilling final. “It was hard work but I am thrilled to win another Major. This is why we all play the sport,” he said. “Corey is a fantastic talent and we will be hearing a lot more from him over many years. But this was my day. I didn’t feel I was at my best although I found the big shots when I needed them.” Anderson pockets £70,000 for his first ‘Major’ since the 2016

Gary Anderson and John Part will fly the Unicorn flag on the final day at the UK Open in Minehead. Anderson will now face World Champion Rob Cross, while Part takes on Welshman Robert Owen. Gary was in imperious form again as he dispatched Ricky Evans 10-3 with a 95 average and 5 maximums and he improved on that with a superb display to beat Jermaine Wattimena 10-6, averaging 105 with 9 x 180s. Part’s fairy-tale weekend continued with a dramatic last leg victory over Ron Meulenkamp and a nail-biting

Team Unicorn’s three times World Champion John Part produced three terrific performances on day one of the UK Open Finals. And the Canadian will face Dutchman Ron Meulenkamp in the last 32. The tournament was only given the go-ahead at the 11th hour because of the heavy snow and freezing conditions. Other Unicorn players who have made it through to the last 32 are Gary Anderson, James Wade, Kim Huybrechts, Michael Smith, Chris Dobey, Ian White, Kyle Anderson and Keegan Brown. But for Part, a fantastic

Tonight's Unibet Premier League Night Five at Westpoint Exeter has been cancelled. Following heavy snow across the UK and Storm Emma, the Met Office has issued a Red Weather Warning for the south-west of England on Thursday morning (March 1). The PDC was informed by Westpoint Exeter on Thursday morning that local authority and police advice for the region was for no non-essential travel to take place and there were severe concerns over the safety of spectators and staff both accessing the venue and

Team Unicorn star Michael Smith is bidding to maintain his advantage at the top of the Unibet Premier League table as the tournament visits Westpoint Exeter on Thursday for the season's fifth league night. Smith is the only player to have recorded four wins so far this season, having extended his unbeaten record with victory over Simon Whitlock in their top-of-the-table clash in Berlin last week. The former World Youth Champion comes up against Raymond van Barneveld in Exeter and is aiming to retain

Michael Smith has the only 100% record in the Premier League! The Team Unicorn ace made it four wins out of four with victory over Simon Whitlock in Berlin on Thursday. Meanwhile fellow Unicorn star Gary Anderson fought back superbly to claim what could be a priceless point against Peter Wright. But for Smith, another superb night at the office and what an office it was! A record-breaking crowd of over 12,000 in Berlin. He may have been far from his best, but sometimes it is all about the win and

Unicorn ace James Wade lost out in the final of the first Players Championship tournament of the year. But ‘The Machine ‘ produced a superb performance to reach the final on Saturday before losing to Michael van Gerwen 6-4. Van Gerwen made it a Players Championship double as he beat young Aussie sensation Corey Cadby 6-1 in Sunday’s final. Wade was terrific in reaching his first Pro Tour Final in more than a year. He cashed in on Van Gerwen missed doubles to reach four legs apiece in the final before