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Team Unicorn duo Chris Dobey and James Wade both enjoyed double success to qualify for the first two big European Tour events of 2018. It was a important night of qualifiers at the Barnsley Metrodome ahead of the start of the Players Championship season over the weekend. Wade edged past Paul Nicholson and fellow Unicorn ace John Part 6-4 to qualify for the European Darts Open in Leverkusen. He then defeated Martin Lukeman 6-4 and Matthew Edgar 6-1 with a 111 average to get through to the German Darts

Michael Smith’s fantastic start to the 2018 Premier League continued in Newcastle! The Unicorn star made it three straight victories as he swept aside Mensur Suljovic 7-2 to move to the top of the PL table on six points alongside Simon Whitlock. Meanwhile Team Unicorn’s Gary Anderson lost a stunning match 7-3 against Michael van Gerwen but he could easily have won the match by the same score! Both players averaged 110 but Anderson’s missed doubles cost him dearly. Smith though, was delighted after

Team Unicorn starlets Chris Dobey and Dimitri van den Bergh are on course for a showdown in the 2nd Round at the UK Open Finals next month. If the Belgian can get past Lee Evans in the 1st Round, he will face Dobey in a mouth-watering tie. And there is another all Unicorn 2nd Round clash on the cards.....youngster Harry Ward, who won one of the Riley’s qualifiers, could face Ted Evetts! Ward must first beat Daniel Lee in the opening round. Another Unicorn Young gun Adam Hunt features in one of the

Michael Smith, Gary Anderson and Kim Huybrechts (pictured) are in the top 10 heading to Minehead for the UK Open Finals next month. After the final three qualifiers at Wigan at the weekend, Smith is the No.2 seed behind Michael van Gerwen after a superb set of qualifying events from the Unicorn man. Anderson is the 6th seed after his brilliant victory in qualifier 4 on Friday, while Huybrechts will be the 9th seed after a consistent run through all six qualifying events. The Belgian reached the semi-finals

Fit, firing, fantastic! Gary Anderson put his injury woes behind him to sweep to victory at the fourth UK Open qualifier on Friday. After all the trials and tribulations and back problems, the Unicorn star followed up his superb Premier League victory over Gerwyn Price on Thursday with a classy display in the qualifier in Wigan. He beat Dutchman Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-2 in the final for a 41st PDC title. After missing the first three UK Open qualifiers with those back problems, Gary is now guaranteed

Gary Anderson got off the mark in the Premier League in Cardiff while Michael Smith’s winning streak went on. Anderson’s back problem appears to be improving and it showed as he swept aside Welshman Gerwyn Price 7-3. “It felt a little easier and I was using some new darts and they were very good, so I will head to Wigan to try to qualify for the UK Open finals and see how it goes,” the Team Unicorn star said. An average of 100 and a great display from the Scot. After missing ‘tops’ for 160 to break

Latvian ace Madars Razma has agreed a new two-year deal to stay with Team Unicorn. The 29-Year-old is building his career and reputation in the tough world of PDC darts and is determined to prove his worth. His first target is to qualify for the UK Open finals and he already showed what he is capable of with a run to the semi-finals of a Players Championship event. Twice he has made it through to the last 16 at the Lakeside, but it is the PDC where his future lies. The man nicknamed “Razmatazz” has

Team Unicorn Global youngster Harry Ward, 20, has qualified for the Coral UK Open Finals at Butlins Minehead resort next month. Former PDC Development Tour finalist 'Big H' won the Rileys Coventry knockout yesterday, to secure his second UK Open appearance, having previously played in the 2016 event. Swadlincote based Ward was in superb form all day, reeling off numerous 11 and 12 dart legs en-route to the final where he defeated Ian McFarlane. The final itself was very close, where Ward eventually

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.