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Gary Anderson and Michael Smith will be among the top seeds for the UniBet World Grand Prix in Dublin next month. And Team Unicorn stablemate Ronny Huybrechts is celebrating after securing a Dublin debut! The Belgian sealed the last qualifying spot through the Pro Tour Order of Merit. Huybrechts reached the last 16 at the German Darts Masters at the weekend and although he was beaten by Vincent van der Voort, it was enough to take him to Ireland for the 'Double Start' tournament which kicks-off on

Unicorn star Michael Smith should be back in the top eight in the world next weekend. He enjoyed a terrific run to the semi-finals of the Dutch Darts Masters in Maastricht and will claim his spot back in the elite at the German Darts Grand Prix in Mannheim. The St Helens man was left counting the cost of missed doubles as he lost out to eventual winner Michael van Gerwen, who won his home tournament for a fourth straight year.  Van Gerwen beat Smith 6-2 and then overwhelmed Steve Beaton 6-1 in

How fantastic to have The One, The Only – “The Voice”, Mr Russ Bray come into Unicorn Global HQ today to seal the deal on a new 3 year Ambassador agreement. This will take Unicorn’s association with Russ to an amazing 15 years. It’s not so easy to catch up with Russ these days as the demand for his Pro Referee’ing services sees him chasing the sun around the World. “3 days at home in the last 8 weeks” rumbled Russ, “Loved every moment of it”. Russ’s infectious enthusiasm for all things darts lights

Gary Anderson rounded off the latest leg in the World Series with a superb victory at the Perth Darts Masters. It's a fifth World Series title for the Team Unicorn star who beat Raymond van Barneveld 11-7 in a high quality final on Sunday. Anderson had earlier won a thrilling all Unicorn semi-final 11-9 against James Wade. "It is a great feeling to win in the World Series again," he said. "After the disappointment of Auckland and Melbourne I had a point to prove here." And he did! Gary averaged 104

It's an all Unicorn showdown for a place in the final at the Perth Darts Masters! Gary Anderson will face James Wade in the semi-finals after both produced strong performances on Saturday night in Western Australia.  Wade was too good for Michael Smith as he won the all Unicorn quarter-final 10-5 and Anderson was ruthless as he won six legs on the spin to take care of Simon Whitlock.  Gary did extremely well to lead 4-3 at the break. The Aussie had nailed a 115 finish and then took out 80 thanks

Unicorn duo Michael Smith and James Wade will face off for a place in the semi-finals of the Perth Darts Masters.  Both were convincing winners on Friday night. Gary Anderson is also through to the last eight where he will play Simon Whitlock, but Kyle Anderson was knocked out.  Wade averaged 96 and hit six doubles from nine attempts as he whitewashed qualifier Darren Hayes. He won the match in style with a 103 finish.  Smith stuttered over the finishing line. He beat Adam Rowe 6-2 but saved

Unicorn Aussie ace Kyle Anderson will be looking to upset the odds again at this weekend's Perth Darts Masters. Back home in Perth, Kyle will have huge support when he takes on Phil Taylor in the 1st Round on Friday. "It will be a terrific atmosphere and a challenge that I am relishing," he said. The draw means the two players to win World Series events on this trip clash head on. Anderson of course won in Auckland, while Taylor triumphed in Melbourne.  "It has been great to be here with all the

After a miserable Melbourne night, all eyes turn to the final World Series event of the summer in Perth next weekend.   Gary Anderson, James Wade and Michael Smith all lost in the quarter-finals at the Melbourne Darts Masters on Saturday.  Wade and Smith were beaten in last leg deciders while Anderson missed 25 darts at doubles as he lost to Daryl Gurney for third time inside a month.  Wade hit seven 180s as he got himself into a winning position against Simon Whitlock. The Unicorn man was

Kyle Anderson's bid to win back-to-back World Series titles ended in disappointment on the opening night in Australia.  He was beaten 6-1 by fellow Aussie Simon Whitlock in the 1st Round of the Melbourne Darts Masters, but Gary Anderson turned on the style at the Hisense Arena. Gary got angry after missing seven darts for a 3-1 lead against Australian qualifier Justin Thompson. The Unicorn star then played some superb darts. A superb 170 finish was followed by three brilliant legs in 13, 13 and

Fresh from his terrific victory at the Auckland Darts Masters, Unicorn star Kyle Anderson faces another big all Aussie clash in the 1st Round of the first ever Melbourne Masters. For the third time inside a month, Kyle takes on Simon Whitlock in one of the highlights of the draw. They met at the World Matchplay when Whitlock took the spoils, but Anderson won a thrilling last leg decider in the Auckland quarter-finals. "It has been an incredible week," he said. "It is just sinking in that I won a