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Anderson Victorious in HildesheimBy Phil Lanning GARY ANDERSON admitted he had been through a hard time before claiming his 30th Players Championship title. The Flying Scotsman beat Adam Lipscombe 8-3 in the final at Hildesheim last night (Monday). He breezed through his opening four matches for the loss of just seven legs.  Anderson revealed he was delighted to win his maiden title of 2025. He said: “The last few months have been hard for me.   “I started off a bit iffy today and then I picked

OWEN BATES is aiming to build on his Development Tour success in late FebruaryBy Phil Lanning The Devon kid beat Charlie Manby in the final and now wants to keep delivering on the big stage.  Bates, 22, has shown so much potential and is clearly ready to hit the big time.  He told Weekly Dartscast: “I absolutely was over the moon with the Development Tour win.  I think it’s been a real time coming for sure. I mean, to be quite honest, my form on the Development Tour in the past two years

“I want to be back in the Premier League and I think I will be back in the Premier League in the next 12 months."By Phil Lanning JAMES WADE believes he will be back in the Premier League next year.   Ten-time major winner ‘The Machine’ had a superb run on his way to the UK Open final beating Cameron Menzies, Rob Owen, and World No.1 Luke Humphries 10-9 in the quarter-final.  World No.12 Wade smashed in 10 maximums, averaged 99.89 and hit over fifty percent of his doubles in a wonderful performance

Following on from a successful Q-School and newly formatted World Masters, here's a look back at February at Unicorn!By Ryan Segal On the 5th, we revealed our groundbreaking commemoration of Gary Anderson's first World Championship victory, releasing a replica of the darts he used that fateful day, in a wooden ash box with a LED screen displaying an exclusive documentary about the day, in addition to flights, stems, and a certificate of authenticity.  The Players Championships saw their first

WADE BIDDING TO RETURN TO THE TOPJAMES WADE believes he has let himself down as he bids to return to the elite level of the sport.  The 10-times major winner has enjoyed a good start to the season on the ProTour, reaching the last-16 of the Players Championship 3 before making the quarter-finals in Players Championship 4.   However, Wade is absent from the Premier League line-up for a third straight season and has endured three successive second-round exits at the PDC World Darts Championship.

Smith "over the moon" with contract extensionBy Phil Lanning ROSS SMITH admits he is still “chasing that next level” after signing with Unicorn until 2030. The former European Champion suffered a shock early exit at the Ally Pally but is already fighting back to form.  Smudger, 36, revealed it’s been a tough couple of months but he’s delighted to be back with Unicorn and is ready to keep pushing up the rankings.  On re-signing, he said: “I’m over the moon with it, to be fair. “Unicorn have

“Obviously the Worlds was a bit of a downer. The only way to get over that is back playing and forgetting about it. That’s the aim."By Phil Lanning CAMERON MENZIES has vowed to come back stronger after his emotional Worlds exit.  The World No.39 returns to action for the Winmau World Masters qualifiers at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes today (Wednesday). Menzies, 35, was last seen leaving the Ally Pally stage a month ago in tears after losing to Leonard Gates as he struggled to deal with

''I wanted to win this title so much; I’m absolutely buzzing. This means so much to me''CAMERON MENZIES admitted “nobody can take away” his joy after landing his first PDC ranking title.  The Muirkirk ace beat Stephen Bunting 8-4 to take the Players Championship 29 event in Leicester last night (Wednesday). Menzies, 35, delivered a stunning day of form to finally end his title quest. He smashed Danny Noppert 7-1 in the semis after getting past James Wade 6-2, Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5, Rob Cross

''I think there's a lot of smoke blown up a lot of other dart players' backsides that aren’t that great, that haven’t won a TV tournament but they're egged on to be favourites above me''By Phil Lanning JAMES WADE is “genuinely enjoying” the game again as he bids for a third World Grand Prix title.  The Machine takes on pal Gerwyn Price in the second round in Leicester tonight.  Wade, 41, has shown superb form in recent months after fighting back from illness over the past couple of years. He

“If I carry on playing like this I can go deep into the tournament”ROSS SMITH admits he has got his heart set on getting a Premier League place.  The Dover thrower delivered a strong opening World Grand Prix win, dropping just one leg in the victory over Gian van Veen in Leicester.  Typical of Smith he was brutally candid in the post-match interviews and says he’s delighted to be in the elite of the sport. He said: “If I’m honest, I’ve turned up here and I've not put any pressure on myself.