Monthly Archives: May 2018

Close friends and Unicorn team-mates Gary Anderson and Michael Smith prepare to go head-to-head in their Premier League clash, with the Scot in familiar territory having qualified for The O2 for a fifth successive year.

Two-time Premier League champion Anderson secured his Play-Off spot with a win over Van Gerwen in Aberdeen last week, and the Scottish star knows he will have to be at his best to beat his protégé Smith.

“He’s like my adopted son but I will be playing to win,” said Anderson, who recorded a 7-2 win over Smith in their last Premier League meeting in Rotterdam and is 7/2 to claim the title for a third time.

“He’s my mate and we get on really well, but it doesn’t matter what game we’re playing I always want to win.

“It’ll be great playing Michael on such a massive stage and whichever one of us loses will be there cheering the other on in the final.

“Whoever wins

Sevenoaks Suns and Leicester Riders have made the Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) Play-Off Final after breezing through their respective semi-finals.

The two finalists finished on the same amount of points this year in the WBBL Championship, setting up what should be a thrilling final. The Suns have made the final for the second year in a row, having won the competition 

In the end, Sevenoaks ran out very comfortable winners with the match finishing 73-48, with Captain

Team Unicorn World Champion Ambassador and Sky Sports Darts pundit John Part previews the eagerly awaited 2018 Premier League finals night that takes place this coming Thursday at the O2 Arena in London.

'Darth Maple' focusses on the all Team Unicorn Semi-Final clash between 'The Flying Scotsman' Gary Anderson and 'Bullyboy' Michael Smith. This scenario of course, leads to a guarantee a Unicorn player in this years final. But who will it be?

Find out more about what JP has to say about it all, by watching his preview video below:

Kim Huybrechts will feel he missed a great opportunity at the Dutch Darts Masters.

The Unicorn ace has endured a tough run of form but made it through to the semi-finals in Zwolle before throwing away a lead to lose 7-5 to Irishman Steve Lennon

The tournament was won by Michael van Gerwen who claimed a fourth Euro Tour title of the year with an 8-5 victory over Lennon in the final.

In the last 16, the Belgian played superbly to beat Jermaine Wattimena in a last leg decider and again in the quarter-finals, he held his nerve to see off Peter Wright 6-5 after ‘Snakebite’ had missed four match darts.

But sadly Huybrechts saved his worst performance of the day for the semi-finals. He actually led 3-0 and 4-2 but faded and Lennon completed a 7-5 victory to reach his first European Tour Final.

It was his first semi-final appearance on the tour for three months and hopefully a much-needed confidence boost as he looks for a return to top form.

]Team Unicorn stars Gary Anderson and Michael Smith will clash head on in the Premier League semi-finals in London.

Anderson sealed a dramatic victory over Michael van Gerwen on home soil in Aberdeen to claim third place in the table. Smith was confirmed in second spot after his draw with Raymond van Barneveld.

So a huge Unicorn showdown it is!

Van Gerwen will now face Rob Cross in the other semi-final.

Anderson said: “I had to win with the support of that crowd. It was a crazy atmosphere. My form has been up and down, but to play Michael will be something else. I’m after him for sure!”

Anderson’s place at Finals Night was actually confirmed before he played. As soon as Peter Wright hit D19 to win a third leg against Daryl Gurney, the Unicorn star had qualified.

But he knew a victory over Van Gerwen would mean the pair avoided each other in the semi-finals, and Anderson was up for it.

He broke throw in the opening