Here Darts commentator Stuart Pyke takes his own look back at one of the best tournaments in the history of the prestigious World Matchplay
And breathe!
I write this piece sat with World Matchplay Champion Gary Anderson and another Team Unicorn star Michael Smith. We are at Manchester Airport ahead of a marathon journey for the latest adventure on the World Series of Darts.
The journey with these two will be entertaining! The journey that Anderson made at Blackpool was nothing short of sensational.
It is incredible to think he is now 47-years-old but he really does get better with age. Darts’ ‘Triple Crown’ is an exclusive club and not many will get to be members. The Scot joining Michael van Gerwen and Phil Taylor as the only players to win the World Championship, Premier League and World Matchplay.
Year after year, Gary had fallen short at Blackpool. He desperately wanted to add the Matchplay crown to his haul of PDC ‘Major’