Monthly Archives: September 2018

So it will be an all-Unicorn 2nd Round clash between Gary Anderson and Jeffrey de Zwaan at the World Grand Prix on Tuesday.

Anderson swept aside Welshman Jonny Clayton despite his troublesome back and De Zwaan got the better of Kim Huybrechts in their all Unicorn affair on the opening night.

But sadly Joe Cullen is on his way home after losing to Dutchman Ron Meulenkamp.

De Zwaan was sensational again. Put him on a big stage in a TV ‘Major’ and he comes alive.

He blew ‘The Hurricane’ away in just 15 minutes beating Huybrechts by two sets to nil. The Belgian won only two legs.

De Zwaan hit four 180s in the opening set and averaged nearly 100 with a double start! Remember he has already beaten Michael van Gerwen twice in TV ‘Majors’ this year at the UK Open and then on his run to the semi-finals of the World Matchplay where he lost a thriller to Anderson!

Gary was far too good for Clayton at the City West

Team Unicorn ace Ian White enjoyed yet another superb day on the PDC Pro Tour but just came up short at the second Players Championship event in Dublin on Saturday.

But White will go into the World Grand Prix in high spirits despite going down 6-4 in the final to Dutchman Danny Noppert who claimed his first PDC title at the City West Hotel.

He will disappointed because he played so well all day. However his run to the final sees White back up to top spot in the Players Championship Order of Merit and he also moves back into the world’s top 10, so all-in-all not a bad day!

The Unicorn star was always playing catch up in the final. Noppert taking out 72, 88 and 79 to establish a 3-1 advantage. White missed two darts to make it two apiece and when Noppert nailed a 13 darter to go 4-1 up, ‘Diamond’ had lost his sparkle.

White did fight back and a 120 check-out gave him hope but Noppert hit straight back to finish it off at 6-4.

Earlier

It was a landmark day in the career of Team Unicorn Latvian star Madars Razma.

He turned 30 this week and celebrated by winning through to the Players Championship Final in Dublin on Friday. Razma enjoyed a magical day before he was edged out by German ace Max Hopp 6-3 at the City West Hotel.

It was his first PDC final but the £6,000 prize money he earned has taken Razma to the cusp of World Championship qualification through the Pro Tour Order of Merit.

He must like the Irish air! 12 months ago Madars reached a PC semi-final in Dublin and on Friday he saw off Michael van Gerwen en route!

The day started with a 6-2 win over Peter Hudson. He then beat Danny Noppert 6-4 and Gerwyn Price 6-3 before winning a last leg decider in an all Unicorn clash with Ronny Huybrechts in the last 16.

His brilliant victory over Van Gerwen came in the quarter finals with Razma winning 6-5 after leading 4-1.

He completed a 6-2 semi-final win over Andrew

The incredible Gary Anderson has won another big TV title and he’s done it in some style!

The Team Unicorn superstar claimed the Champions League crown in Brighton with a blistering display.

He swept aside Peter Wright 11-4 in the final to claim the £100,000 prize and he was unstoppable on a sensational Sunday.

Amazingly, Anderson hit THREE 10 darters in the final as he added the Champions League Trophy to a long list of big TV triumphs in 2018....UK Open, US Masters and World Matchplay.

But he was a millimetre away from not even qualifying for the semi-finals! Gary had to beat Michael van Gerwen in his last group match to edge out Daryl Gurney for a place in the last four.

He led the Dutchman 6-3 and 9-6 in the race to 10. But Van Gerwen battled back to 9-9 and in the last leg the World No.1 missed two darts for the match, only for Anderson to bang in a sensational 140 finish to take it!

“I guess I rode my luck against Michael,”

Michael Smith and James Wade will feature in blockbuster clashes in the 1st Round of the World Grand Prix.

The Team Unicorn duo have been handed tough draws in what is arguably the strongest field seen at the City West Hotel in Dublin.

Smith plays former World Champion Adrian Lewis, while former WGP winner Wade takes on Mensur Suljovic.

In all seven Unicorn stars will be involved in Dublin when the tournament gets under way on September 30.

Gary Anderson starts his bid against Welshman Jonny Clayton. If he wins, Anderson would face the winner of a big all Unicorn 1st Round match between Jeffrey de Zwaan and Kim Huybrechts.

Elsewhere, the in-form Ian White plays Josh Payne and Joe Cullen takes on Ron Meulenkamp.

WGP draw (seeds in brackets)

Michael van Gerwen (1) v Steve Lennon

Darren Webster v Stephen Bunting

Dave Chisnall (8) v Max Hopp

Ricky Evans v Raymond van Barneveld

Daryl Gurney (5) v John Henderson

Ian White has won the Dutch Darts Masters

‘Diamond’ sparkled in Maastricht to pocket the £25,000 prize but more importantly for the Unicorn ace, the biggest tournament victory of his darting career.

He saw off surprise finalist Ricky Evans 8-5 to claim the crown in Holland and this win now takes White above Raymond van Barneveld into 11th spot in the world rankings.

But what an achievement - to finally win on the big stage and it completes a superb couple of weeks for White. He’s signed a new contract with Unicorn and his run to the semi-finals on the Pro Tour this week puts him as provisional No.1 seed for the Players Championship Finals.

He kicked off with a hard-fought 6-4 win over Arron Monk in Holland, before a 100 average saw off Mervyn King 6-2. In the quarter-Finals the Unicorn man brushed aside Adrian Lewis 6-1 and he then came back superbly from 0-3 down to beat Peter Wright 7-4 in the semi-finals.

White always looked