It wasn’t to be for Jeffrey de Zwaan on the opening night at the World Championship.
But the Team Unicorn ace gave the World Champion a real scare at the Alexandra Palace.
Rob Cross won their thrilling 2nd Round encounter by three sets to one on Thursday night. But that only tells half the story.
De Zwaan’s 106 average was the second highest losing average in World Championship history. The young Dutchman forcing Cross to produce his best darts in many months.
De Zwaan raced through the opening set in superb style winning it in three straight legs. Cross hit back to win a dramatic second set with a 96 finish in a deciding leg.
He is already one of the most successful players in the history of the sport, but Gary Anderson is hungry for more.
The Team Unicorn superstar is bidding for third World Championship crown at the Alexandra Palace.
And after the disappointment of missing out on the Grand Slam and Players Championship, the Scot is determined to prove a point in London.
“To win the World Championship twice in this era of the sport takes some doing and I am very proud of that. I feel I am playing well to give it a real go again and go for a hat-trick. That’s
Talented young star Ted Evetts has taken the next big step in his promising career by signing a new long-term deal with Unicorn.
Highly regarded, highly rated and destined for great things in the sport over the next decade, Evetts will now look to build on a stellar 2018.
On the eve of the World Championship, the new deal is the perfect boost for the 21-year-old who is bidding to set up a showdown with Adrian Lewis at the Alexandra Palace.
Evetts plays Simon Stevenson in the 1st Round on day two at the Ally Pally and victory would see him clash with two-times World Champion Lewis!
Unicorn World Champion ambassador and Sky Sports Darts pundit John Part previews the chances of all of our Team Unicorn players involved at the up and coming 2018/2019 William Hill World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London.
The draw/schedule for the early stages of the biggest event on the darting calendar can be found below:
Thursday December 13 (1900) Jeffrey de Zwaan v Nitin Kumar (R1) Martin Schindler v Cody Harris (R1)
It wasn’t to be for Jeffrey de Zwaan on the opening night at the World Championship.
