GARY ANDERSON admits he needs to up his game to KO Scottish rival Peter Wright.
The tartan two-times World Champs go head-to-head in the biggest clash of the Cazoo Premier League quarter-finals at the SSE Arena in Belfast tomorrow night (Thursday).
Anderson, 51, has lost his last two ties with Wright including a crucial World Championship semi-final early last month.
He revealed: “He’s double World Champion now, he’s done brilliant for himself.
“He’s come on leaps
JAMIE CLARK admits that English fans chanting “Scotland get battered everywhere they go” fired him up to get a PDC Tour Card.
The Fife flinger delivered a solid Q-School week of performances to make it into the big time elite of the sport.
Clark, 25, is in the same Scottish management stable as Gary Anderson under the stewardship of Tommy Gilmour. Now he wants to follow his idol Ando to the very top of the oche and play at the Ally Pally.
He revealed: “It was in my head for a week after the Worlds, the fans singing ‘Scotland get battered everywhere they go’.
ADRENALIN seeker Callan Rydz swapped BMX tricks for the thrills-and-spills of the oche after SNAPPING his foot in lockdown.
The 23-year-old from Newcastle dropped just one set in 15 as he marched into the William Hill PDC World Darts Championship quarter-finals.
Rydz had an outstanding run at the Alexandra Palace, eventually losing out to eventual champion Peter Wright in a tight last eight encounter.
CAMERON MENZIES got the job done to get his PDC Tour Card a year after a toilet break cost him a chance at the big time.
The madcap Muirkirk ace finally won through Q-School last month and is now aiming to follow the likes of Alan Soutar and Willie Borland to World Championship glory.
But Menzies, 32, admitted winning his place in the PDC finally puts to bed the horror story of missing a match a year ago because he was in the toilet.
He said: “Last year was a nightmare. My contract was up after Q School and I was worried Dunvegan would give up on me. Boss Tommy Gilmour must be sitting
GARY ANDERSON admits he can’t wait to return to the stage in front of Scottish fans.
The Flying Scotsman made a strong start to his Premier League campaign with a win over Michael van Gerwen.
Ando, 51, has been the subject of some of the greatest PL moments including the incredible reactions from Scottish fans on his return appearances in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
He said: “I think probably the best atmosphere was after I won my first world title, playing in the Premier League in Scotland.
GUTTED Michael Smith revealed that even his pet GOOSE fell out with him after he lost the World Championship final.
The protege of Gary Anderson was beaten by Scot Peter Wright and left the stage in a flood of tears at the Ally Pally in early January.
Smith, 31, broke the hearts of darts fans as the emotions took over and he now wants to end the heartbreak with a return to glory in the Premier League.
Since 1937, Unicorn has been an integral part of the darts community. From their investment in the PDC to constantly innovating their product line, Unicorn has always been led by their passion to grow and evolve the sport, by ensuring it is accessible to everyone.
With this in mind, Unicorn has taken the decision to step away as the dartboard sponsor of the Professional Darts Corporation, following their successful 25-year partnership.
Unicorn wants to proactively focus on growing the number of players and fans, investing in bringing more people together to play darts socially and within communities.
Following national research conducted by YouGov across recreational and regular darts players, Unicorn found that half of those people would like increased
Team Unicorn star Ted Evetts was crowned Unicorn World Youth Champion for the first time in Minehead on Sunday after defeating Nathan Rafferty 6-4 in the final.
Competing in the World Youth Championship for the seventh and final time, the 24-year-old came back from 3-1 down to lift the title on the Main Stage at Butlin's Minehead Resort.
Evetts, who had already secured qualification for the 2021/22 World Championship via the ProTour Order of Merit, also receives the £10,000 winners' prize.
Earlier in the day, Evetts and Rafferty came through a 32-player tournament, played in group and knockout stages in Reds.
The early stages of the final saw Rafferty land the first
In molten meets #13, we catch up with Kate Unsworth, England National Instructor, FIBA Referee Instructor and Referee.
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