Jose De Sousa is a darting enigma. ‘The Special One’ lived up to his nickname on another blockbuster night of Premier League action on Thursday, registering his second televised nine-darter during his 6-6 draw against Nathan Aspinall – just 24 hours after being on the receiving end of perfection at the hands of Jonny Clayton.
Continue reading “De Sousa dazzles with nine-darter in record-breaking display”
Jonny Clayton continued his blistering start to this year’s Premier League by landing a spectacular nine-darter in his 7-3 victory over fellow debutant Jose De Sousa on Night Three in Milton Keynes on Wednesday.
Continue reading “Nine-dart Clayton continues dream Premier League start”
Michael van Gerwen was in playful mood following an emphatic 7-2 victory over his old foe Peter Wright on Night Two of the Premier League, which sent the Dutchman top of the table via legs difference.
Continue reading “Van Gerwen: Peter Wright is in my pocket!”
Jonny Clayton produced a star-studded display on his Premier League debut to salvage a share of the spoils against Peter Wright on Monday evening, and in the absence of his compatriot Gerwyn Price, ‘The Ferret’ is flying the Welsh flag alone in this year’s tournament.
Continue reading “Clayton: The Premier League will miss Price”
The 2021 Unibet Premier League Darts season begins in Milton Keynes on Monday evening, and it promises to be another enthralling campaign, as Glen Durrant bids to retain the title that he captured so magnificently on debut last October.
Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2021: Preview & Predictions”
World number one Gerwyn Price has been ruled out of the Unibet Premier League after testing positive for Covid-19, and will be replaced in the field by James Wade.
Continue reading “Price replaced by Wade for 2021 Premier League”
Phil Taylor is set to make a sensational return to competitive darts at the age of 61, as ‘The Power’ prepares to headline the inaugural World Seniors Darts Championship in 2022.
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The eighth episode of ‘The Bounce Out’ features an exclusive interview with UK Open finalist Luke Humphries, as Josh Gorton is joined by regular co-hosts Jon Dean and Neil Conner to discuss the latest darting news.
Continue reading “Josh’s Dartistry Darts Podcast – The Bounce Out Episode Eight”
The 2021 World Cup of Darts will be staged at the Sparkassen-Arena in Jena, Germany from September 9-12.
Continue reading “PDC World Cup of Darts moved back to September”
Raymond van Barneveld required medical treatment after collapsing at Players Championship 8 in Milton Keynes on Friday.
Continue reading “Van Barneveld treated after collapsing at Players Championship event”
Jonny Clayton continued his blistering start to 2021 by claiming a second Players Championship title of the year on Thursday, defeating UK Open champion James Wade 8-5 in the final on day three of PDC Super Series 2.
Continue reading “Clinical Clayton clinches his third title of 2021”
Gerwyn Price clinched his first title as World Champion by defeating Luke Humphries 8-5 in Wednesday’s Players Championship Six final in Milton Keynes.
Continue reading “Irrepressible Price clinches first title as world champion”
Brendan Dolan produced a series of scintillating performances to secure his eighth PDC ranking title at Players Championship Five, defeating Michael Smith 8-6 in Tuesday’s final as PDC Super Series 2 began in Milton Keynes.
Continue reading “Dominant Dolan denies Bully Boy to claim his eighth ranking title”
The 2021 Premier League season will begin on Monday April 5th with a rematch of the World Championship final between Gerwyn Price and Gary Anderson, while Glen Durrant and Nathan Aspinall will collide in a repeat of last year’s Premier League showpiece.
Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2021: Fixtures confirmed for opening nine nights”
James Wade clinched his third UK Open title with an 11-5 victory over Luke Humphries on a thrilling Finals Day in Milton Keynes on Sunday.
Wade saw off Simon Whitlock, Gerwyn Price and Humphries to land his tenth televised title at the Marshall Arena, becoming just the second man in PDC history to secure a major ranking title in three different decades, and the third to reach double figures in terms of individual major honours.
Continue reading “Wonderful Wade completes UK Open treble”
Defending champion Michael van Gerwen and world No 1 Gerwyn Price were among the eight players to reach the quarter-finals of the 2021 Ladbrokes UK Open, following a thrilling day of darts in Milton Keynes on Saturday.
Continue reading “UK Open: Van Gerwen, Price & Wade reach the last eight”
Five former champions and four of the world’s top ten crashed out on an extraordinary opening day at the 2021 UK Open in Milton Keynes, as two nine-dart finishes were also landed on a fantastic Friday at the Marshall Arena.
Continue reading “UK Open: Five former champions crash out on thrilling opening day”
Justin Pipe will miss this weekend’s Ladbrokes UK Open after returning a positive test for Covid-19 ahead of the tournament.
Continue reading “Pipe ruled out of UK Open following positive Covid test”
Raymond van Barneveld clinched his first PDC ranking title since 2013 as he marked his return to the sport with a sensational triumph at Players Championship Three on Saturday afternoon, in just his third ranking event since coming out of retirement.
Continue reading “Van Barneveld marks sensational return with thrilling Pro Tour triumph”
In our latest episode of the Josh’s Dartistry Darts Podcast, Josh Gorton is joined by regular co-hosts Jon Dean and Neil Conner to round-up the latest darting action.
Continue reading “Josh’s Dartistry Darts Podcast – Episode 27”
Callan Rydz clinched his first senior PDC ranking title at Players Championship Two on Friday, defeating Masters champion Jonny Clayton in a pulsating last-leg shootout.
Continue reading “Rampant Rydz claims first senior PDC title”
Joe Cullen claimed the first PDC ranking title of the 2021 campaign with a dramatic 8-7 victory over Masters champion Jonny Clayton at Players Championship One in Bolton on Thursday.
Continue reading “Cullen denies Clayton to claim first ranking title of 2021 season”
Player entries have been confirmed for the opening four Players Championship events of the season at the inaugural PDC Super Series, which will take place in Bolton from February 25-28.
Continue reading “PDC Super Series: Entries confirmed”
BDO chairman Des Jacklin has seized the World Championship trophy from Wayne Warren following a police investigation, before declaring: ‘The BDO is very much alive’.
Continue reading “BDO World Championship Trophy seized from Wayne Warren following police investigation”
Raymond van Barneveld is back. Less than 15 months since retiring from the sport, the five-time world champion has returned to the professional circuit, after reclaiming his PDC Tour Card at 2021 Qualifying School in Niedernhausen.
Continue reading “Van Barneveld: “I’ve got a chance to put myself back on the map!””
Raymond van Barneveld secured his return to the professional darting circuit on a thrilling fourth and final day of the 2021 PDC Qualifying Schools, as former Lakeside winner Scott Mitchell and Russia’s Boris Koltsov clinched outright Tour Cards on Wednesday afternoon.
Continue reading “Q-School: Van Barneveld, Mitchell & Baggish claim Tour Cards on dramatic final day”
Florian Hempel and Jake Jones were the latest two players secure Tour Cards as Final Stage of the 2021 PDC Qualifying School continued on Tuesday afternoon.
Continue reading “PDC Q-School: Hempel & Jones clinch Tour Cards on Day Three”
Geert Nentjes and Jason Heaver became the latest players to claim automatic Tour Cards on day two of the PDC Qualifying Schools Final Stage on Monday, as Raymond van Barneveld edged closer to a return following a semi-final showing in Germany.
Continue reading “PDC Q-School: Nentjes & Heaver triumph on Day Two”
Kirk Shepherd and Geert De Vos became the first Tour Card winners of the 2021 PDC Qualifying Schools as the Final Stage began in the UK and Europe on Sunday.
Continue reading “PDC Q-Schools 2021: Shepherd & De Vos claim Tour Cards”
Alan Norris, Danny Baggish and Matt Campbell were among the final players to seal their spot in the Final Stage of 2021 PDC Qualifying School on Saturday.
Continue reading “PDC Q-School 2021: Final Stage fields confirmed”
Fallon Sherrock and Kevin Painter were among the players who made it through to the Final Stage of the 2021 PDC Qualifying Schools on Wednesday, as Stage 1A drew to a dramatic conclusion in Milton Keynes and Niedernhausen.
Continue reading “PDC Q-Schools 2021: Sherrock & Painter progress on final day of Stage1A”
Michael Rasztovits, Boris Koltsov and Jason Hogg were amongst the players to qualify for the Final Stage of the 2021 PDC Qualifying Schools on Day Two of Stage 1A on Tuesday, while Raymond van Barneveld also confirmed his qualification, despite losing out in the final round in Niedernhausen.
Continue reading “PDC Q-Schools 2021: Day Two Report!”
Adam Gawlas and Richard Veenstra were among the first eight players to advance to the Final Stage of PDC Qualifying School via Stage1A on Monday afternoon, as Raymond van Barneveld made his highly-anticipated return to the sport.
Continue reading “PDC Q-Schools 2021: Day One Report!”
Jonny Clayton secured his first individual PDC major title with an 11-8 victory over Mervyn King in the season-opening Masters, which also saw the Welshman awarded the coveted tenth place in the 2021 Unibet Premier League.
Continue reading “Clayton claims Premier League place following Masters success”
Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Rob Cross crashed out on day two at the Ladbrokes Masters, as defending champion Peter Wright and newly crowned world champion Gerwyn Price kicked off their campaigns with victory.
Continue reading “Clayton claims Van Gerwen scalp at The Masters”
Gerwyn Price believes the hostility he has received from darting crowds has fast-tracked his development into a world champion, as the Welshman outlines his desire to overhaul Dutch duo Raymond van Barneveld and Michael van Gerwen in terms of world title wins.
Continue reading “Price: ‘The crowds have brought my career forward’”
Gary Anderson has dismissed speculation of retirement and has vowed to win another World Championship title, after signing a long-term contract with Unicorn.
Continue reading “Anderson banishes retirement rumours & vows: I will win another world title”
In our first episode of the Josh’s Dartistry Darts Podcast in 2021, Josh Gorton is joined by regular co-hosts Jon Dean and Neil Conner to round-up the latest darting action.
Continue reading “Josh’s Dartistry Darts Podcast – Episode 26”
The full list of entries and allocations for the 2021 PDC Qualifying Schools have been confirmed ahead of next month’s events in Milton Keynes and Niedernhausen.
Continue reading “PDC Qualifying School 2021: Entries & Allocations confirmed”
Phil Taylor has hailed Gerwyn Price following the Welshman’s World Championship success a fortnight ago, before claiming that players are no longer frightened of Michael van Gerwen.
Continue reading “Taylor: Players not frightened of MvG any more”
Five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld will headline the list of players bidding to claim one of 29 available Tour Cards at next month’s PDC Qualifying Schools.
Continue reading “29 Tour Cards available at 2021 PDC Qualifying School”
Wayne Warren achieved his darting destiny at last year’s BDO World Championship, but since then it’s been a year to forget for the Welshman, who has criticised the ‘disgusting treatment’ inflicted by the BDO hierarchy.
Continue reading “Warren: BDO treatment an ‘absolute disgrace’”
Gerwyn Price joined an exclusive group following his maiden World Championship triumph on January 3. Not only did he become the first Welshman to lift the coveted Sid Waddell Trophy, he was also the 11th player to achieve world No 1 status within the PDC.
Continue reading “PDC Order of Merit: Price success sparks shake-up”
Rivalries will be renewed tonight on the biggest stage in world darts, as Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price lock horns for the right to be crowned 2021 PDC world champion.
Continue reading “Rivalries renewed for Anderson and Price in World Championship final”
Dave Chisnall produced the performance of his darting life as he whitewashed Michael van Gerwen 5-0 to reach his first PDC World Championship semi-final and end the Dutchman’s hopes of capturing a fourth world title in 2021.
Continue reading “Chisnall whitewashes Van Gerwen in extraordinary quarter-final clash”
Pure sporting theatre. We were treated to a World Championship classic at the Alexandra Palace on Tuesday evening, as Michael van Gerwen survived two match darts to edge out Joe Cullen in a pulsating last-leg decider and continue his quest for a fourth world crown.
Continue reading “Van Gerwen wins an all-time Ally Pally classic”
Gary Anderson was left furious following a controversial seven-set clash against Mensur Suljovic at the World Darts Championship, as he threatened to walk away from the sport despite advancing to the last 16 at Alexandra Palace.
Continue reading “Angry Anderson slams Suljovic following controversial clash”
Michael van Gerwen enjoyed a dream night at the World Darts Championship on Sunday evening, breezing into the last 16 with a blistering straight sets win over Ricky Evans, less than an hour after defending champion Peter Wright crashed out of the tournament.
Continue reading “Van Gerwen: Wright punished for talking ‘nonsense’”
Former world champions Rob Cross and Adrian Lewis crashed out on a dramatic double-session at the World Darts Championship on Tuesday, as Simon Whitlock and Dimitri Van den Bergh produced impressive displays to advance to round three.
Continue reading “Former champs Cross and Lewis crash out at World Championship”
Edward Foulkes was a virtual unknown prior to this year’s World Darts Championship, but the enigmatic Japanese qualifier made his mark with an impressive straight sets win over talented Belgian Mike De Decker on debut.
Continue reading “Foulkes aiming to continue breakthrough run at Ally Pally”
Martijn Kleermaker has been ruled out of the World Darts Championship after returning a positive Covid-19 test ahead of his clash against South African qualifier Cameron Carolissen.
Continue reading “Martijn Kleermaker ruled out of World Championship due to positive Covid-19 test”
Paul Lim produced a sensational comeback from two sets down to defeat two-time quarter-finalist Luke Humphries in a gripping showdown on day four at the World Darts Championship, as James Wade eased through to the third round at the Alexandra Palace on Friday evening.
Continue reading “Legendary Lim stuns Humphries to cause Ally Pally sensation”
Jamie Lewis produced a remarkable comeback from two sets down to defeat Luke Woodhouse and set up a second round showdown against his fellow countryman Gerwyn Price at the World Darts Championship on Thursday evening.
Continue reading “Lewis: “People were laughing at me saying I didn’t deserve a Tour Card””
Glen Durrant progressed to the third round of the World Championship with a straight sets victory over Diogo Portela on Wednesday evening, but the three-time BDO world champion offered a scathing assessment of his performance in his post-match press conference.
Continue reading “Durrant: I was weak in the mind”
Peter Wright embraced his inner Grinch as he began the defence of his World Championship crown with victory over Steve West on the opening night of the sport’s showpiece event, as an emotional Diogo Portela defeated record-breaker Steve Beaton on Tuesday night at Alexandra Palace.
Continue reading “Wright the Grinch clinches opening night win at Ally Pally”
The waiting is finally over. The biggest darting show on earth gets underway at Alexandra Palace tonight, with 96 players battling it out for World Championship glory in the capital.
Continue reading “PDC World Darts Championship: MvG’s world No 1 spot under threat”
Jose De Sousa created history at the Grand Slam of Darts, claiming glory on his tournament debut to become the first Portuguese player to lift a major televised PDC title.
Continue reading “Grand Slam champ De Sousa reveals Bristow connection”
Simon Whitlock progressed through to the Grand Slam of Darts quarter-finals with a battling 10-6 victory over Adam Hunt on Friday night, setting up a potential showdown with Michael van Gerwen in the last eight.
Continue reading “Whitlock: “I think Gary will beat Michael””
Gary Anderson launched another impassioned attack on gamesmanship within darts after booking his place in the knockout stages of the Grand Slam of Darts with a 5-3 victory over Ryan Searle on Wednesday afternoon.
Continue reading “Anderson: ‘They’re not dart players, they’re just cowards’”
Peter Wright has stoked the fire ahead of next month’s PDC World Championship by dismissing the challenge of Michael van Gerwen, insisting that the world No 1 has ‘no chance’ of dethroning him.
Continue reading “Wright: Van Gerwen has ‘no chance’ at the World Championship”
Defending champion Gerwyn Price survived a huge scare on the opening day of the 2020 Grand Slam of Darts, edging out two-time women’s world champion Mikuru Suzuki in a dramatic deciding leg, after ‘The Miracle’ spurned four match darts to topple the world No 3.
Continue reading “Price survives Suzuki scare at the Grand Slam”
Michael van Gerwen issued a statement last night in response to Jonathan Worsley’s social media posts, following an altercation between the pair at the PDC Winter Series in Coventry.
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In our latest episode of the Josh’s Dartistry Darts Podcast, Josh Gorton is joined by regular co-hosts Jon Dean and Neil Conner to round-up the latest darting action.
Continue reading “Josh’s Dartistry Darts Podcast – Episode 25”
Gary Anderson could potentially be ruled out of the remainder of the PDC Winter Series, after pulling out of Wednesday’s action with a knee problem.
Continue reading “Gary Anderson struggling with knee injury”
Michael Smith secured his first PDC title in over two years with an 8-6 victory over Jermaine Wattimena on the opening day of the PDC Winter Series in Coventry on Tuesday afternoon.
Continue reading “Emotional Smith ends title drought at Winter Series”
Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton led Wales to their maiden World Cup of Darts crown in Salzburg on Sunday, which prompted ‘The Iceman’ to hail their triumph as the proudest moment of his career.
Continue reading “Price: ‘Proudest moment of my career’”
Peter Wright produced a vintage display to capture his fourth individual major crown at the European Championship, thrashing James Wade 11-4 to reclaim his world No 2 spot and cap off a wonderful weekend of action in Oberhausen.
Continue reading “Wonderful Wright seals fourth major title”
Michael van Gerwen’s disappointing run of form continued as he was dumped out in the last 16 of the European Championship by an inspired Ian White in Oberhausen on Friday night.
Continue reading “Frustrated Van Gerwen thrashed by inspired White”
Jose De Sousa landed his first televised nine-darter on a blockbuster opening day at the European Championship, as defending champion Rob Cross was dumped out by debutant Martijn Kleermaker in Oberhausen.
Continue reading “Nine-dart De Sousa steals the show in Germany”
Wessel Nijman has been suspended from darts for a period of five years by the Darts Regulation Authority, after he was found guilty of match fixing in the Modus Icons of Darts series earlier this year.
Continue reading “Nijman handed five-year suspension for match-fixing”