James Wade produced a series of masterful displays to triumph on Night 12 of the Premier League in Dublin, edging out league leader Jonny Clayton in Thursday’s showpiece on the Emerald Isle.
Continue reading “Premier League Darts; Record-breaking Wade delivers in Dublin”
James Wade edged out Joe Cullen in front of a UK record 12,000 crowd in Manchester to claim his first Premier League night win of 2022 on a thrilling evening of action on Thursday.
Continue reading “Premier League Darts: Wonderful Wade triumphs in front of record UK crowd”
James Wade issued a defiant message to the darting media after landing a sensational nine-dart finish to continue his bid for a fourth UK Open crown on Saturday night.
Continue reading “Wade: “You keep blowing smoke up everyone else’s backside and I’ll keep doing what I’m doing.””
Peter Wright will take on Michael Smith in Monday’s World Darts Championship final, after edging out his fellow Scot Gary Anderson in one of the greatest games ever seen at Alexandra Palace.
Continue reading “Record-breaking Wright wins Anderson epic to set up Smith showpiece”
Michael Smith produced another inspired display to end Gerwyn Price’s reign as world champion, defying a stunning nine-darter from the world No 1 to prevail 5-4 in an epic quarter-final.
Continue reading “Brilliant Bully Boy dethrones nine-dart Price in World Championship classic”
Gerwyn Price insists he’s ‘full of confidence’ after recording a hard-fought 16-12 victory over Jonny Clayton in a thrilling affair to continue his bid for a third Grand Slam of Darts title in four years.
Continue reading “Price ‘full of confidence’ after claiming Clayton scalp to reach Grand Slam semis”
James Wade produced a merciless display to dispatch Rowby-John Rodriguez and set up a quarter-final showdown against Rob Cross at the Grand Slam of Darts, but ‘The Machine’ revealed post-match that he was in ‘agony’ with gout in his right ankle.
Continue reading “Wade in ‘agony’ despite advancing to Grand Slam last eight”
James Wade produced an inspired display to reach the last 16 of the Grand Slam of Darts, recording his highest ever televised average to dispatch Rob Cross 5-2 on a dramatic night of action in Wolverhampton.
Continue reading “Wonderful Wade produces record-breaking display to progress at Grand Slam of Darts”
Mervyn King posted the highest televised average of his illustrious career as he stormed through to the last 16 at the World Series Finals in Amsterdam with a sensational whitewash win over 2018 champion James Wade.
Continue reading “Magnificent Mervyn King posts record-breaking average in whitewash win over James Wade”
Gerwyn Price recorded the highest average of the opening round to kick off his European Championship bid in style, while former winners Michael van Gerwen and James Wade also progressed to set up an intriguing second round showdown in Salzburg.
Continue reading “Price and Van Gerwen record statement victories at European Championship”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Jonny Clayton produced a terrific display to dump out world No 1 Michael van Gerwen on the opening night at the 2020 Ladbrokes Masters in Milton Keynes, as Adrian Lewis eased past an off-colour Rob Cross on Friday evening.
Continue reading “Clinical Clayton stuns Van Gerwen at the Masters”
James Wade safely progressed to the third round of the World Darts Championship on Wednesday night, on a day which also saw Benito van de Pas dump out Gabriel Clemens and Stephen Bunting end his winless run at Alexandra Palace.
Continue reading “Clinical Wade progresses at the Palace!”
James Wade has blasted the ‘nonsensical’ format at the World Grand Prix in an interview with Live Darts, despite securing his first victory at the Citywest Hotel since 2014 on Sunday evening.
Continue reading “Wade blasts ‘nonsensical’ format at World Grand Prix”
James Wade secured his fifth PDC ranking title of 2019 with an 8-6 victory over Dave Chisnall in Players Championship 24 at the Barnsley Metrodome on Wednesday afternoon.
Continue reading “Fantastic five for Wade in Barnsley!”
Raymond van Barneveld and James Wade will compete in the PDC World Series of Darts events in Brisbane, Melbourne and Hamilton in August after being confirmed alongside four further Oceanic qualifiers.
Continue reading “Van Barneveld & Wade to feature in World Series treble!”
James Wade claimed a third PDC title in the space of eight days after completing a memorable Players Championship double on a thrilling weekend of darts in Barnsley.
Prior to this month, ‘The Machine’ hadn’t won a Players Championship event since July 2015, but the nine-time major winner claimed Players Championship 11 & 12 glory to secure his third floor title in four events.
Continue reading “Double delight for Wade in Barnsley!”
James Wade and Jonny Clayton sealed Players Championship glory on another eventful weekend of Pro Tour action at the Barnsley Metrodome.
Four of the world’s top seven were absent this weekend, with Michael van Gerwen joined on the sidelines by Daryl Gurney, Gary Anderson and Gerwyn Price. Meanwhile, 2018 world champion Rob Cross pulled out of Sunday’s event due to illness.
Continue reading “Wade & Clayton seal Players Championship titles!”
Gerwyn Price was left to rue missed opportunities as he was denied a first ever victory over Michael van Gerwen, while Rob Cross defeated hometown hero Daryl Gurney to regain top spot in the Premier League on a dramatic night of action in Belfast on Thursday.
Continue reading “Price: “I bombed a lot of opportunities””
Dimitri Van den Bergh came within a dart of becoming the first contender to register a victory in this year’s Premier League, but the Belgian admitted the experience of making his Premier League debut in front of a magnificent Rotterdam crowd was ‘unbelievable’.
Continue reading “Van den Bergh: PL debut was ‘unbelievable’”
Raymond van Barneveld was condemned to Premier League elimination after suffering a 7-1 drubbing against Daryl Gurney in Rotterdam, whilst Michael van Gerwen returned to the top of the table after beating Peter Wright by the same scoreline on an eventful night at the Ahoy Arena.
Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 – Night Eight Report!”
Raymond van Barneveld defeated home hero Max Hopp to keep his Premier League survival hopes alive, as Daryl Gurney stunned Michael van Gerwen on a dramatic night of action at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin on Thursday evening.
Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 – Night Seven Report!”
Michael van Gerwen regained top spot in the Premier League with a comprehensive 7-2 win over Gerwyn Price at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on Thursday night, as Rob Cross, Mensur Suljovic and Michael Smith also triumphed on Night Six.
Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 – Night Six Report!”
John Henderson produced an inspired display as he recovered from 3-0 and 6-4 down to share the spoils with Michael van Gerwen on a memorable night of Premier League action at the BHGE Arena in Aberdeen.
Continue reading “Home Hero Henderson stuns Van Gerwen in Aberdeen!”
James Wade produced a typically clinical display to inflict Michael van Gerwen’s first Premier League defeat of the season on Night Four in Exeter, although ‘The Machine’ labelled it as his worst performance of the campaign thus far.
Continue reading “Wade: “Lots of players fold against Michael when they really shouldn’t””
Michael van Gerwen maintained his 100% start to this year’s Premier League with a thumping win over Rob Cross, whilst Raymond van Barneveld produced another stirring comeback from 5-1 down to salvage a point against Mensur Suljovic on a dramatic night of darts in Dublin. Continue reading “2019 Premier League Darts – Night Three Report!”
Raymond van Barneveld produced a stirring fightback from 6-2 down to earn his first point of his final Premier League campaign against Gerwyn Price on Night Two at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Thursday evening. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 – Night Two Report!”
The 2019 Unibet Premier League heads to Glasgow’s SSE Hydro for Night Two on Thursday evening, as three-time BDO world champion Glen Durrant makes his highly-anticipated Premier League debut. Continue reading “2019 Premier League Darts – Night Two Preview!”
Gerwyn Price insists he won’t be holding back with his celebrations after kicking off his 2019 Unibet Premier League campaign with a brilliant 7-4 victory over Daryl Gurney, as Michael van Gerwen and James Wade also made winning starts in Newcastle. Continue reading “Price prevails in Newcastle and insists he won’t hold back!”
Michael van Gerwen will take on Michael Smith on the opening night of the 2019 Unibet Premier League season on February 7 in Newcastle, while Raymond van Barneveld will face Van Gerwen in Rotterdam for the second consecutive campaign. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 – Fixtures Confirmed!”
James Wade is set to face a disciplinary hearing at the end of the month relating to his behaviour during his victory over Seigo Asada at the PDC World Championship. The Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) have written to Wade, who has confirmed that he will attend a hearing, Sky Sports News revealed earlier today. Continue reading “Wade set for DRA hearing over World Championship incident!”
World champion Michael van Gerwen will begin his bid for a fifth consecutive Masters title against debutant Jonny Clayton next month, whilst world number three Peter Wright will take on two-time world champion Adrian Lewis. Continue reading “2019 Masters Draw Confirmed!”
Raymond van Barneveld will make his 14th consecutive Premier League appearance in 2019 ahead of his impending retirement, whilst former champion James Wade makes his return to the fold after the ten-player field was confirmed on Tuesday evening. Continue reading “Premier League Darts 2019 line-up confirmed!”
Luke Humphries produced a sensational display to send reigning champion Rob Cross crashing out of the World Darts Championship, as ninth seed James Wade also bowed out on another day of shocks at the Alexandra Palace. Continue reading “PDC World Championship – Day 13 Report!”
James Wade has been accused of ‘thuggish’ and ‘bullying’ behaviour after aggressively celebrating in the face of Seigo Asada during a feisty second-round clash at the World Darts Championship on Wednesday evening. Continue reading “Wade slammed for ‘thuggish’ and ‘bullying’ behaviour!”
James Wade survived a huge scare as he edged out Seigo Asada in a controversial second-round clash, as eighth seed Simon Whitlock crashed out on another dramatic night at the World Darts Championship on Wednesday evening. Continue reading “PDC World Championship – Day Seven Report!”
Darts’ biggest-ever event kicks off on Thursday night, as the 2018/19 PDC World Championship gets underway at the Alexandra Palace. With a record £2.5 million prize fund on offer, along with an expanded 96-player field, it’s set to be the best World Championship yet. Continue reading “PDC World Championship Preview!”
Rob Cross and Lisa Ashton will headline the opening night of the 2018/2019 William Hill World Darts Championship, after the schedule for darts’ biggest event was confirmed on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading “PDC World Championship Schedule!”
Michael Unterbuchner caused one of the biggest upsets at this year’s Grand Slam of Darts by dumping out James Wade to reach the quarter-finals, as Michael van Gerwen edged out Michael Smith in one of the greatest games in the tournament’s history. Continue reading “Unterbuchner stuns Wade at the Grand Slam!”
James Wade has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Eric Bristow MBE, as he prepares to compete for the trophy named in Bristow’s honour at the 2018 bwin Grand Slam of Darts. Continue reading “Wade pays tribute to ‘mentor’ Bristow ahead of Grand Slam!”
James Wade survived five match darts as he edged out Michael Smith in a gripping deciding-leg clash to secure World Series Finals glory in Vienna on Sunday evening.
‘The Machine’ defeated Simon Whitlock in the European Championship Final last week to secure his first major title since 2014, and he clinched his second televised crown in the space of just seven days after edging out ‘Bully Boy’ in an enthralling contest. Continue reading “Wade secures World Series glory with epic win over Smith!”
Raymond van Barneveld rolled back the years to end Michael van Gerwen’s three-year reign at the World Series of Darts Finals, on a dramatic afternoon of quarter-final action in Vienna. Continue reading “Brilliant Barney stuns MvG in Vienna!”
Michael van Gerwen began his bid for a fourth successive World Series Finals title with a comprehensive whitewash victory over Australian qualifier Damon Heta, as Gary Anderson, Peter Wright, Rob Cross, Daryl Gurney and home favourite Mensur Suljovic were all sent packing on a dramatic night of action in Vienna. Continue reading “World Series of Darts Finals- Day Two Report!”
James Wade secured his first televised PDC ranking title since 2011 with an 11-8 victory over Simon Whitlock on a dramatic day of action at the European Championship in Dortmund on Sunday evening. Continue reading “Wonderful Wade triumphs in Dortmund!”
Home favourite Max Hopp created history by becoming the first German player to reach the quarter-finals of a PDC televised major on a dramatic night of darts in Dortmund, as James Wade, Gerwyn Price and Darren Webster also secured their places in Sunday’s quarter-finals. Continue reading “European Championship Day Three Report!”
Steve West recorded the biggest victory of his career to end Michael van Gerwen’s four-year reign as European Champion, as Peter Wright, Mensur Suljovic, Daryl Gurney, Michael Smith and Adrian Lewis were all dumped out on an astonishing day of darts in Dortmund. Continue reading “European Championship Day Two Report!”
Michael van Gerwen defeated James Wade 8-3 to clinch European Darts Trophy glory and secure his eighth European Tour title of the season on a thrilling day of darts in Gottingen on Sunday evening. Continue reading “Mesmeric MvG seals Gottingen glory in sensational style!”
The field of PDC representatives for the 2018 World Series of Darts has been finalised following invitations for the trio of Michael Smith, James Wade and Raymond van Barneveld. Continue reading “Trio handed World Series invitations!”
Newly crowned German Darts Open champion Max Hopp is up to 40th in the world after clinching his first senior PDC title with a thrilling deciding-leg victory over Michael Smith on a watershed night for the sport of darts in Germany. Continue reading “PDC Order of Merit Update!”
Michael van Gerwen secured his second European Tour title in just eight days, after defeating Peter Wright 8-5 in a repeat of last weekend’s final, to clinch the German Darts Grand Prix crown on a dramatic day of action in Munich on Monday evening. Continue reading “German Darts Grand Prix: Finals Day Report!”
Michael Smith and Rob Cross produced sensational performances on a dramatic day of second-round action at the German Darts Grand Prix, as seven seeds were sent packing in Munich, with world number one Michael van Gerwen almost becoming the eighth on Sunday evening. Continue reading “German Darts Grand Prix: Day Two Report!”
Adrian Lewis suffered a shock first-round exit against Yordi Meeuwisse on a dramatic opening day at the German Darts Grand Prix, as James Wade, Stephen Bunting and Chris Dobey all impressed in Munich on Saturday evening. Continue reading “German Darts Grand Prix: Day One Report!”
Michael van Gerwen produced a brilliant comeback from 5-1 and 7-5 behind to edge out Peter Wright in a pulsating deciding-leg thriller to clinch European Darts Open glory on a dramatic day of action at the Ostermann Arena on Sunday evening. Continue reading “European Darts Open 2018: Finals Day Report!”
Rob Cross produced a sensational display to dismantle two-time world champion Adrian Lewis in Leverkusen, as Peter Wright returned to form in emphatic style on a dramatic day of second-round action at the European Darts Open on Saturday. Continue reading “European Darts Open 2018: Day Two Report!”
Adrian Lewis and James Wade made winning starts as the 2018 European Tour got underway in Leverkusen, whilst Vincent van der Voort, Dimitri van den Bergh, Steve Beaton and Jonny Clayton were all sent packing on a dramatic day of action at the Ostermann Arena on Friday evening. Continue reading “European Darts Open 2018: Day One Report!”
Michael van Gerwen has returned to the top of the Players Championship Order of Merit after clinching his third Players Championship title of the season in Milton Keynes over the weekend. Continue reading “Players Championship Order of Merit Update!”
Michael van Gerwen clinched his third Players Championship title of the year after defying a 109.62 average from Chris Dobey to triumph on a thrilling day of action in Milton Keynes on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading “Players Championship Five Report!”
Gary Anderson leads the way on the Players Championship Order of Merit after completing a magnificent double in Barnsley over the weekend. ‘The Flying Scotsman’, who clinched the UK Open title just over a week ago, defeated Peter Wright and Jeffrey de Zwaan in the respective finals to take his tally of titles in 2018 to four. Continue reading “Players Championship Order of Merit Update!”
‘The FA Cup of Darts’ returns this week, as the 2018 Coral UK Open Finals get underway at Butlins Minehead on Friday afternoon. 96 professional qualifiers are joined by 32 Rileys Amateur qualifiers in this unique open-draw event, and Josh’s Dartistry highlights four men who could be potential outsiders this weekend! Continue reading “UK Open 2018: Four Potential Outsiders!”
World number one Michael van Gerwen has established an early cushion at the top of the 2018 Players Championship Order of Merit after completing the weekend double in Barnsley. Continue reading “Players Championship 2018 Order of Merit!”
Adrian Lewis, James Wade, Jonny Clayton, Luke Humphries, Chris Dobey and Ryan Meikle secured qualification for the opening two European Tour events of 2018, as Raymond van Barneveld endured a disappointing night on a dramatic evening at the Barnsley Metrodome on Friday. Continue reading “2018 European Tour 1-2 UK Qualifiers!”
Michael van Gerwen produced an extraordinary performance to set up a semi-final showdown with Gary Anderson at the Unibet Masters on Sunday, whilst Raymond van Barneveld and Mensur Suljovic caused upsets to dump out Peter Wright and Rob Cross respectively on a dramatic afternoon of quarter-final action in Milton Keynes. Continue reading “Unibet Masters 2018: Quarter-Finals Report!”
World number one Michael van Gerwen fended off an inspired fightback from Kim Huybrechts to make a winning start to his Unibet Masters title defence on Saturday, as Gary Anderson, James Wade and Gerwyn Price also triumphed on an entertaining evening of action in Milton Keynes. Continue reading “Unibet Masters 2018: Day Two Report!”
Michael van Gerwen will begin the defence of his Unibet Masters title against former Premier League star Kim Huybrechts in Milton Keynes, whilst newly crowned world champion Rob Cross faces Ian White in the season-opening tournament. Continue reading “2018 Unibet Masters Draw & Schedule!”