Two-time world champion Gary Anderson faces Dutch star Gian van Veen at Alexandra Palace with a spot within the World Championship ultimate on the road.
Fan favorite Gary Anderson is simply two video games away from changing into the oldest individual to win the PDC World Darts Championship after swatting apart debutant Justin Hood within the quarter-finals. The ‘Flying Scotsman’, now 55, has confirmed age is not any barrier to success, having already pocketed £200,000 in prize cash en path to the semi-finals after seeing off the likes of Jermaine Wattimena and long-standing rival Michael van Gerwen.
The 2-time world champion will face off in opposition to 23-year-old Dutch darting sensation Gian van Veen tonight with a spot in Saturday’s showpiece ultimate and a shot on the monumental £1m winner’s cheque on the road. Win or lose, Anderson can depend on the unwavering help of spouse Rachel, whom he quietly married in a shock ceremony overseas in 2022.
Friends had been reportedly invited underneath the guise of celebrating the darts star’s 51st birthday, just for the couple to disclose the bash had in truth been organized so they may tie the knot. Anderson later shared the information on social media with two beaming snaps of the joyful bride and groom, in addition to their youngsters Tai, 11, and Cheylea, 8.
Today, the world No.14 lives along with his household in Burnham on Sea, Somerset, the place he owns a fishery boasting 4 giant lakes stocked with carp and different prize catches. Anderson has admitted he’s happiest with a rod in hand – which can assist to elucidate why he has scaled again his darts schedule lately, skipping occasions such because the Premier League and a number of other stops on the European Tour.
“Nicely, when I’m not busy on the lakes, I squeeze in a couple of tournaments in between,” the smooth-throwing Scot advised On-line Darts earlier this yr. He has even credited fellow tour professional Ian ‘Diamond’ White with sparking his love affair for all issues fishing, telling the Weekly Dartscast: “It was humorous as a result of it was really Whitey’s fault – he type of began it off. I used to fish once I was a teen – salmon, trout, flyfishing.
“I hadn’t fished for years and we had been at Blackpool staying out at Ribby Haill with Ian. He mentioned, ‘Oh, there’s a few lakes right here,’ so we ended up doing a little bit of fishing. I actually loved it.
The 55-year-old loves pinning ‘The Huge Fish’ each on the oche and at residence (Picture: Getty) Match schedules, scores, gamers updates and majors information plus chosen provides and competitions Subscribe Invalid e mail
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“The subsequent yr we did the identical once more, stayed on the similar place, had a few days fishing, actually loved it, after which I ended up shopping for a fishing rig. That’s how it began. I identical to it. I like being out within the contemporary air.”
Operating the fishery leaves Anderson with little time to follow on the oche however when he does get a couple of legs in, he typically locks horns with neighbour Ryan Searle. The pair might but meet once more in Saturday’s blockbuster ultimate – though ‘Heavy Steel’ first faces the daunting job of taking up world primary and reigning champion Luke Littler within the semi-finals.
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