"Hopefully next time I might win it by playing properly!” - Gary Anderson not fully content despite taking first Euro Tour title in a decade

Gary Anderson managed to take his first European Tour success in a decade at the European Darts Grand Prix on Sunday night.

Anderson beat Ross Smith 8-6 in the final. “I don’t know how I won it. In my last three games I was so lucky. I have never been so lucky in my life playing darts!" said Anderson, who won his previous European Tour title at the German Darts Championship in February 2014.

"I played well in my first game and I think it went right downhill since. I should have never beaten Josh Rock, I should have never beaten Rob Cross, and I shouldn’t have beaten Ross Smith either," the Scot continued. “It’s not very often I win a game being lucky, but we will pinch that one, and hopefully the next time I might win it outright by playing properly!”

Anderson only recently returned to the European Tour after a seven-year absence. "Many years ago when I played on the European Tour, the crowd was starting to grow, and it’s just got bigger and bigger. Whether it’s Germany, Holland or wherever – everyone now wants to play darts, and why not, because these crowds are fantastic.”

'The Flying Scotsman' also moved up to 21st in the world rankings thanks to this tournament victory.