Gary Anderson
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Bio
Name: Gary Anderson
Nickname: The Flying Scotsman
Date of birth: 22 December 1970
Home town: Burnham-on-Sea
Walk on music: Jump Around – House of Pain
Nickname: The Flying Scotsman
Date of birth: 22 December 1970
Home town: Burnham-on-Sea
Walk on music: Jump Around – House of Pain
Performances
World titles: 2
TV titles: 19
Nine darters: 5 (Three on TV)
Highest TV match: 113.44 (Premier League Darts 2017)
TV titles: 19
Nine darters: 5 (Three on TV)
Highest TV match: 113.44 (Premier League Darts 2017)
Career Story
Sitting third in the list of the most all-time wins on the PDC Pro Tour, Gary Anderson is truly one of the finest players to have graced the sport.
Gary Anderson has become synonymous with darts of the highest level and with two World Championships and a whole host of other title under his belt it is easy to see why.
The Flying Scotsman began to make a name for himself on the BDO in the 2000s and beat the best of both the PDC and the BDO to win back-to-back titles at the International Darts League and World Darts Trophy in 2007.
Having continued to excel on the BDO he made the switch to the PDC at the beginning of 2009 and began to settle into life on his new circuit.
Anderson wasted little time in getting going and reached the second round of his first PDC World Championship in 2010. He went on to reach a first major final in June of that year at the UK Open before losing to Phil Taylor.
In just his second appearance at the World Championship, he entered the 2011 edition as 11th seed and left a string of defeated players in his wake on the way to the final where he met Adrian Lewis. Despite a competitive match the title headed home with Lewis, but Anderson gained valuable experience which he would rely upon in later years.
The Scot held a spot in the top four on the Order of Merit following his Alexandra Palace run and this saw him qualify for the 2011 Premier League for the first time. This proved to be a huge milestone in Anderson’s career as he went on to win his first major PDC title beating Lewis in the final.
A year later there was a stark contrast in results when he finished bottom of the league, winning just three games in total.
In June 2012 at the UK Open, Anderson hit his first televised nine-dart leg in his victory over Davey Dodds but was eliminated a round later.
2013 was a disappointing year for Anderson overall. He struggled once again in the Premier League and failed to win any titles of note.
Anderson began 2014 with the goal of regaining a spot inside the world’s top eight players and got off to a good start winning his first ranking title in more than two years at the German Darts Championship.
He then went on to win a UK Open Qualifier and two Players Championships in Quick succession.
After reaching a first semi-final at the World Matchplay, Anderson moved back inside the top 10. He had dominated the floor events in 2014 and having won multiple Players Championship titles entered the Finals as the No. 1 seed. Not letting the opportunity evade him, he continued to produce and took home yet another title – his fourth major.
The 2015 World Championship capped off what was a vintage Anderson year. He claimed his first World Championship title by beating Michael van Gerwen in the semi-final and winning a thrilling final against Phil Taylor 7-6. The match broke the record for the most 180s in a PDC final at the time. Soon after he won a whole host of awards including PDC Player of the Year.
Anderson enjoyed one of the most successful season of his career following his World Championship triumph. He reached numerous finals and collected a second Premier League title which saw him become only the second player to win the World Championship and the Premier League in the same year.
The Scot returned to Alexandra Palace as defending champion in 2016 and breezed his way to the final losing just two sets. Having lost to Lewis in the 2011 final, fans were in for a treat when the pair found themselves facing off again for Darts’ biggest title. Anderson continued his blistering form and became just the third player to successfully defend a world title thanks to a 7-5 victory.
Later that year Anderson continued progressing into the latter stages of tournaments and reached the final of the World Matchplay. This was his first major final since the World Championship, but Van Gerwen proved to be too good.
Upon his 2017 return to Alexandra Palace, Anderson continued his domination and after eliminating the likes of Peter Wright and Dave Chisnall on his way to a third successive title, he had won 17 matches in a row at World Championships. Despite this, his run would soon be ended when he met a strong Van Gerwen in the final.
Anderson experienced further success in the 2018 season when winning his first UK Open title and the World Matchplay. He picked up multiple Players Championships and a World Series of Darts win at the US Masters.
At the Grand Slam of Darts in November of that year, Anderson was involved in a highly controversial final with Welshman Gerwyn Price. Price’s boisterous celebrations and playing rhythm seemed to unsettle and distract Anderson and he went on to be defeated. His opponent was later punished for his actions.
The beginning of 2019 saw Anderson’s back injuries get the better of him. He was forced to withdraw from several events including the Premier League. He took some time away to seek medical help and was able to return to the stage at the UK Open.
He struggled to really find his game for the remainder of the year but after reaching the fourth round at the 2020 World Championship he looked to be returning to the form of years gone by. He came quickly out of the blocks to win the first ranking title of the year at Players Championship One and returned to the Premier League line-up.
Since then, Anderson finished runner-up again at the World Championship, a semi-final but in 2022 endured a torrid year sitting 22nd and failed to qualify for the Grand Slam for the first time in his PDC career before losing to Chris Dobey at Ally Pally in the third round.
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- Probably i will receive a lot of backlash and hate for this reaction, but well, so be it. I am more than sick and tired of those lies of you Barry Hearn. How dare you defend yourself over the back of Fallon’s son! He has a disability and not an illness, so let me correct that for you! I know because I have the exact same disability. I have tried to reach out to Fallon in the past, and offered her to help her and her son, because I was struggling with the same problems, and I understood the boy. I wanted him to have finally someone who understood him. However she told me that she did not want my help, and I have respected Fallon’s choice. I have never asked Fallon for money. They don’t need money in that case. I only ever wanted the best for Fallon and Rory, but I have to be honest about the situation. Fallon should tell the true story and not be forced to tell lies. I don’t hate Fallon, and I don’t begrudge or envy a single penny that she gets, but this situation/case is just not fair. I hate the lies and the dishonesty and injustice. I don’t want Fallon to be hated because there is an unfair disadvantage created. Don’t proclaim your false lies over the back of Rory! I only stand for integrity and justice. I am precisely the one who always sticks up for Fallon. And you don't, you don't give a damn about them. You were never there for them, and now you only want to save your own position! You are just trying to talk your way out of your own bad behavior at the expense of someone with a disability. And to Fallon, I don’t know if this may ever reach you, and you read it, but I want you to know I love you and I love your son Rory very much, I am sorry how things developed and went. I hope you and Harriet are still friends. I am sorry if I were too persistent to you, or you experienced it that way, but it was never my intention. Please understand I have autism as well. As Barry Hearn would say, I am only just a human being too, and I also make mistakes and misjudge things sometimes. I promise you I did everything out of the deepest love and care for you and Rory. If I were you, I should just keep all the money, only please never be dishonest or tell lies anymore for Barry Hearn, or anyone else. I hope you have the best life, and I wish nothing more than the best for you. I have always loved the two of you. Farewell.Hiddo05-11-2026
- She is a professional. If darts is her income, she is a professional. Same as Adrian Lewis, Martin Adams. A tour card just means someone can play on the PDC tour. You could even make a case that Clayton wasn't a professional (until recently I believe) because he had employment elsewhere.BandB04-11-2026
- She's technically not a professional though as she doesn't hold a pro tour card.mr-pablo04-11-2026
- Such a shame that lakeside has been reduced to this. Fantastic venue,and previously a great tournament. Not any morerick6703-11-2026
- Seems to me that the top 16 players pick and choose whatever they want to play. Good,all the money will get spread out more. They get more money from exhibitions than tournaments so let them all withdrawrick6703-11-2026
- Play all legs and the winners split the pot. Luke gets the lot of he wins them all. If your occupation is darts player you can't enter, regardless of ability.BandB01-11-2026
- I'm quite a jaded person all things considered, but to be honest I found Beat Luke Littler to be pretty entertaining. It certainly wasn't seamless, which is to be expected given the lack of precedence, but I actually think the pacing was pretty good, the production was impressive, and there was a good sense of humour and levity to it. I think it was a very ambitious undertaking but one that, for the most part, paid off. I liked the system with the four pots and I think it added to the drama and intrigue. I enjoyed seeing the diverse range of entrants and learning about their backstories. I think the interactivity was pretty clever and well-integrated. The panel was a little incoherent at times; Lee Mack shone however, and his improvisational skills were appreciated during some more awkward interstitial moments. As far as the darts is concerned, it was a shame that the format didn't allow Littler to get into full flow. You obviously don't want him to steamroll everyone but you want to feel like you're getting the full Littler package rather than seeing him struggling to get out of first gear. I will say that his leg against Jayden Walker was very impressive, but it was mostly downhill from there. The attraction revolves around Littler being this untouchable, indomitable force, yet the format doesn't really allow him to fulfil that characterisation. As for Fallon Sherrock, she was mightily impressive and deserved the victory. It is a testament to her unshakeable character that she was able to bang in a 14-darter under such mind-bending pressure. Everything that has been said about the misleading marketing is valid, though they were clear about their eligibility criteria and were able to offload the responsibility somewhat by bringing the viewers into the decision-making process in real time. What is clear though, is that Fallon played the game according to the rules, and she should not be criticised for that, much less abused. I will admit though that it is a kick in the teeth for those true amateurs who committed time and money to the course, and I would also question those who think pub players would have no chance, given that some of Littler's winning legs were dispatched in 7 visits to the board! The great thing about darts is that it isn't so much that amateurs cannot replicate the feats of brilliance pulled off by professionals of the sport, than it is that they simply cannot replicate the consistency of their output, something that this format almost entirely removes from the equation. It should also be noted that, financially, Fallon certainly stands to benefit much less in relative terms from the paycheque than would your average pub thrower, as I'm sure she nets a fair income from the lucrative exhibition circuit alone. What I do hope is that she might use this as an opportunity to really build up a head of steam heading into the new season, as it seems long overdue that she come through Q-School and really take it to the pros on a week-in week-out basis, but whatever she chooses to do, she has certainly achieved enough already for one if not several lifetimes, so who am I to dictate terms? To conclude though, I will state once again that I found Beat Luke Littler to be a pretty enjoyable evening of entertainment. I do feel for the contestants who never actually had the chance to try their luck against the world #1, although I suppose it comes with the format, but all which inevitably raises the question: will Netflix be tempted to do it all again next year? It's hard to say. Whether it would be financially viable, I can't weigh in there. One point I have been making though, and which I touched on earlier, is that the entire concept relies on a public perception that Littler is more or less unbeatable, and that certainly hasn't been the case of late. If the execs had been trying to pitch the show in recent months while Littler has seemed vulnerable, rather than when he was mopping up almost every major title on the calendar, it would certainly be a tougher sell. We will have to see in about 6 months' time whether Littler can still reliably command perception as a near-unstoppable force in darts, and then we'll have a clearer idea about whether we should expect a second helping. Even as a one-off experiment though, and with all the controversy taken into account, I still don't think they disgraced themselves by any means, and that will probably be my lingering assessment of the event when all is said and done.Deduce635801-11-2026
- Fair play to Fallon. But...shows the mockery when a professional players wins what was meant to be an amateur v Pro event, Littlers performance was poor, and what about the players who didn't get a game? Would have been better if the pot was split amoungst all the winners and they all got a leg.BandB31-10-2026
- Not even slightly interestedrick6730-10-2026
- And yet the PDC has decided to aggravate this problem by doubling the Players Championship Finals field from 2027. I can't imagine there will be fewer withdrawals next year with even less reason to turn up. I can only hope that a whole slew of Challenge Tour top-up players receive enough prize money in the absence of much of the elite, that some of the more complacent among them struggle to scrape into even a heavily diluted field! More semi-pro players will get to test their mettle, but the standard of competition will be much inferior. It could hardly be said that the Players Championship series will provide an opportunity for darts' second string to test their Tour Card credentials anymore, but at least it will underscore the achievements of those Challenge Tour players of current and previous years, who were able to prove themselves as more than capable of competing with, and beating, the elite of the sport on a consistent basis, and reaping the due rewards.Deduce635828-10-2026