'I'd be over the moon' - Gary Anderson on potential Ally Pally final with Phil Taylor
NewsFriday, 29 September 2017 at 16:30
Gary Anderson defeated Phil Taylor on the way to the final in Cardiff a few weeks ago at the Champions League of Darts which he ended up losing to first time TV winner Mensur Suljovic who continued his rise up the higher echelons of the PDC and Anderson spoke about playing Phil then and throughout his career and also talked about a potential World Championship final ending with 'The Power'
"It was great playing Phil," said Anderson in an interview ahead of the World Grand Prix. "It's an honour - he's retiring and there's a lot of young players coming through who will never get the chance to play him on stage.
"I've always said that I've been lucky enough to get battered by him and to beat him.
"The dream game now would be the World Championship final to be myself and Phil - I'd be over the moon to get there and to play Phil in his last World Championship in the final would be the icing on the cake."
"It was great playing Phil," said Anderson in an interview ahead of the World Grand Prix. "It's an honour - he's retiring and there's a lot of young players coming through who will never get the chance to play him on stage.
"I've always said that I've been lucky enough to get battered by him and to beat him.
"The dream game now would be the World Championship final to be myself and Phil - I'd be over the moon to get there and to play Phil in his last World Championship in the final would be the icing on the cake."
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