Anderson hits out at Mardle and Harrington following Petersen win

Gary Anderson is through to the Quarter-Finals of the 2020/21 PDC World Darts Championship after defeating Devon Petersen in a 4-0 whitewash win but he didn't hold back in his post match interview with comments aimed at in particular Wayne Mardle and Rod Harrington.

"I've said it I play darts, if the boy's better than me, I am still going to play darts against him. Wayne Mardle's comment the other night, what a ticket. If you're playing a player you need to put him off, you need to slow him down. That's coming from a commentator on Sky," said Anderson post match.

"My way of playing darts, pressure on, try and outscore him, try and outplay him, out finish him. Now Wayne's telling everyone, if you've got a problem with a player slow him down or do what you can to put him off, what a numpty. That's a great thing for television and it's a great thing to tell kids what to do. Proud of you Wayne."

He discussed the style of Devon Petersen compared to Mensur Suljovic as well as the reaction of the Sky Sports commentators if they were in the same position as former players themselves.

"Proper darts, you throw your darts, you beat him with what you've got in your hand. Not all these tactics and whatever Wayne tells you to do."

"Wayne Mardle, Rod Harrington, Mark Webster. They've all played darts, I've seen them kicking off because somebody's done something to them. If they'd had been up there playing, they'd have been a hell of a lot worse than I was trust me."

"I've heard their comments, I don't think a lot about them. But it's a great way to tell the public how to play darts. Well done lads. Proud of you."'

In his Sky Sports interview, Anderson said that due to previous comments from Rod Harrington also he will play for as long as possible now with retirement mooted at certain times in recent years.

"I probably would have done if Harrington hadn't piped up. Now I'm going to play, I'm going to play for a long time. I had a year or two years left, not now. If I can make it till I'm 90 just to make sure I cheese him off, I'm going to play until I'm 90.

"When it comes from commentators and directors of the PDC (Harrington), they keep going on about me moaning but I stick to the rules. I'm a stickler for rules and I play the game how it's supposed to be played."