"Damon I would say bottled it": James Wade gives honest assessment on sneaking past Heta at World Series of Darts Finals

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Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 00:03
James Wade at the 2026 Australian Darts Masters
James Wade snuck through at the World Series of Darts Finals with Damon Heta having chances to beat him but he couldn't make it stick and The Machine managed to save his skin and zip through to the next part of the tournament in Amsterdam.
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Wade though found being interviewed more of a concern than his match despite it not being the vintage Wade that we have been used to as of late. 'The Machine' won a European Tour just this past weekend and before that had won on the World Series ironically in his previous tournament.
He managed to take some time off after that Oceanic double header, but was in no mood to laud praise on his performance instead saying that in his own view Heta bottled it.
"The most concerning thing was the stairs up here to get to talk to you. I'm really disappointed I had to go upstairs to talk to you. But no, I'm really, really grateful," said Wade to Online Darts.
"I was pretty rubbish, but I was pretty good as well. But I just couldn't tie a whole game together and thankfully Damon, I would say, bottled it."
James Wade celebrates in Antwerp.
Wade wins again.
But riding his luck, Wade said that he will take it on this occasion after in his words not really having it over the past three years or so. Albeit Wade continues to be in great form and he continues that on to the next round.
"I haven't had that luck for the last 20 months, so I'll take that. Maybe that's because I've done all right recently. Boys, come here for an interview, come on.
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"I haven't had that luck for a long time and I'll take it with open arms. I'm not a proud person, I've got no morals."

"There were seven of them" - Wade jokes about fans after Antwerp win

He showed on his social media fans waiting for him after he won his title in Antwerp last weekend which saw him end a 10-year wait for a European Tour and he joked that there was seven of them before looking into the future to see where he might stop his illustrious career.
"There were seven of them. It's a wonderful feeling. It's a magical thing to be involved in with darts. It's also a spiteful, nasty thing to be involved in. When it's going well, it's great.
"When it's going bad, it's bad. But I'm coming to the twilight of my career. I'm active though, unlike some others that talk a lot of heat.
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"I'm just going to keep going for the next seven or eight years, secure my family's life and hopefully, if I can, still be competitive. That's the most important thing to me. It's the same for every man, woman and child.
"They want their family to do well, don't they? That's what drives the British people. That's why British people have been the best."
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