"It wasn't the best experience" - Adrian Lewis recalls having coins thrown at him during Glasgow Premier League Darts night
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Later tonight, the 2025 Premier League Darts descends on Glasgow with the likes of Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen all in action. This year though, it's doubtful any players will receive a colder reception then the one given to Adrian Lewis back in 2011.
To set the scene, Lewis had just won his first PDC World Darts Championship title and was facing the man he beat in the Ally Pally final, Scottish hero Gary Anderson. "I think obviously I'd beat Gary in the world final, hadn't I? And then this was like a few months later after that," 'Jackpot' recalls to Mirror Sport. "Playing against Gary in Scotland was never an easy task. I think also playing as the last game on in the evening didn't really help matters. Also, Glasgow Rangers had lost to PSV I think as well. So that obviously gave them time for their fans from there to come over."
More than just receiving some pantomime boos or even having to deal with whistling as he threw at the doubles, the crowd in Glasgow that night gave Lewis something else to remember them by as they started throwing coins at the world champion as he entered the stage.
"So yes, it didn't go too well at the end. There were a few coins throwing. The thing was, I mean, them coins could have gone anywhere," Lewis explains, although thankfully no one was seriously hurt. "Gary was on the stage next to me. We could both hear them all thudding against the stage. Yes, it wasn't the best experience, let's put it that way."
In the end, Lewis got the last laugh on the night, defeating Anderson 8-3. According to 'Jackpot' lessons have now been learnt to avoid similar instances again. "The PDC learnt a lot from that game," he says.
Having competed in 10 Premier League Darts campaigns during his career, Lewis is also well placed to give advice to the current crop. "It's a bit more difficult than most things," Lewis shared about competing in the Premier League. "Because you're away five or six days a week, having to be there on a Wednesday and then Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday you're playing. That was probably the most difficult part of it really, because it's nearly like five whole days, isn't it? Out of your life, basically. So that's a difficult period for any player. Certainly now, obviously, now the tournaments are coming thick and fast, aren't they?"
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