"Should be about your actions on the board, not on a song and a dance": Dave Chisnall questions Premier League Darts picks
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Dave Chisnall has questioned the inclusion of Nathan Aspinall and Gerwyn Price in the 2025 Premier League Darts saying that it shouldn't be based solely on a song and a dance.
Chisnall said that while he is friends with both, he doesn't get the rationale behind it all and said that if he was a player like De Decker or Heta, he would be annoyed.
Chisnall himself nearly crept into Premier League contention by being in the top four initially post World Championship but didn't feel aggrieved himself about not being included.
"The Premier League line-up was hardly surprising this week, but you'd have to be gutted if you were someone like a Mike de Decker or Damon Heta," Chisnall told kwiff.
"I never expected to get a phone call - despite being world No 6 - because of how poor I've been on TV this year, but Mike can feel let down after his great run at the Grand Prix. Maybe being No 24 in the world counted against him, but these young lads are all chomping at the bit to be given a chance to shine.
"Damo is another who I think can feel unlucky, while it's good to see Chris Dobey and Steven Bunting rewarded with a spot. It seems like something of a changing of the guard with no Michael Smith and no Peter Wright, while Nathan Aspinall and Gerwyn Price can both feel a bit lucky in my opinion to be involved this year."
"Gezzy has had a lot going [on] and struggled in 2024, while Nathan has done similarly. His run to the quarter-finals of the Worlds probably got him involved, that and everyone loving his Mr Brightside theme song.
"It's a great entrance, but it should be about the darts, and not your walk-on that gets you involved in these big competitions. Nothing against them personally, as both great lads and get on well with, but it should be about your actions on the dartboard, not on a song and a dance."
'It should be about the darts, and not your walk-on that gets you involved in these big competition'
— Dave Chisnall (@ChizzyChisnall) January 10, 2025
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