Statements by Vincent van der Voort did not fall well with the PDC: "Matt Porter hung up on the phone within an hour"

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Thursday, 23 January 2025 at 14:30
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Vincent van der Voort's name did the rounds recently after he made some eye-catching statements about the PDC and its chairman Matt Porter in the podcast "Darts Draait Door". After his remarks, the Dutchman was almost immediately called from England for an explanation.

"That's the PDC all over. If there is an award given out for talking out of your neck, then Matt Porter (CEO of the PDC, ed.) is at the top of the list. When you hear him talk, it all sounds like a lot. But in the end it always turns out he's just talking out of his neck," 'The Dutch Destroyer' told the podcast last week and as mentioned, Van der Voort immediately received several angry phone calls after his statements. "They were not happy there. The podcast wasn't even an hour old or Matt Porter was already hanging on the phone with my manager. He was not happy with my statements," the 49-year-old said with a small smile.

The Dutchman still stands by his statements and believes his criticism was well founded. His critical words were due to the fact that he will not be allowed to throw at the Dutch Darts Masters in Den Bosch this coming weekend. The reason given was that Van der Voort was not allowed to participate because he no longer holds a Tour Card. Noted by the Dutchman though, was that Fallon Sherrock has been allowed to participate in many World Series of Darts tournaments over the years without a Tour Card.

Van der Voort clearly disagreed, and so after he touched on this he received a call from PDC boss Matt Porter. "You had said he was talking out of his neck and that he should get an award for that, hadn't you?" he was asked by the presenter of the podcast. "Yeah sure, but it was substantiated. Because the reason he gives was not legitimate. That's my opinion and he wasn't happy with that," the Dutchman replied.

Despite not being allowed to participate in the Dutch Darts Masters this coming weekend, the 49-year-old will be in attendance. Van der Voort will be working on behalf of Viaplay in Den Bosch. So there he will most likely run into Porter as well. "No doubt we will run into each other. If he thinks anything more of it, I'll hear about it. It has become clear by now that I don't do what the PDC says," the Dutchman concluded with a laugh.

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