Gary Anderson has been regularly written off by darts fans and darts followers in recent years, but in 2023, for the time being, he is cutting off the mouths of these critics.
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After 28 of the 30 Players Championship tournaments, "The Flying Scotsman" leads the Players Championship Order of Merit, potentially leading the Scotsman's placement list at the Players Championship Finals at the end of November.
That Anderson is having an excellent season is also evident from statistics from TheRedBit. His figures show that Anderson has reached at least five Pro Tour finals in one calendar year for only the fifth time in his career. Of these finals, Anderson managed to win three, and lost two.
In 2011 and 2014, the two-time world champion even reached eight Pro Tour finals. In 2010, he reached seven finals and in 2017, the Scottish darter was in six Pro Tour finals.
Anderson managed to reach only one Pro Tour final in 2020 and 2022, while he did not reach a final at all in 2019 and 2021. Thus, Anderson has already played more Pro Tour finals this season than in the past four seasons combined. If 'The Flying Scotsman' can show his good form at the televised tournaments in the fall as well, Anderson will be competing for prizes there as well.
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
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Gary Anderson is playing the PDC Pro Tour for 15 years. For the 5th time he managed to reach 5 finals in one year.
2004 1️⃣
2009 4️⃣
2010 7️⃣
2011 8️⃣
2012 1️⃣
2014 8️⃣
2015 4️⃣
2016 2️⃣
2017 6️⃣
2018 4️⃣
2020 1️⃣
2022 1️⃣
2023 5️⃣
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