Simon Whitlock avoided elimination from the McCoy’s Premier League despite losing out to Michael van Gerwen on ‘Judgement Night’ in Brighton.
‘The Wizard’ went on stage to face the world number two after other results has ensured he would survive the dreaded drop on Thursday evening.
But the Australian was unable to celebrate his safety with a win as van Gerwen posted an impressive 103 average to claim victory.
Wes Newton and Gary Anderson were the two players to suffer the fate of relegation.
Simon Whitlock has vowed to come out all guns blazing as he battles for Premier League Darts survival on Judgement Night in Brighton.
The 44-year-old Australian is one of four players in danger of relegation at The Brighton Centre on Thursday evening.
Two players will face the drop and Whitlock, who lies third from bottom, faces Michael van Gerwen in the final match on stage. Continue reading
Simon Whitlock and four more of the world’s leading darters are preparing to go ‘topless’ for a major tournament – after agreeing to swap their trademark shirts for paint!
To celebrate its involvement in the fast-growing sport, Leyland Paints has created a Professional Darts Colour Card taking inspiration from the shirt colours of world number three, four and five players Michael van Gerwen, James Wade and Whitlock, as well as Robert Thornton and Mark Webster.
That has prompted the quintet of oche favourites to agree to take to the stage at the UK Open at Bolton in June without their shirts, and instead cover their entire upper body in Leyland Paint, sprayed in their respective darts shirt colour. Continue reading
2012 European Darts Champion Simon Whitlock has established himself as arguably the best darts player ever born in the southern hemisphere. The Australian is a regular threat in every event he plays, having reached three major finals before taking victory in the ParyPoker.net European Championships.
The Wizard has won a whole host of titles on both sides of the globe and has become a firm fan’s favourite after reaching World Championship finals in both the BDO and PDC.
He has also been runner-up in the Premier League and World Cup of Darts. Continue reading
A confident Simon Whitlock is targeting a win against home favourite Robert Thornton as the Premier League Darts tournament moves towards the relegation stages at Glasgow’s SECC arena.
Following a 7-4 win against in-form James Wade, Whitlock succumbed to Andy Hamilton in a game that, had he won, would have secured his position in the top half of the table.
Now the Australian hopes to record his fourth win of the 2013 campaign despite the fact he expects the crowd to be cheering on his opponent. Continue reading
