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Gary Anderson (darts player)

Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson (Exeter 2016).jpg
Personal information
Nickname The Flying Scotsman
Born (1970-12-22) 22 December 1970 (age 46)
Musselburgh, Scotland
Darts information
Playing darts since 1995
Darts 23g Unicorn Maestro Phase 3
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music Jump Around by House of Pain preceded by intro to Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2000–2009
PDC 2009–
Current world ranking 2
BDO majors - best performances
World Ch'ship Semi-finals: 2003
World Masters Quarter-finals: 2003, 2005
World Darts Trophy Winner: 2007
Int. Darts League Winner: 2007
Zuiderduin Masters Winner: 2007, 2008
PDC premier events - best performances
World Ch'ship Winner: 2015, 2016
World Matchplay Semi-finals: 2014, 2016
World Grand Prix Runner-up: 2016
Grand Slam Runner-up: 2011
Premier League Winner: 2011, 2015
Ch'ship League Winners' group, 6th: 2011
Desert Classic Quarter-finals: 2009
European Ch'ship Runner-up: 2015
UK Open Runner-up: 2010
US Open/WSoD Quarter-finals: 2010
Players Ch'ship Finals Winner: 2014
The Masters Runner-up: 2017
Other tournament wins
BDO British Classic 2006
BDO British Open 2007
BDO Gold Cup 2006
BDO International Grand Prix 2008
Denmark Open 2004
Dutch Pentathlon 2008, 2009
Fife Open 2006
Forth Valley Masters 2008
German Open 2004, 2006, 2008
Gleneagle Irish Masters 2012
Granite City Open 2004, 2008
Isle of Man Open 2006
Killarney Pro Tour 2010
Northern Ireland Open 2003, 2007
Scottish Masters 2003, 2006
Scottish Open 2007
Swiss Open 2006
WDF World Rankings 2007
Welsh Open 2001, 2008

European Tour Events

German Darts Championship 2014

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017
Players Championship (COV) 2014 (x2), 2015
Players Championship (CRA) 2011, 2014 (x2)
Players Championship (DER) 2011
Players Championship (NED) 2011 (x2)
Players Championship (VEG) 2010
Players Championship (WAL) 2009

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

UK Open Qualifier 2010, 2011 (x2), 2014, 2016

World Series of Darts Events

Dubai Darts Masters 2016
Auckland Darts Masters 2016
Tokyo Darts Masters 2016

Pairs, Triples and Team Events

Six Nations Cup 2002, 2003
WDF Europe Cup Team 2002
Berwick Tournament Pairs 2008
Granite City Open Pairs 2008
Scotland National Pairs 2002, 2004, 2005
Scotland National Mixed Pairs 2000, 2002
Scotland National Mixed Triples 2001, 2002
Other achievements

2005 Nine dart finish at BDO Gold Cup.
2006 Highest men's overall average at WDF Europe Cup.
2009 Set world record score at Dutch Pentathlon.
2009 Nine dart finish at Derby Players Championship.
2012 PDC ProTour Player of the Year
2012 Hits first ever televised nine darter playing at UK Open.
2013 Nine dart finish at third UK Open Qualifier.
2014 Topped PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit final rankings.
2015 PDC Player of the Year
2015 PDC Fans Player of the Year
2015 PDPA Players' Player of the Year
2015 PDC ProTour Player of the Year

2016 Nine Dart Finish at PDC World Championship Semi-Final
2016 PDC Player of the Year (shared with Michael van Gerwen)
2016 PDC Fans Player of the Year

2017 World Record for most 180s in a match at 22 180s (shared with Ted Hankey)

European Tour Events

Players Championships

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

World Series of Darts Events

Pairs, Triples and Team Events

2005 Nine dart finish at BDO Gold Cup.
2006 Highest men's overall average at WDF Europe Cup.
2009 Set world record score at Dutch Pentathlon.
2009 Nine dart finish at Derby Players Championship.
2012 PDC ProTour Player of the Year
2012 Hits first ever televised nine darter playing at UK Open.
2013 Nine dart finish at third UK Open Qualifier.
2014 Topped PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit final rankings.
2015 PDC Player of the Year
2015 PDC Fans Player of the Year
2015 PDPA Players' Player of the Year
2015 PDC ProTour Player of the Year

2016 Nine Dart Finish at PDC World Championship Semi-Final
2016 PDC Player of the Year (shared with Michael van Gerwen)
2016 PDC Fans Player of the Year

Gary Anderson (born 22 December 1970) is a Scottish professional darts player from Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation, and a former BDO and WDF world number one. He is also a two-time PDC World Champion having won it in 2015 and 2016 and is nicknamed the Flying Scotsman.

Anderson is renowned for his heavy scoring in the game and having one of the smoothest throws. Anderson is a two-time back-to-back PDC World Champion after defeating Adrian Lewis 7–5 in the 2016 final, while he was also a finalist in 2011 and 2017. His other career highlights include winning the International Darts League in 2007, the World Darts Trophy in 2007, the Zuiderduin Masters in 2007 and 2008, the Premier League in 2011 and 2015 and the Players Championship Finals in 2014. Between the BDO and PDC, Anderson is a nine-time major winner.


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