Gary Anderson insists he no longer practises because he’s a ‘natural’ player

Gary Anderson took purpose at his critics as occasion organisers sweated on Saturday’s quarter-finals going forward with none Covid disruptions.

Michael van Gerwen, Dave Chisnall and Vincent van der Voort have pulled out as a consequence of optimistic assessments. Van Gerwen was livid over what he perceived to be slack protocols, calling Alexandra Palace a ‘Covid bomb’.

Tournament chiefs hit again, insisting they won’t change protocols and that the competitors will proceed as is till its conclusion on Monday, until the Government impose a lockdown.

Gary Anderson has revealed he no longer practises darts because he is a ‘pure’ player

Two-time champion Anderson, who faces Luke Humphries tonight, insists he no longer practises because he is a ‘natural’ player. ‘I just play darts,’ mentioned the Scot. 

‘I don’t practise. People name me a liar. I’m telling you now: do one. If you need to see, come and dwell with me for six months.

‘Stick us in the Big Brother house for six months, not a dartboard in sight, bring us out and play and we will see how good the other lot are. Then you talk about a natural darts player.

Anderson, who faces Luke Humphries, says that he can go weeks without throwing a dart

Michael Van Gerwen was forced out of the World Darts Championship through Covid 

‘I go weeks without throwing a dart. I’ve spent so a few years taking part in, when you don’t know the place that treble and double is, you then higher get one other pastime.’

In Saturday’s different matches, James Wade faces Mervyn King, Peter Wright is up towards Callan Rydz and Gerwyn Price performs Michael Smith.