Darts World Extras regular look at who is hot, and who’s not, in the tungsten tossing world:
Bullseyes:
Luke Littler – The Nuke has silenced almost all doubts over the past 12 months. His Grand Slam title win sees him become the youngest PDc ranking major winner by some way.
Dutch Darts – We have been highlighting the flowering of a new generation of Netherlands dartists for a while and they are coming through in droves.Open, Youth and Women’s categories are equally represented.
Gian Van Veen – GVV may not make the headlines in the same way certain other youngsters do, but our team have long backed him as the most likely to achieve things and build a long lasting career. His claiming of the World Youth title and another major last 8 spot, reconfirms that belief.
The Journeymen – Players such as Mickey Mansell, Martin Lukeman and Richie Edhouse have been in and around the top tier of our game for many years. But, the ingredients needed for their success have only recently come together. Keep ‘em peeled for similar late blooming success stories.
Bounceouts:
Dom Taylor – The Tower has been suspended following a positive drug test and may have blown his best opportunity at the highest level.
MVG – Mighty Mike has long been grappling with not being quite the force he was between 2013 and 2017. Despite some superb peaks since the truth is that the game does not have a single dominant force and the green Machine must accept this and move into a different career phase.Can he adjust?
Chris Dobey – Hollywood cannot seem to stitch together genuinely consistent form across the different parts of the modern game. His early exit after earning a number one seeding, at the Payers Championship Finals sums up things much too well.
Gerwyn Price – The Iceman is having one of those years. Although his 2024 stats are not much different to his career ones he simply is not winning enough big games. His usual combination of match sharpness and winning habit gained from floor wins has not come together this year.
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From: Darts World Extra 20 ( #DWExtra20)
Images: Darts World Magazine and Bill Frymire June 2004
