Publisher's Synopsis
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 21. Chapters: Alistair Forrester, Angus Ross, Anne Kirk, Bob Taylor (darts player), Chris Loudon, Danny Inglis, Gary Anderson (darts player), Jamie Harvey, Jason Clark (darts player), Jim Walker (darts player), Jocky Wilson, John Henderson (darts player), Les Wallace, Mark Barilli, Mike Veitch, Paul Hanvidge, Peter Masson, Peter McDonald (darts player), Peter Wright (darts player), Rab Smith, Robert MacKenzie (darts player), Robert Thornton (darts player), Ronnie Sharp, Ross Montgomery, Trevor Nurse, Willie Mands. Excerpt: 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. His nickname is The Flying Scotsman. During his time in the BDO, he was known as Dreamboy, a nickname that Anderson admits to having always hated. He is renowned for his heavy scoring in the game, and has been touted as a future world champion. He is also known for having one of the best, most smooth throws in the game. However, he is perhaps best known for beating Phil Taylor in the final of the World Darts Trophy in 2007, reaching the final of the PDC World Championship in 2011, and winning the Premier League in 2011. Anderson began his career playing in the BDO events and made his breakthrough by winning the 2001 Welsh Open. The win ensured he qualified for the following year's World Championship for the first time, where he suffered a first round defeat to Sweden's Stefan Nagy, going down 0-3. The following year Anderson reached the semi-final stage before bowing out to losing Welsh finalist Ritchie Davies. Anderson would not win another match at the Lakeside Country Club, however, until 2006, when he beat Gary Robson in the first round before again falling to the eventual finalist this time in...