LAWRIE EYES WORLD MASTERS SPOT AND PDC TOUR CARD
11/05/2026 By Aaron Nijjar
MITCHELL LAWRIE says Gary Anderson inspired his darts dream as he targets a PDC Tour Card.
The Renfrew thrower has taken the amateur circuit by storm, finishing runner-up at Lakeside on his debut and already landing SEVEN WDF-ranked major titles.
Wee sox admits Anderson has always been his biggest idol and revealed the two-time world champion’s effortless throw made him fall in love with the sport.
Lawrie, 15, also opened up on meeting Ando at an exhibition and admitted the legend immediately made him feel comfortable.
He told the Love the Darts Podcast: “I’ve always said Gary Anderson’s been my biggest idol. Just seeing him play, I just think he’s got the most natural throw in the world. He’s obviously Scottish.
“He’s won two world titles. And so, I just really look to re-emphasise his career. He’s been the reason I want to play darts, watching him on the telly.
“It’s when you watch the darts, you know, obviously you would maybe want some other person to win. When I watched Gary Anderson, all I wanted was him to win.
“I met him in an exhibition once, and I’ve also met his son Tai, who’s also a really good player. And we were talking away to Tai and his wife, and yeah, they’ve been brilliant with me. Gary was great at the exhibition.
“He was just good, laughing. He just felt like a normal person to be around, instead of this big Gary Anderson person. He just felt normal, which kind of brings you back to reality, and it felt really nice.”
Lawrie now has his sights set on breaking into the professional game and earning a place among the PDC elite.
He added: “Well, I know if I come in top four in the Advanced Tour, I’m getting a PDC World Masters invite, and I’m currently sitting first in that.
“So that would be another thing on the hit list. Go there in January and hopefully do well in that.
“Get on to the stage. That would be my first professional tournament. Win the Lakeside men’s and retain my title in the youths.
“Get my Tour Card, hopefully do well on the ProTour and stuff, and we’ll see where it takes me.”
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