ANDERSON UNCERTAIN OVER WORLD CUP FUTURE

GARY ANDERSON admits his future World Cup appearances with Peter Wright are uncertain — with everything hinging on how his body holds up. 

Two-time world champion Anderson will team up with ‘Snakebite’ as they bid for a second title together in Frankfurt. 

The pair who have previously won the tournament in 2019 are seeded third and will enter in the second round on Saturday.  

World No. 12 Anderson joins forces with Wright for an eighth occasion in the competition. 

But ‘The Flying Scotsman’ says their days on the oche together are “getting close” to being over. 

He told Online Darts: “It’s getting bloody close. We have 110 years between us on that stage! 

“We could still be in the top 16 of the rankings for the next couple of years. 

“So we will just have to see how Peter goes and how my body holds up. 

“It’s an honour. Even when I was in the BDO playing for Scotland it was great. 

“Like I say now we feel like a pair of grandads now with the youngsters coming through. 

“If we can click, we can give anyone a game of darts so fingers crossed.” 

Eight-time major winner Anderson clinched his third European Tour crown last month at the European Darts Grand Prix. 

It capped off a red-hot run for Anderson who also scooped the Players Championship Seven earlier this year. 

However, the 54-year-old revealed he would not return to the Premier League if he was called up by the PDC for next year’s campaign.  

He added: “If I do get back into the top four I will be saying no to a lot of things. 

“It’s not about I’m not wanting to do it. My body won’t let me do it. 

“It’s as simple as that. 

“I’m enjoying the ProTour and I am enjoying the Europeans that I am doing. 

“So, if I was to be doing that on a Wednesday or Thursday they can be written off. 

“I couldn’t do that. I’m more happy to play ProTour and the Europeans that I can get to quite easily. 

“That’s me in my comfort zone.” 

Anderson also voiced strong concerns over the lack of financial support for players ranked outside the top 50 PDC Order of Merit who compete on the European Tour. 

He revealed: “For the European Tours, if players are entering through the qualifiers, the cost of flights, hotels, and travel adds up. 

“It’s not cheap — and if they lose in the first or second round, they’re likely still out of pocket. 

“If you are doing that every week and you don’t have a backer or a sponsor to help you out then it is going to be hard going. 

“You are losing money every week going to these Europeans. 

“So, I think the board should have enough money to cover their costs and put a bit to put in their bank.” 

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