GARY ANDERSON has been accused of 'sending a bad signal' to darts - because he nearly WON a major tournament. The Flying Scotsman reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts , losing out to eventual winner Luke Littler . 3 Gary Anderson lost a thrilling semi-final to Luke Littler Credit: Alamy 3 The Flying Scotsman was in superb form at the Grand Slam of Darts Credit: Alamy 3 Vincent van der Voort was annoyed by Anderson's success in Wolverhampton Credit: Getty Anderson, 53, was back to his best in Wolverhampton and made it all the way to the final four.
The two-time world champion went head-to-head with Luke Littler for a place in the final. What followed was one of the best games of darts in recent memory, with Littler narrowly winning 16-15 in a thriller. Despite coming up short, Anderson has re-entered the top 16 of the world rankings.
READ MORE DARTS DOWN & OUT Scots darts legend drops out of the world top 16 for first time in ELEVEN years FREE BETS Deposit & Bet £10 to Get £60 in free bets for Scottish football at William Hill Anderson, the world champion in 2015 and 2016, hasn't won a major title since 2018 and hasn't been shy in revealing in recent years how he NEVER practices at all. And the fact he came so close to glory at the Grand Slam has annoyed Dutch darts hero Vincent van der Voort. Former world championship quarter-finalist van der Voort, who has never won a major title himself, reckons Anderson managing to reach the semi-finals is BAD for the sport.