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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode after the Premier League Play-Offs.

Alex and Burton review finals night at The O2 and Michael van Gerwen's record-breaking seventh Premier League title, as well as Gerwyn Price's run to the final.

The boys also look back at the European Darts Grand Prix and a maiden European Tour title for Rob Cross, before looking ahead to the US Darts Masters this week.

CDC Continental Cup champion Alex Spellman (16:51) calls in ahead of his World Series debut in the US Darts Masters this week. Alex looks back on his time in darts so far, how he first discovered the game during college, and then progressing through the CDC ranks over the last two years. 

Canada's Jake Macmillan (53:19) also stops by to look ahead to his big-stage debut at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Jake talks us through his rise up the ranks in Canada, winning through a field of 500 players to claim the Ontario provincials earlier this year, before securing a spot in the US Darts Masters via the qualifiers two weeks ago.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode ahead of the Premier League Play-Offs.

Alex and Burton look ahead to finals night at The O2 and discuss how this year's four-player line up compares to previous years, before making their predictions on who will walk away with the title.

The boys also look at the confirmed teams so far for the PDC World Cup of Darts next month, before discussing the WDF's latest update on the World Masters.

World number one Michael Smith (14:00) calls in during the Premier League media day to look ahead to playing in the Play-Offs on Thursday night. Michael also reflects on a whirlwind 2023 so far, which started with that immortal nine-dart leg and victory in the PDC World Championship, and looks ahead to the defence of his US Darts Masters title in New York next week.

Sky Sports commentator Rod Studd (35:59) also stops by to look ahead to the Premier League Play-Offs tomorrow night. Rod looks back on the Premier League season, discusses which player has the "momentum" going into finals night, and also looks ahead to a busy summer in the commentary box working for Sky and the PDC.

Switzerland's Marcel Walpen (1:07:26) also joins us ahead of his big-stage debut in the PDC on the European Tour this weekend. Marcel talks us through how he got into darts, winning six titles on the first-ever season of the Swiss Darts Corporation tour, and reacts to being nicknamed the 'Swiss Stompe' by Alex!

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode after the latest European Tour event.

Alex and Burton look back at the Czech Darts Open and Peter Wright's run to the title, as well as discuss the race for the European Championship with only five events left to go.

The boys also review the second weekend of the Women's Series and look ahead to the final week of the league phase in the Premier League, before making their quarter-final picks for Aberdeen.

Rhian O'Sullivan (18:30) calls in to reflect on a memorable weekend, winning her first PDC Women's Series title in Milton Keynes. Rhian looks back on her career in the game so far, reaching two BDO World Championship finals in her first two Lakeside appearances, making her World Championship return after a 10-year absence in the WDF last year, and her hopes of qualifying for the Women's World Matchplay this summer.

Sudesh Fitzgerald (48:27) also joins us after making history in Costa Rica at the weekend, partnering up with Norman Madhoo to win the CDCL qualifier for the PDC World Cup of Darts, and securing Guyana a debut in the tournament next month. Sudesh also discusses his time in darts, qualifying for the PDC World Championship back in 2008, coming close to an Ally Pally return in recent years, and also away from the oche his recovery from a serious car accident which left him in a coma in August last year.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode after the latest European Tour event.

Alex and Burton look back at the Belgian Darts Open and Michael van Gerwen's run to the title, as well as discuss the announced changes to the European Tour schedule for 2024.

The boys also review the third weekend of Challenge Tour action and look ahead to the Women's Series this weekend, before answering your questions in the mailbag.

Berry van Peer (18:09) calls in after an impressive weekend which saw him win three Challenge Tour titles to move to the top of the Order of Merit and open up a huge lead. Berry reflects on the last few months, picking up wins on the European Tour, continuing his title-winning form on the Challenge Tour, and outlines his plans for the rest of 2023.

Kim Holden (48:59) also joins us ahead of playing on the Women's Series this weekend. Kim talks us through her darts journey so far, how she made the switch to darts after a successful career playing football and serving in the army, reaching a final and semi-final on the last Women's Series weekend, and her hopes for the rest of the year.

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Co-host Alex Moss and guest co-host Matthew Kiernan are back with a new episode after the latest European Tour event.

Alex and Burton look back at the Dutch Darts Championship and Dave Chisnall's run to the title, as well as a second final appearance of the season for Luke Humphries.

The boys also review the second weekend of Development Tour action and assess the race for top spot, before making their Premier League picks for Manchester and answering your questions in the mailbag.

Gian van Veen (23:34) calls in after a busy weekend which saw him play in his home European Tour event before flying over to England and winning two Development Tour titles. Gian reflects on the end of a breakthrough 2022, reaching his first ProTour final, before looking back at his 2023 so far, winning his tour card at Q-School, playing his idol Gary Anderson, and outlines his goals for the rest of this season.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode after the latest European Tour event.

Alex and Burton look back at the Austrian Darts Open and Jonny Clayton's run to the title, as well as a maiden European Tour final for Josh Rock.

The boys also discuss the announcement from Adrian Lewis that he is taking time away from the tour, before making their Premier League picks for Leeds and answering your questions in the mailbag.

Tommy Gilmour (18:23), the owner of Dunvegan Enterprises, calls in to discuss the players in his stable including Gary Anderson, who makes his European Tour return after seven years away this weekend. Tommy also looks back at his career in boxing and explains how he then moved into darts management with Gary Anderson.

Jerry Hendriks (58:13) also stops by after a memorable weekend which saw him throw his first nine darter in a competitive game. Jerry looks back on his career so far in darts, including WDF World Youth Cup success, facing Phil Taylor twice on TV, making two PDC World Championships, the iconic "fish on the stage" line, his work as a pundit on RTL7 and now Viaplay and much more.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode after the latest ProTour weekend.

Alex and Burton look back at Krzysztof Ratajski's return to winning ways at Players Championship 9 and also the final runs from Chris Landman and Jose De Sousa at the weekend.

The boys also pay tribute to Bob Potter after he passed away at the age of 94 last week, before making their Premier League picks for Rotterdam.

Jeffrey de Zwaan (19:32) calls in to reflect on a busy start to 2023, winning back his tour card at Q-School, beating Gerwyn Price at the UK Open and making his European Tour return. Jeffrey also looks back at the last five years, being involved in epic games at Ally Pally, his injury problems and losing his tour card at the end of last year, and starting fresh this season.

Peter Citera (48:32), the CEO of the Championship Darts Corporation, also joins us to look back on the last 12 months in North American darts. Peter reflects on the US Darts Masters in Madison Square Garden last year, the CDC's future plans for growth, and looks ahead to the first staging of the Cross Border Challenge this weekend.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with our 300th episode special!

Alex and Burton look back at the last two years in the world of darts, since recording their 200th episode in May 2021, and also pick out their favourite guests from the last 100 episodes.

The boys also review last weekend's European Tour event in Munich, where Michael Smith beat Nathan Aspinall 8-5 in the final, before making their Premier League picks for Brighton and answering your questions in the mailbag.

Jonny Clayton (19:11) is the first of three guests on our 300th episode special. The former Premier League champion calls in to reflect on the last 16 months, since winning the 2021 World Grand Prix, including Ally Pally classics with Michael Smith and Josh Rock, finishing top of the Premier League in 2022, and going full-time with the darts. Jonny also looks back on winning the last two Premier League nights to move into the play-off spots and looks ahead to facing Michael Smith in Brighton tonight.

Martin Foulds (52:33), the boss of ZXF Sports Management, also stops by to chat about the players in his stable. Martin talks about how he got involved in darts management, Nathan Aspinall's last five years and becoming a major winner, signing Chris Dobey last year and his breakthrough 2023 winning the Masters and being picked for the Premier League, as well as being the manager of one of the hottest young prospects in darts in Luke Littler.

Des Jacklin (1:22:22), the organiser of the Torremolinos Darts Festival and the BDO chairman, is also back on the show for the first time since our 2019 World Masters special. Des gives his take on the 2020 BDO World Championship and the drop in the prize fund, the BDO's demise, trophy-gate, and also discusses what a darts festival in Torremolinos involves.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode after the International Darts Open.

Alex and Burton look back at Gerwyn Price winning back-to-back European Tour titles, as well as pick out their favourite moments from the first 100 European Tour events.

The boys also review the first weekend of the Development Tour season and an impressive debut for Luke Littler, before making their Premier League picks for Birmingham and answering your questions in the mailbag.

Jules van Dongen (17:17) is back on the show and reflects on his first year as a PDC tour card holder last year, and making big stage appearances in the US Darts Masters and PDC World Cup. Jules also discusses the challenges in adjusting to life on the tour, and his main goal for the rest of 2023, before looking ahead to his return to the European Tour stage this weekend and reveals his plans for a new walk-on song.

Philip Brzezinski (58:32), the head of sports and media at PDC Europe and the MC on the European Tour, also stops by to reflect on a milestone weekend in Riesa. Philip discusses PDC Europe reaching 100 European Tour events, and also talks through his background in darts and how he became an MC, before discussing the growth of darts in Germany, Gabriel Clemens' record-breaking run at Ally Pally at the last World Championship, and the new German players on the tour this year.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode after the latest European Tour event.

Alex and Burton discuss who is the best player in the world right now following Gerwyn Price's recent red-hot run of form, and also assess Dirk van Duijvenbode's game after he missed match darts to win his first PDC stage title on Sunday.

The boys also give their thoughts on the Premier League season so far and discuss if the new format has run its course, before making their picks for Berlin and answering your questions in the mailbag.

Leonard Gates (16:40), the newly crowned World Seniors Champion of Champions, calls in to look back on a busy last 12 months which has included debuts in three different World Championships. Leonard also reflects on his run to the title in Blackpool at the weekend and outlines his targets for the rest of 2023.

Richie Howson (49:48) also stops by to look back on an eye-catching start to the year, reaching the finals of both the World Seniors Championship and Champion of Champions. Richie discusses his emergence on TV through the World Seniors Darts Tour and his goal to win one of their major events.

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