Weekly Dartscast

Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode ahead of the PDC World Championship.

Luke Humphries (12:29) calls in and discusses his breakthrough season, winning four titles on the European Tour, as well as his deep runs in the last three majors to reach a career high ranking of number five in the world, becoming a dad during a busy end to 2022, and his hopes for Ally Pally.

Steve Beaton (44:23) stops by and discusses his upcoming record consecutive 32nd appearance in a World Championship, and looks back at his last two seasons, playing the opening night at Ally Pally in 2020 with a limited crowd, last year's tussle with Fallon Sherrock in the first round, and his aims heading into another year on tour in 2023.

Ben Robb (1:06:16) joins us and discusses his career in darts so far, how he got into the game by chance and then playing on the World Series stage just three years later, qualifying for his first two PDC World Championships, his impressive haul of titles in 2022, winning the DPNZ Qualifier to book another appearance at Ally Pally, and opening the tournament against Mickey Mansell on Thursday night.

Plus, Alex and Burton take a deep dive into this year's tournament at Ally Pally, looking at which players could lift the Sid Waddell Trophy, as well as which players from the ProTour and International qualifier lists could go far, and make their predictions.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode ahead of the PDC World Championship.

Sky Sports pundit and commentator Wayne Mardle (15:30) calls in and discusses the year in darts, if he will play in the World Seniors when he turns 50 next year, and also makes his pick for who will win the PDC World Championship.

Darting Promotions boss Mark Pritchard (57:26) also stops by and discusses Michael Smith's victory at the Grand Slam, which landed Darting Promotions their first major win, and also talks about the rest of his stable, including Callan Rydz, Luke Woodhouse and Jelle Klaasen.

Plus, Alex and Burton continue their look ahead to Ally Pally and take a closer look at the draw and schedule, as well as make their pre-Worlds Premier League picks and preview the return of the World Masters this week.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt and producer Hanna Frostman are back with a second episode of the week.

Fallon Sherrock (11:09) chats to Hanna at the media launch for the upcoming PDC World Championship and discusses her late invite to the tournament, her battles with Beau Greaves on the PDC Women's Series on the final weekend, and more.

Prakash Jiwa (34:34) calls in and discusses his career in darts, winning a tour card three times at Q-School, the advice Eric Bristow gave him before playing in his first UK Open, winning the Indian Qualifier to secure a debut at the PDC World Championship, and more.

Plus, Alex and Burton give their reaction to the World Championship draw and look back on the PDPA Tour Card Holder Qualifier.

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The Cazoo World Darts Championship can be watched exclusively live on Sky Sports from December 15 - January 3.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt and producer Hanna Frostman are back with a new episode after the Players Championship Finals.

Michael van Gerwen (7:47) chats to Hanna at the media launch for the upcoming PDC World Championship and discusses winning a record-extending seventh Players Championship Finals title, his return to winning majors in 2022, World Championship memories, and more.

Michael Smith (32:26) calls in and discusses ending his wait for a first major title by winning the recent Grand Slam of Darts, the rest of his season before then and reaching the UK Open and European Championship finals, his title-winning spree earlier in the year, and more.

Plus, Alex and Burton review the final weekend of the Grand Slam, as well as the Players Championship Finals, and give their thoughts on the PDC's recent announcement which saw Fallon Sherrock receive one of the last spots at Ally Pally.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a bonus episode during the Grand Slam of Darts.

Alex and Burton look back at the tournament so far, including the memorable first meeting between Michael van Gerwen and Josh Rock last night, as well as a resurgent run to the quarter-finals from Raymond van Barneveld, before making their quarter-final picks and predicting who will lift the Eric Bristow Trophy on Sunday night.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode ahead of the Grand Slam of Darts.

First, Luke Woodhouse (15:59) calls in ahead of making his debut in the Grand Slam this weekend. Luke looks back at his last few years on the PDC tour, including his World Championship debut in 2019, as well as the infamous nine darter in his kitchen during the PDC Home Tour, and winning through Sunday's qualifier to book a first appearance in the Grand Slam.

Next, reigning PDC World Cup champion Simon Whitlock (39:37) makes his Weekly Dartscast debut. The former major winner joins us to reflect on his long career in the game, including his World Championship debut at the Circus Tavern almost 20 years ago, winning Australia's first PDC World Cup alongside Damon Heta this summer, and looks ahead to his return to the Grand Slam this weekend.

Then, Challenge Tour Order of Merit winner Scott Williams (59:55) stops by to look back on the last few months, adding a record fourth Challenge Tour title on his way to finishing top of the Order of Merit, and qualifying for a first appearance in the Grand Slam. Scott discusses being in the 'group of death', and also gives his thoughts on an exciting end to the year which will see him also make debuts in the Players Championship Finals and PDC World Championship.

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

Alex and Burton start this week's show with a look back at the European Championship and discuss Ross Smith's run to a first major title as well as another final defeat for Michael Smith.

Then, the newly-crowned European Championship winner Ross Smith (14:13) calls in to reflect on a memorable weekend in Dortmund, winning his maiden major title, and where he hopes to take his career from here.

Alex and Burton continue the show with a look back at the final weekend of the PDC Women's Series and discuss Beau Greaves continuing her dominant streak, as well as take a look at the overall state of the women's game heading into 2023.

Next, the reigning WDF women's world champion Beau Greaves (49:23) stops by to reflect on another clean sweep of titles on the PDC Women's Series at the weekend, securing a debut at Ally Pally next month, and her plans for the rest of the year before making her first appearance in the biggest tournament in darts.

Finally, Alex and Burton round off the show with a look ahead to this weekend and the final two Players Championships of the year, as well as the Grand Slam qualifiers, plus discuss if Ross Smith's title win was the most surprising major victory in PDC history.

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode ahead of the European Championship.

Alex and Burton start this week's show with a look back at last week's block of four Players Championship events, and discuss Josh Rock's maiden ProTour title win as well as another title for Rob Cross.

Then, PDC commentator Dan Dawson (15:00) calls in to the show to review the season so far, including a return to a full European Tour schedule, as well as look ahead to this weekend's European Championship.

Alex and Burton continue the show with their preview of the European Championship, assess Michael van Gerwen's chances of winning a third straight TV ranking title, and also make a tip on who comes through the top half of the draw.

Next, Brazil's number Diogo Portela (48:03) stops by after recently winning the Central & South America Qualifier to earn a return to Alexandra Palace in December. Diogo talks through a nerve-jangling final day of the qualifier in Costa Rica, which saw him have to win a play-off to come out on top, and also looks at the current darts scene in South America as well as where his own game is right now.

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

Alex and Burton start the show with a review of last weekend's Gibraltar Darts Trophy and discuss if title winner Damon Heta can kick on in the majors during the rest of the year, and also if missed match darts in the final will impact runner-up Peter Wright going forward.

Then, recent European Tour finalist Andrew Gilding (13:32) stops by to look back on his career so far, his first run in the PDC and that infamous run to the UK Open semi-finals, as well as his resurgence in 2022, reaching multiple finals on the ProTour, and his hopes for the rest of the year.

Alex and Burton continue the show with a look at the European Championship draw for next week, before looking back at the Challenge Tour season and successes for Scott Williams, Robert Owen and Danny van Trijp.

Next, Grant Sampson (49:56) joins us after winning the South Africa Qualifier for the PDC World Championship. Grant talks through his time in darts so far, how he picked up the game again while at home during the pandemic, working with Charles Losper, and then beating Devon Petersen on the way to winning the qualifier to secure a debut at Ally Pally in December.

Alex and Burton then close out the show by giving their thoughts on the WDF's latest World Masters update, before delving into some listener questions!

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Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode after the World Grand Prix.

Alex and Burton start the show with a review of last week's World Grand Prix and, after seeing Michael van Gerwen win his sixth double-start title, discuss if he is the best player in the world right now, and also look at runner-up Nathan Aspinall's chances of a Premier League call-up next year.

Then, World Grand Prix finalist Nathan Aspinall (13:42) calls in to reflect on the last six months, his return from injury, winning two ProTour titles, reaching his first major final in two years at the World Grand Prix, and his hopes for the rest of the season.

Alex and Burton continue the show with their review of the World Grand Prix before turning their attention to this weekend, and discuss which players the Gibraltar Darts Trophy is most important for.

Next, Danny van Trijp (46:48) stops by ahead of an important weekend in Leicester as he looks to secure his first PDC tour card on the Challenge Tour. The Dutchman talks through his career so far, playing his brother Wesley on the Development Tour, and a breakthrough 2022 which has seen him win two Challenge Tour titles and be in contention for a tour card and PDC World Championship debut.

Alex and Burton then close out the show by giving their thoughts on the PDC's recent 2023 calendar announcement, discuss trophies in the PDC, and also pick out their favourite moments from the last 30 years of the PDC.

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