he had felt on his shoulder
Quite a load, Gary Anderson admitted after he defended his world title in darts finale of London against the Englishman Adrian Lewis: “My shoulders were down simply, I did not know, what was going on, “he told the” Guardian “. And then had to Anderson, nicknamed “The Flying Scotsman”, even lift the Sid Waddell Trophy into the air. 71 centimeters tall and 25 kilograms is this monster made of marble, granite and silver. “So I am equal verhoben again,” smiled Anderson
The defending champion was visibly relieved after. 7: 5 he had in the World Cup final of 2011. reprint but the ease that the 45-year-olds had awarded yet in grandiose semi-final, long sought in vain in the final duel. the two players
Especially in the beginning had problems, Anderson threw in the first set and lost significantly weak. Quite a cruelty it was initially, Anderson said later. “After I’ve played so awesome, I thought, in the final it will be running similar. But once we were on stage, was nothing more. For Adrian, it was the same thing.” In fact, also played the Englishman, also two-time world champion, among its options. And so it was not the hochklassigste match of the tournament, but that perhaps the most exciting. Both managed alternately Breaks, thus won a passage, although the opponents first allowed to throw.
“I see numbers that are not there”
Anderson improved his batting average as the game progresses, but particularly spectacular were his two outs when he threw on the wrong fields. “I see numbers that are not there,” said the nearsighted Anderson, add the excitement came and again terrific audience. So he threw in the final twelve points remaining incorrectly on the double field of one. “The board I see great, but further out at the double and triple fields I have problems. Contact lenses he does not like, a laser operation he fears. The reading glasses it was in training actually quite good,” but I hew me somehow always from the nose “.
You can hear Anderson that he does not take himself too seriously, Star posturing is the learned Fireplace Bauer stranger. He loves spending time with his wife Rachel and his 20 month old . Son Tai His family, which also includes two sons from his first marriage, helped him to survive hard times: 2011 died his brother Stuart of heart failure shortly after Anderson lost his father “After that, I had no desire to darts.. “He crashed to No. 21 in the world rankings, a sporting tragedy for the current number two in the world.
It was only with the birth of Tai was the joy of life and the joy returned to his sport. 2014 he lost in the third round of the World Cup against the eventual winner Michael van Gerwen, although he was clearly the better player. “This defeat was a turning point. After that I myself only times in the gym and practiced, practiced, practiced.” Previously, Anderson was notorious for his laziness. “I really do not train a lot, sometimes for weeks,” he had once added.
Also as a world champion very modest
2015 he then scored the first World Cup triumph, as he gave the record champion Phil Taylor 7: 6 defeated. His life changed after that, not only thanks to the winner’s checks of 250,000 pounds, after the renewed triumph come another 300,000 pounds (about 400,000 euros) to its annual prize of 626,250 pounds.
Darts has become increasingly popular and the world champion in demand as interview partners. Suddenly Anderson had a lot more dates for Yourself, his favorite hobby, he came barely. “I just wanted to keep playing and winning competitions,” he says. On the trappings he could well do without, the twittering he leaves as his wife. “I tell her what to write. I can not deal with these phones.” With the hustle and bustle but around him, he has learned to deal. “If I have to sign something, I do it a lot. But I always write my name, never ‘world champion’,” says Anderson.
And when he meets people who do not know who Gary Anderson, then he introduces himself and says that he played darts. “And when they ask me whether I’m good, I say. ‘Sometimes’”
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