Gian van Veen

Luke Humphries reached the Swiss Darts Trophy final on the back of a 111.17 semi-final average, and still lost 8-4. This piece explains why the final turned on finishing rather than power, and what Jonny…

Luke Humphries is the title favourite at the World Grand Prix, but one scruffy win on Tuesday left a question about his doubles. This piece explains what changed on Thursday, why James Wade still grumbled…

The World Grand Prix returns to Leicester with a format that can undo even the calmest player, and this piece explains why that oddity matters as much as the £150,000 top prize. Read on to understand how the…

Michael van Gerwen's title defence at the World Series of Darts Finals lasted one match, and the identity of the player who ended it raises its own question about fine margins in this sport. This article…

How does a Challenge Tour top-up player leave Hildesheim with a ranking title? This piece explains what Henry Coates' 8-4 final win says about a day that also removed two of darts' biggest Dutch names early.

Gian van Veen is through to his first World Matchplay semi-final, but the manner of his win over James Wade raises an obvious question: can he live with Gerwyn Price, who looked in devastating form just an…

Gerwyn Price says he has the game to end Luke Littler's World Matchplay title defence, but his results against the world No 1 this year raise an obvious question. This article weighs Price's confidence against…

Cameron Menzies arrived in Blackpool on the back of the biggest win of his career, then couldn't finish the following match. This piece explains what happened to him, how the rest of the quarter-final line-up…

James Wade has finished runner-up at the World Matchplay six times without ever adding a second title. This article looks at what his scrappy first-round win over Jermaine Wattimena in Blackpool actually tells…

Luke Littler has just added the World Cup of Darts to an already staggering collection of major titles, and the 2026 season is far from over. This piece examines what the victory means for his pursuit of a…

England's two Lukes entered Frankfurt as overwhelming favourites and left as history-makers. This piece examines how Littler and Humphries turned expectation into a record-breaking performance, what their 10-5…

The World Cup of Darts is back in Frankfurt and, for the first time in years, the pundit community is genuinely split. England arrive as the overwhelming favourites on paper, yet Northern Ireland return as…

Day two of the International Darts Open in Riesa was defined not by the favourites coasting through, but by the chaos around them. This piece digs into the fightbacks, the squandered leads and what the results…

Thursday night in Birmingham is not merely another regular-season fixture. It is a potential elimination round in everything but name, with three players fighting to avoid being cut loose before the Premier…

Saturday in Graz delivered everything a darts fan could want: a perfect nine-dart leg, the tournament's top seed sent home in a final-leg decider, and seven seeds eliminated before the tournament's second day…

Luke Littler produced one of the great Premier League Darts recoveries in Aberdeen on Thursday night, reeling off three consecutive legs from 5-3 down to beat Luke Humphries 6-5 in the Night 13 final and seize…

Luke Littler delivered one of the performances of his Premier League campaign on Night 12 in Liverpool, brushing aside Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, and Jonny Clayton in a single evening to dramatically…

Jonny Clayton produced one of the performances of the Premier League Darts season so far in Rotterdam, coming from behind to beat Luke Littler in the Night 11 final and open a five-point gap at the top of the…

Three weeks after one of the most talked-about moments in Premier League Darts this season, Gian van Veen is standing his ground. The Dutchman has heard Luke Littler's version of events and remains completely…