Anderson blames shock World Darts Championship exit on cutting TREES as manager slams ‘b******s’ claims he’s finished
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GARY ANDERSON’S shock World Championship exit was because of a shoulder injury sustained cutting down TREES. The Flying Scotsman saw his third world title hopes axed by Jeffrey de Graaf after delivering his worst performance ever at the Ally Pally on Sunday night.
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But Ando’s manager, Tommy Gilmour MBE, revealed that he was playing through the pain barrier during the straight sets defeat. He said: “It was a bad night in the office. It’s not an excuse because he should be able to win these games. “For the last week he’s been suffering problems with his shoulder. He was cutting trees at the lake.
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“That’s what happens when you have another job and you have to keep everything going. “He admitted his shoulder was killing him and he was on the painkillers. “That’s why he was just 15 per cent on his doubles. He’s not been able to reach up to the doubles.
“On the way to the venue he seemed to be OK but obviously it wasn’t right. A player of Gary’s calibre doesn’t only hit 15 per cent on the doubles, I knew something was bothering him.”. Anderson’s exit has stunned the darts world and Gilmour admits that it was a big blow for the double world champ - but he’s far from over in the sport.
BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS. He added: “Gary finished? What a load of b******s, he’s number 12 in the world!. “He was really looking forward to the World Championship. It’s a disaster in a way because he was looking forward to it and had put in some of the work.
