#372: Cor Dekker, Ray Stubbs, Swiss Darts Trophy Review

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

The boys start the show by looking back at last weekend's action in Basel which saw Martin Schindler win his second European Tour title of the season, beating Ryan Searle 8-7 in a thrilling finale.

Alex and Burton also reflect on a nine-dart crazy weekend in Budapest the previous weekend, as well as discuss the race to be the number one seed for the European Championship next month.

Cor Dekker (19:25) calls in to look back on his historic weekend at the Hungarian Darts Trophy, becoming the first Norwegian to win a match on the European Tour and throwing his first nine-dart leg in competition. 'The Sheriff' reflects on his career in darts so far, from how he first got introduced to the game, being inspired by Raymond van Barneveld whilst growing up in the Netherlands, why he moved to Norway, playing Gary Anderson during his PDC World Cup of Darts debut in 2016, taking a break from darts during the pandemic and then rediscovering his love for the game and getting back on the big stage this year.

 

Ray Stubbs (45:02) also stops by ahead of presenting the World Seniors Darts Matchplay in York this weekend. 'Stubbsy' looks back on his long career in sports broadcasting and talks about how he made the switch from playing and working for Tranmere Rovers to reporting on football, his first visit to the Lakeside in a behind the scenes role, moving in front of the camera to present live sport, working with Bobby George, his favourite memories from the Lakeside, and his recent work covering the World Seniors Darts Tour.

 

Check out Alex's top 10 memorable matches in World Grand Prix history

 

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Watch the Bobby George Sports Night documentary

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