2026 World Matchplay Preview | The 9-Dart Podcast | Episode 67

2026 World Matchplay Preview | The 9-Dart Podcast | Episode 67

After a week off, the boys are back in town to preview the 2026 World Matchplay at the glorious Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The field is now confirmed, as the boys cast their predictions for each quarter, including who will ultimately be victorious. There is undoubtedly some fascinating encounters, with some seeds in potential danger in getting knocked out in the first round. In other news, Krzysztof Ratajski had a stellar weekend winning the European Darts Open, and Cameron Menzies and Gabriel Clemens won PC's events. Damon Heta had a great weekend as Danny Noppert copped some backlash online through some keyboard warriors. Adam 'Peek' Leek made history for himself, qualifying for the Hungarian Darts Trophy through having making the Top 20 in the ET11 Qualifier. Matt Edgar excitingly features in the WDF as a wildcard, the DPNZ tour continues, among much more on Episode 67 of The 9-Dart Podcast.

Luke Humphries Defends US Darts Masters At MSG | The 9-Dart Podcast | Episode 66

Lorenzo and Josh are online for this week's edition of The 9-Dart Podcast. The US Darts Masters was successfully held at Madison Square Gardens as Luke Humphries defends the title with a great win in the final over Luke Littler. The North American Championship was won by Adam Sevada as Jim Long announces he will not play on the Pro Tour next year. At home, Joe Comito and Tim Pusey dominate the latest weekend of the ADA as the race for the ANZ Premier League heats up.

Is Wessel Nijman In The Premier League Conversation? | The 9-Dart Podcast | Episode 65

Josh, Lorenzo and Shane are back for this week's 9-Dart Podcast. Nijman made history as the first winner in Slovakia. This opens up the question: could he be a 2027 Premier League player? The boys give there views. Also, Tom Skyes has a strong Euro Tour and it's been a big week at JDC and Modus. This week, we head to MSG for US Darts Masters and the ADA heads to Melbourne.

England Win 2026 World Cup Of Darts | The 9-Dart Podcast | Episode 64

The boys had a special guest today with Shane making his 9-Dart Podcast debut to dissect all in the World of Darts this week. The best story was England winning the 2026 World Cup of Darts but it did not come without a challenge along the journey. The Aussies unfortunately got knocked out of their group losing to both the USA and Canada in a disappointing campaign. Trinidad and Tobago won their first ever game on the World Cup stage in a thrilling game against seeded nation Latvia! There was more troubles with the BladeX board as Gary Anderson and Martin Schindler provided some commentary on it in a negative light. Nijman picked up ANOTHER PC Title, as Rob Cross picked up one this morning. Heta and Leeky played very well with Leeky making a Top 16 for the very first time this year including beating Gian van Veen!

MVG Wins Nordic Darts Masters As World Cup Nears | The 9-Dart Podcast | Episode 63

Michael van Gerwen overcame some poor performances in his first couple of matches to take another World Series of Darts title at the Nordic Darts Masters. Not even an Elvis impersonator could put him off as he beat Luke Humphries in the final who took exception to whistlers in the crowd. But both Lorenzo and Josh are pumped up for the World Cup of Darts and go through group stage predictions, how many upsets could we see this year? Also, at long last, we finally have the ANZ Premier League dates and ticket information for what will be a lightly smaller edition this year. Derek Coulson is dominating at Modus, Bialecki had a huge week on the Development Tour but first Lorenzo announces a brand new project he has spent more than a year working on.