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ANDERSON'S CHAINSAW MASSACRE!

Irish Daily Mirror

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December 08, 2025

Flying Scotsman vows to take it easy before PDC bid after tree-felling injury cost him last year

- BY MIKE WALTERS

LUMBERJACK Gary Anderson has promised to lay down his chainsaw after his trunk and disorderly blowout at Alexandra Palace.

Twelve months ago, the Flying Scotsman suffered a shock 3-0 defeat by Jeffrey de Graaf at the Paddy Power PDC World Championship and revealed he had been struggling with a shoulder injury caused by tree-felling on his Somerset fishing estate.

But while the two-time world champion admits he did not pull up any trees last year, he insists the darts old guard is ready for one last hurrah at a venue where only Michael van Gerwen has won more matches than Anderson himself.

The No.14 seed begins his 25th World Championship campaign against Adam Hunt on Saturday night, admitting: “I've got a hell of a lot of work to do at the fishing lakes and this is the time of year we've got to do it.

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