Gary Anderson

Darts player; Gary James Grant Anderson is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twelve; he reached a peak ranking of world number two from 2015 to 2017. Anderson is a former British Darts Organisation (BDO) and World Darts Federation (WDF) world number one. Nicknamed "the Flying Scotsman", after the famous steam train, he is a two-time, back-to-back PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2015 and 2016, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. Before switching to the PDC following the 2009 BDO World Championship, Anderson won four BDO major titles: the International Darts League, World Trophy and Finder Masters in 2007 as well as the 2008 Finder Masters. He defeated Phil Taylor 7–6 in the 2015 PDC World Championship final and Adrian Lewis 7–5 the following year, while he was also a finalist in 2011, 2017 and 2021. He has won six other PDC major singles titles: the Premier League in 2011 and 2015, the Players Championship Finals in 2014 and the UK Open, World Matchplay, and Champions League in 2018. He has also won the 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts, representing Scotland alongside Peter Wright. Anderson has also won 39 PDC Pro Tour events as of May 2025, putting him third on the all-time list behind Michael van Gerwen on 90 and Phil Taylor on 70. He has won an overall total of 55 PDC titles. Anderson has been renowned for his heavy scoring and for having one of the smoothest throws.