UK Darts Issue 16 - July 2014 | Page 8

Irresistible Force Vs Immovable Object This year’s BetVictor World Matchplay, which will take place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool starting on 19th July, looks set to be one of the most exciting to date, with a host of darting greats finding top form at the right time, but for me it comes down to a case of irresistible force versus immovable object. Let me explain more... The Irresistible Force Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld have embarked upon an era of Dutch darting dominance during the first half of this year, with van Gerwen lifting the World Championship and Dubai Masters and Barneveld adding the Premier League. The pair also combined to lift Netherland’s second World Cup of Darts recently and they will no doubt both be out to add to their impressive list of titles. The dominance was briefly broken by Photo: PDC/Lawrence Lustig )