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Inside the WDF
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Inside the WDF - keeping you up-to-date with the World Darts Federation and the world of amateur darts.
Episodes
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Episode #107: WDF Europe Cup Preview
In a special WDF Europe Cup preview, Andrew is joined by Martin Heneghan, Patrik Kovacs and David Concannon. Martin (11:27) calls in to discuss defending his Europe Cup Singles title, Ireland's hopes of silverware this week, his brother's recent growth as a player and the benefits he got from...
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Episode #106: Reece Colley
Andrew is joined by British Open champion Reece Colley for the latest episode of the podcast. Reece (10:29) calls in to discuss his maiden WDF title win in Bridlington, coming through a good scene in the Black Country, honing his game on the Development Tour, honouring a promise to his late...
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Episode #105: Peter Machin, Shane McGuirk
In this week's episode, Andrew reviews the British Open action, gives his thoughts on the World Masters update and is joined by Peter Machin and Shane McGuirk. Peter (8:44) calls in to discuss winning two titles on the WDF tour this year, 'rediscovering his identity' after the pandemic, why…
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Episode #104: Lorraine Winstanley
The show is back after a couple of weeks away and in this episode, Andrew is joined by Lorraine Winstanley. Lorraine (6:22) calls in to discuss winning the Swedish Open for the fifth time, her return to Lakeside back in April, winning a Women's Series event and playing in the first Women's World...
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Episode #103: Darren Johnson
In this week's episode, Andrew is joined by Denmark and England Open finalist Darren Johnson. DJ (11:30) calls in to discuss his darting career, travelling with Dennis Priestley, his time in the PDC, getting injured when he found a run of form in 2017, enjoying a successful year on the WDF and...
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Episode #102: Jamie Lewis, Anna Forsmark
In this episode, Andrew is joined by the Antwerp Open champion Jamie Lewis and Swedish international Anna Forsmark. Jamie (5:08) calls in to discuss being inspired by Andy Fordham in the early years, winning two big WDF Youth titles in 2009, the highlights of his eight-year PDC career, linking up...
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Episode #101: Victoria Monaghan
In this episode, Andrew is joined by the recent New Zealand Open champion Victoria Monaghan. Victoria (10:33) calls into the show to discuss winning the New Zealand Open and qualifying for the 2023 WDF World Championships, her background in darts, grappling with gender identity issues, starting…
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Episode #100: Neil Duff, Nicole Regnaud, Shaun McDonald
Andrew is back for Episode 100 of the podcast, featuring Neil Duff, Nicole Regnaud and Shaun McDonald. Neil (1:08) calls in ahead of flying out to the Australian Open to discuss his year since winning the World title, feeling like he's been resting on his laurels since Lakeside, the difficulties…
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Episode #99: Dave Prins, Brandon Weening
In this episode, Andrew is joined by the Isle of Man Open champion Dave Prins and 'The Python' Brandon Weening. Dave (1:00) calls in to discuss having trials with Leeds United as a teenager, being a relatively late-starter in darts, making his Lakeside debut in 2010, facing match-fixing…
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Episode #98: Alexander Merkx, Wendy Harper
In this episode, Andrew is joined by two players who've enjoyed good starts to the year - Alexander Merkx and Wendy Harper. First, Alexander (1:12) calls in to discuss his title wins in Lithuania and Switzerland, not initially planning to play the WDF tour seriously this year, travelling with his...
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Episode #97: Haupai Puha
In this episode, Andrew rounds up all the latest WDF action from Australia, New Zealand and Romania and catches up with Haupai Puha. Haupai (1:03) joins the show to discuss the 10-month shut down in New Zealand, giving a better account of himself at Q School in January, reaching a Challenge Tour...
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Episode #96: Martyn Turner, Lorraine Hyde
Andrew is back with a bumper show, featuring two great guests and a review of all the recent global WDF action. First off, recent Swiss Open finalist Martyn Turner (1:18) joins the show to discuss his impressive form this year, his time as a PDC Tour Card holder, why he and Darren Johnson are on...
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Episode #95: David Cameron, Halli Egilsson
In this episode, Andrew is joined by two men looking ahead to big weekends - David Cameron and Halli Egilsson. David (1:37) calls in to discuss his upcoming World Seniors Masters and MSG appearances, why he feels he's got a big run in him, how he got into darts originally, taking a while to feel...
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Episode #94: Nick Kenny
In this special British Internationals preview episode of the podcast, Andrew is joined by Welsh captain Nick Kenny. Nick (1:23) joins to discuss his second year as a PDC Tour Card holder, not being in a good place at times last year, returning to the WDF circuit, his new management team, being...
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Episode #93: James Richardson, Wayne Dobinson
In this episode, Andrew is joined by two quite different guests, the recent Denmark Masters champion James Richardson and Shownights promoter Wayne Dobinson. James (1:05) discusses his win in Denmark, why he was so emotional after beating Jelle Klaasen, coming close in WDF competitions last year,...
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Episode #92: Deta Hedman, Ingibjorg Magnusdottir
In this episode, Andrew is joined by two recent ranking event winners: Deta Hedman and Ingibjorg Magnusdottir. WDF World No.1 Hedman (1:38) calls in to discuss her ongoing shoulder problem, her recent Scottish Open win, Lakeside not going as she had wanted, her thoughts on Beau Greaves' success,...
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Episode #91: Amanda Loch, Sam Ballinger
In this week's episode, Andrew is joined by the two recent Victorian Easter Classic champions Amanda Loch and Sam Ballinger. Amanda (1:25) calls in on her way home to Queensland to discuss 20-hour drivers to play darts, winning her second career ranking title, rediscovering her love of darts and...
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Episode #90: Neil Duff, Beau Greaves, Lynsey Hipgrave, Tony O’Shea, Bradly Roes, Eleanor Cairns
Episode 90 is a Lakeside Finals Day special of the podcast, featuring all four 2022 WDF World Champions as well as presenter Lynsey Hipgrave and the three-time finalist Tony O'Shea. Lineup Neil Duff (2:08) reflects on his win over Thibault Tricole, being full of confidence all week, coaching from...
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Lakeside Reaction: Thibault Tricole
An emotional Thibault Tricole joins Andrew after coming through a seven-set thriller against Andy Baetens. The pair discuss sticking with Andy's fast start, not being happy with his performance, bettering his goal of making the quarter-finals, having a positive impact on darts in France, and…
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Lakeside Reaction: Neil Duff
Neil joins Andrew for a chat after his dramatic comeback against Jim McEwan in the semi-finals of the WDF World Championships. The pair discuss Neil's fighting spirit, working with Stephen McKibben on hypnotherapy, getting a pep talk at 3-1 from his manager Gareth Chambers, being underrated by…
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Lakeside Reaction: Wayne Warren
An emotional Wayne Warren chats with Andrew after starting his title defence with a come-from-behind win over Lee Shewan. He talks the emotion of being announced as the World Champion by MC Richard Ashdown, his slow start, noticing Lee's demeanor was dipping and jumping on it with big…
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Lakeside Reaction: Tori Kewish
Tori Kewish chats with Andrew after her hugely impressive whitewash win over Deta Hedman. They discuss her performance, being able to zone out on stage, her lack of match practice before this tournament, and her next game with either Lorraine or Vicky Pruim.
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Lakeside Reaction: Thibault Tricole
A very relieved Thibault Tricole joined Andrew for a quick chat after his tense victory over Shawn Burt. The pair discuss Thibault's nerves, carrying the weight of expectations of a whole nation, needing to sharpen up his doubles and his target for this year's tournament.
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Lakeside Reaction: Neil Duff
Neil Duff stopped by to chat with Andrew after his Lakeside debut win over Australia's Justin Thompson. The pair discuss Neil's win, not enjoying playing against slower players, his thoughts on Tour Card holders still being in the tournament, playing Nick Fullwell in the last 16, the more serious...
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Lakeside Reaction: Richard Veenstra
Richard Veenstra joined Andrew for a chat after his win on Monday evening against Laszlo Kadar. They discusses Richard's performance, needing to work on his doubles ahead of the last 16, being ready to go when the tournament was set for January, going under the radar with pundits and predictors…
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Lakeside Reaction: Luke Littler
Luke Littler made history on Monday afternoon as he became the youngest player to win a game in a Darts World Championships. He joined Andrew to discuss his performance, battling nerves after a slow start, recent practice sessions with Nathan Aspinall and whether he thinks he can go all the way...
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Lakeside Reaction: Brian Raman
Brian Raman stopped by for a quick chat with Andrew after his epic win over Johnny Haines on Monday night to discuss staying cool in that game, knowing that being a PDC Tour Card holder has made him a bigger scalp in this tournament, his last 16 meeting with Jarred Cole, his plans for a rest over...
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Lakeside Reaction: Jim McEwan
Jim McEwan joined Andrew for a brief chat after his victory over Aaron Turner on Monday afternoon to discuss his performance, his last 16 meeting with Mike Warburton, the significance of his walk-on scarf and his potential title chances.
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Episode #89: Shawn Burt, Rory Hansen, Justin Thompson, Rhian O’Sullivan
In the first of several episodes from the WDF World Championships, Andrew catches up with four of the first round winners: Shawn Burt, Rory Hansen, Justin Thompson, and Rhian O'Sullivan. There's discussion about differing experiences with jetlag, causing big upsets and the potential for each of...
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Episode #88: WDF World Championship Preview
Lakeside is almost upon us! Andrew is joined by a man who'll be making his debut at the Home of World Darts in this year's tournament, John Scott, to exhaustively preview the first-ever WDF World Championship. The pair break down every tie in the men's competition and explain why it's so hard to...
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Episode #87: Wayne Warren
Ahead of his return to Lakeside as the World Champion, Wayne Warren caught up with Andrew. The pair discuss a frustrating two years since winning the title, looking to put all his issues with the Jacklins behind him, struggling with the PDC environment, a six-month long battle with a shoulder...
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Episode #86: Vicky Pruim
In this episode, Andrew chats with 2017 WDF World Cup winner Vicky Pruim. The pair discuss Vicky's excitement ahead of her third Lakeside appearance, being nagged by her brother to start playing, realising a lot of success early on, winning the 2001 Dutch Open, taking a 10-year break after her...
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Episode #85: Jo Clements
In this episode, Andrew catches up with another player rapidly approaching their Lakeside debut, Jo Clements. The pair discuss Jo's late call-up to the tournament and the circumstances surrounding it, not expecting a spot after also being a reserve in 2020, getting into playing darts because of...
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Episode #84: Mark Graham
In this episode, Andrew catches up with a man who'll be making his Lakeside debut in just a couple of weeks, Mark Graham. The pair discuss Mark being inspired by Welsh legend Martin Phillips, buying his first set of darts at 15, committing to the tour in recent years after bringing up his…
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Episode #83: Johnny Haines
After a brief illness-induced hiatus, the podcast is back! In this episode, Andrew catches up with a man who'll be making his WDF World Championship debut in just under three weeks, Johnny Haines. The pair discuss Johnny coming through December's qualifier, dealing with the three month delay to…
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Episode #82: John Scott, Margaret Sutton
In this episode, Andrew is joined by the 2022 Reykjavik International Games champions, John Scott and Margaret Sutton. John (6:31) calls in to discuss winning his first WDF title in almost three years, having to beat three of Iceland's best to claim the RIG title, the importance of being seeded,...
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Episode #81: Kevin Luke, Paul Brown
In this week's episode, Andrew is joined by the new ADO national champion Kevin Luke and one of the men behind the Big 5 Sports Management Group, Paul Brown. Kevin (7:20) discusses his recent ADO National victory, qualifying for the World Championships, returning to Lakeside for the first time...
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Episode #80: Jim Widmayer
In this episode, Andrew is joined by the newly-crowned Las Vegas Open champion, Jim Widmayer. Jim discusses his Vegas victory, his battle with cancer over the last couple of years, playing Keith Deller in the inaugural World Matchplay, the standard of the US scene now compared to 30 years ago,...
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Bonus Interview: Josh Rock
In this bonus interview, Andrew chats with the new PDC Tour Card holder Josh Rock. The pair discuss Josh's joy at winning the card, going into Q-School as an underdog, telling John O'Shea he was going to win the card outright on Saturday morning, growing up playing darts in Northern Ireland,...
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Bonus Interview: John O’Shea
In this bonus episode, Andrew chats exclusively with new PDC Tour Card holder John O'Shea. The pair discuss John's journey through Q-School, when he realised he'd done enough to get through, overcoming disappointments on the WDF tour last year and his renewed sense of confidence, perfecting his...
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Episode #79: Kelvin James, Dmitriy Panov
In the first episode of 2022, Andrew is joined by Darts Australia President Kelvin James and one of the men behind 'Cold Darts', Dmitriy Panov. Kelvin (2:02) calls in to discuss his return to the role of Darts Australia President, overcoming emergency surgery for a brain tumour and how that's…
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Episode #78: Deta Hedman
In the final show of 2021, Andrew is joined the WDF Women's World Number 1, Deta Hedman. Deta calls in (1:28) to discuss the decision to postpone Lakeside for three months, winning six titles in 2021, finishing the year as World Number 1 once again, her assessment of her current form, needing to...
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Episode #77: Shaun McDonald, Lee Shewan
In this week's episode, Andrew is joined by two players all set to make their Lakeside debuts in January, Shaun McDonald and Lee Shewan. Shaun (1:26) joins the show to discuss his remarkable comeback year, missing out on a Tour Card by £100, winning the Irish Classic, his biggest strength and...
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Episode #76: Rhian O‘Sullivan, Justin Thompson
In Episode 76, Andrew is joined by two players who've confirmed their returns to Lakeside in the last week. Wales' Rhian O'Sullivan (1:15) talks coming through the Lakeside qualifier, the decisive moment of her final with Robyn Byrne, coming through a couple of scares in the earlier rounds and…
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Episode #75: Jules van Dongen, Anastasia Dobromyslova, Francesco Raschini
In this week's episode, Andrew is joined by three of the players who'll be playing at Lakeside in January. Jules van Dongen (1:22) drops by to discuss his victory at the Seacoast Open, his whirlwind debut year, advice he took from Gary Mawson, developing a B game, concerns about COVID cases, the...
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Inside the WDF Episode #74 - Rory Hansen, Jeremy Fagg.
In this week's episode, Andrew is joined by two men who sealed Lakeside qualification through the regional ranking tables: Canada's Rory Hansen and Australia's Jeremy Fagg. Rory (1:22) calls in to discuss how he found out about qualification, the Greater Vancouver Open title win that sealed his...
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Inside the WDF Episode #73 - Luke Littler, Kevin Devaney
In this week's show, Andrew reflects on his experiences at the Killarney Darts Festival and speaks to two great guests - Luke Littler and Kevin Devaney. Luke (1:16) discusses his record-breaking Irish Open victory, why his victory was such an emotional one, excitement for making his Lakeside…
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Inside the WDF Episode #72 - Jim McEwan, Lorraine Hyde, Mark Barilli
In this week's episode, Andrew is joined by three recent Scottish WDF ranking event winners - Jim McEwan, Lorraine Hyde and Mark Barilli. First, Jim (0:52) discusses his British Classic victory in Bridlington, winning the title with a 160 finish, getting the chance to play in five of the PDC's...
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Inside the WDF Episode #71 - Cameron Menzies, Kirsty Hutchinson, Shawn Burt
Andrew is joined by three recent ranking event winners on this week's show: Cameron Menzies, Kirsty Hutchinson and Shawn Burt. Cameron (0:34) discusses his Welsh Open victory, securing a return to Lakeside four years after his debut, mental health struggles during lockdown and practice sessions...
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Inside the WDF Episode #70 - Scott Marsh, Leonard Gates
In this week's show, Andrew is joined by Scott Marsh and Leonard Gates. Scott (0:39) discusses his British Open win, that celebration, what making his Lakeside debut will mean, how soft tip kept his interest in the sport and his equipment from Quantum Darts. Virginia Beach Classic champion…
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