‘He’s going to be something else’ – Gary Anderson tips ‘cheeky’ darts player for superstardom straight after beating him

Emotional Gary Anderson opens up 'difficult' few months after winning Players Championship

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DARTS icon Gary Anderson has tipped Connor Scutt to be a future star.

The two-time world champion won the seventh Players Championship event of the year yesterday.

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Anderson was handed a tricky first round tie against Scutt but came through as the winner 6-2.

After his seven-match winning run, he heaped praise on the world No60, saying: “I rate Connor highly and I am a big fan of him.

“He is a little cheeky bugger. But he puts the work in.

“He was not quite on it first game today, but first games are always a nightmare.

“He is going to be one to watch. I watched him in the UK Open and I had great pleasure watching him. He is going to be something else.

“It is a long day and he needs to get used to that because this is what it is like.

“But I expected him to get used to that. I expect him to do well. He is going to put a hole in the rankings.”

Anderson was accused of ruining a “fairytale” run to the final for Scutt.

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But the The Flying Scotsman revealed he was desperate to win as the last few months have been “tough” amid a recent drop in form.

Scutt, 28, caught the eye in the recent UK Open, beating Gerwyn Price before a fifth round exit.

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He made the quarter-final of the Players Championships Finals last year and has twice made the second round at the World Championships.