The Belgian Mike De Decker is having by far the most successful darts season of his career. But he still doesn’t get an invitation for the Premier League. That makes him angry. Very sour.
“To be honest, I find the decision a bit scandalous,” Mike De Decker commented on his non-nomination for the prestigious Premier League in clear words to “Het Nieuwsblad”.
The PDC justified the non-consideration by saying that in their eyes the Belgian was not yet ready for the league. “But I don’t think this explanation is fair,” explained the 29-year-old.
De Decker writes inglorious darts history
Particularly bitter for the Belgian: He is the first player in history who does not get a place in the Premier League, even though he won one of the major TV tournaments, the World Grand Prix. In the last 20 years, every TV Major winner has subsequently been nominated for the Premier League – De Decker is the first exception.
After his victory at the Grand Prix, he showed that he could compete with the top stars, said the current world number 24. “It just didn’t work at the World Cup. It’s shitty and annoying that it happened there, but still: I feel ready,” he said in view of his second-round defeat against Luke Woodhouse.
Darts star throws swipes at Aspinall and Price
What also annoys De Decker: With Nathan Aspinall and Gerwyn Price, there are two players in the Premier League who, in his eyes, don’t deserve it.
“But suddenly they reach the World Cup quarter-finals and are there. Aspinall is just there for entertainment because he’s a walk-on and if Price plays badly in the first few weeks he’ll just complain again. They claim you get through good ones Results in the Premier League, but that’s clearly not the case,” “The Real Deal” gave several direct swipes.