Darting icon Glen Durrant had a different view, backing the selection of opponents to face the world No1.
In an exclusive interview with GB News, he previously said: “I read social media, and a lot of it was like: ‘Listen, my mates, mates, mates went and did a 12-darter, and they said to him: ‘You’re too good to be honest.’ So they’re cherry-picking 20 players, and he’s going to steamroll all of them.
“Then the same people who were writing that when the 20 came out are saying this is all wrong. It was marketed as pub players.
“Well, if you can tell me that Makinley Cooper-Johnson, Kasey Smith, Tony Cole, Lauren Bloomfield, Katie Sheldon, they’re not professional players. This is the most incredible. None of them are professional players.
“But I know what it’s like to throw a dart for £100,000. I know what it takes to throw a dart for £250,000, and I know it’s like an out-of-body experience. It’s entertainment. Netflix is a wonderful addition to the world of darts. Let’s embrace it.”
