“DARTS ace Vincent van der Voort has revealed that the World Championship Ricky Evans favourite has many crazy antics. Evans knocked out Dave Chisnall after an epic clash at Ally Pally after sealing the final leg 6-5. 1 Ricky Evans has become a fan favourite at the PDC World Championship Credit: Getty He caught the”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
Evans knocked out Dave Chisnall after an epic clash at Ally Pally after sealing the final leg 6-5.
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Ricky Evans has become a fan favourite at the PDC World ChampionshipCredit: GettyHe caught the attention of the crowd with his festive outfit, which included a Christmas shirt and themed glasses.
As a result, he has endeared himself to the crowd at Ally Pally and has increased his level of support.
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Van der Voort, 49, has now insisted that the fan-favourite gets up to the “weirdest things” in his spare time.
The Belgian thrower suggested that Evans even walks in public dressed as a woman.
He told the podcast ‘Darts Draait Door’: “You can’t play that.
“I’ve seen those videos online, too.
“Is he dancing on TV in his boxer shorts again. He does the weirdest things.
“Or walking through the streets dressed as a woman. He is quite an odd character.”
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Van der Voort admitted that Evan’s win over Chisnall had “everything” in it.
He added: “There was everything in this, match darts back and forth. Making mistakes, miscalculating, making weird decisions.
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“Top darts, bad moments. It was just a rollercoaster of emotions going through those players.
“In the end Evans wins and then also that walk-on, with that little Santa Claus on the table.
“All in all just very nice.”
Evans will make his next appearance in the World Championship on Sunday evening,
He faces Robert Owen in the third round for the chance to face either Dimitri Van den Bergh or Callan Rydz in the last 16.
BELOW is a list of Darts world champions by year.
That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once – Barney also won four BDO titles – and none of Eric Bristow’s five BDO titles are included.
- 1994 – Dennis Priestley
- 1995 – Phil Taylor
- 1996 – Phil Taylor (2)
- 1997 – Phil Taylor (3)
- 1998 – Phil Taylor (4)
- 1999 – Phil Taylor (5)
- 2000 – Phil Taylor (6)
- 2001 – Phil Taylor (7)
- 2002 – Phil Taylor (8)
- 2003 – John Part
- 2004 – Phil Taylor (9)
- 2005 – Phil Taylor (10)
- 2006 – Phil Taylor (11)
- 2007 – Raymond van Barneveld
- 2008 – John Part (2)
- 2009 – Phil Taylor (12)
- 2010 – Phil Taylor (13)
- 2011 – Adrian Lewis
- 2012 – Adrian Lewis (2)
- 2013 – Phil Taylor (14)
- 2014 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2015 – Gary Anderson
- 2016 – Gary Anderson (2)
- 2017 – Michael van Gerwen (2)
- 2018 – Rob Cross
- 2019 – Michael van Gerwen (3)
- 2020 – Peter Wright
- 2021 – Gerwyn Price
- 2022 – Peter Wright (2)
- 2023 – Michael Smith
- 2024 – Luke Humphries
Most World Titles
- 14 – Phil Taylor
- 3 – Michael van Gerwen
- 2 – John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright
- 1 – Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries