Phil Taylor admits he has succeeded at making a comeback and has missed competing against Gary Anderson and Michael van Gerwen.
Taylor won 214 pro championships, such as a record 85 main titles and a list 16 World Championships. He retired from the match after his 2018 World Championship final defeat to Rob Cross.
‘The Power’ is a firm believer in technical advancements in darts, and the 59-year-old feels he’d not have any issue re-adjusting now when he left a return.
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He has launched his new Generation 6 darts through Goal where the arrows using a brand new bit of technology known as Swiss Point that enables players to change the points onto their darts in a matter of minutes, which is made Taylor consider making a sensational return to the oche.
“I’ve enjoyed my retirement but all these new ideas are coming out, it is like having a brand new car and also being a racing car driver,” Taylor told Sky Sports.
“I’d really like to get another celebration, particularly at Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson. I do miss that little bit of camaraderie. They state the practice room is lifeless, it’s very quiet and nobody has any fun. The youngsters are currently standing there using iPods in their ears.
“Me and Aidy (Lewis) was used to have a right laugh.”
Taylor asserts the sport is currently lacking personalities due to the sum of money involved with contests with players becoming more professional than ever before.
“The game has gone quite serious with the money involved and I could understand them being very serious. If you don’t perform 12, it is sometimes a quick career. If a few of these pros do not do something to reinvent themselves, they’re going to go down the positions as fast as anything.”
He also admits not watching any darts but that November, he would tune-in to watch Leighton Bennett, who has obtained the game by storm and is now at the Grand Slam of Darts.
“Someone just asked me a question concerning Bennett and if have a wildcard to Wolverhampton? My response was that I actually don’t see the darts but if Bennett understands a wildcard because he’s exciting I’ll watch it. He’s a nightmare to play,” he said.
Taylor defeated the youngster 10-7 in March at the Tower of London, although Bennett gained his revenge, beating the in the SAP Darts Slam in Frankfurt back in June.
“I’ve played him a couple of times and he’s an absolute nightmare, because he’s a young lad and he’s good,” Taylor added. “He’s got no fear from him at all. I really enjoy that in him.”
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It is not long to wait till darts is back on Sky Sports, the World Grand Prix gets underway Sunday, October 6 in Dublin’s Citywest Arena and seven days of policy continues until the final on Saturday.
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