‘I think that’s a no-no’: Gary Anderson urges darts chiefs to make rule change after European Championship defeat

GARY ANDERSON has called connected darts chiefs to marque a immense alteration that could interaction the mode stars suffice for the World Championship.

Anderson, 53, is ranked 19th successful the PDC Order of Merit, which determines the players who suffice for the World Championships.

The crushed down the two-time satellite champion not ranking higher is owed to his debased enactment successful European Tour legs.

Currently, points earned connected the European Tour number towards the ProTour Order of Merit, successful which Anderson is ranked 13th, from which the apical 32 besides qualify.

However, Anderson has present called connected ranking points earned connected European Tours to beryllium ranked separately from different tours to halt players who bash not vie successful them from slipping down the order.

He said: "Ever since they started putting the European wealth connected the wide merit [in 2016], the main ranking, it's hard.

"You know, I've not done Europeans for 8 years. And you've got to remember, I stayed successful the apical 10 for astir six of the 8 years [while] missing each the Europeans.

"So [the way] I look astatine it, I've done good to bash that."

The Flying Scotsman has returned to the European Tour this year, winning an lawsuit successful Sindelfingen, Germany successful April.

Anderson crashed retired astatine the European Championships successful Dortmund implicit the play astatine the quarter-final signifier against Ritchie Edhouse.

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He added: "The Europeans, the wealth goes connected to your wide rankings.

"And past the lone mode you tin play successful the [European Tour] finals is to play successful the Europeans.

"But I don't deliberation it should spell connected to the wide rankings. I deliberation that's a no-no."

Those who bash not vie successful the European Tour events oregon are incapable to suffice would person a higher accidental of qualifying for the World Championships.

However, this would people person the reverse interaction for those who person had much occurrence connected the tour.

For instance, this year's European Tour leader, Martin Schindler, is ranked No.23 successful the main Order of Merit.

But helium would suffer respective spots successful that main order, with the likes of Raymond van Barneveld and Gabriel Clemens some moving up of him.

The Grand Slam of Darts takes spot successful Leicester adjacent month, with the Players Championship last coming a week later.

The World Championships past instrumentality spot successful December going into January.