The real reason behind Gary Anderson's World Darts Championship shocker as star kept agonising injury under wraps
dailyrecord.co.ukGary Anderson had his hat-trick bid chopped after suffering shoulder damage cutting down trees.And manager Tommy Gilmour says talk of him being finished as a top-level force are "b******s." The two-time king of the Ally Pally turned in his worst-ever show in the World Championships when crashing out to Jeffrey De Graaf.Anderson suffered a disastrous exit at the hands of the Swede having simply failed to perform.
However, it can now be revealed that the 54-year-old was on painkillers as he played after an incident at home leading into the event.
Anderson sustained the issue working at the grounds of his fishing lakes and toiled to overcome it against De Graaf.The Scot made no fuss, but Gilmour confirmed: “For the last week he’s been suffering problems with his shoulder.
He was cutting trees at the lake. That’s what happens when you have another job and you have to keep everything going.“He admitted his shoulder was killing him and he was on the painkillers.
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