Gary Anderson (darts player)

Gary Anderson, born on 22 December 1970 in Musselburgh, is a Scottish professional darts player nicknamed the Flying Scotsman who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He reached a peak ranking of world number two from 2015 to 2017 and was earlier the British Darts Organisation and World Darts Federation world number one. He is a two-time, back-to-back PDC World Champion, winning in 2015 and 2016, and was also a finalist in 2011, 2017 and 2021. His other major titles include the Premier League twice, the Players Championship Finals, the UK Open, the World Matchplay and the Champions League. He was part of the Scotland team that won the 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts and has won 54 PDC titles overall. He is known for heavy scoring and a smooth throw.