Vincent van der Voort has accused the PDC of giving Fallon Sherrock special treatment (Image: GETTY)
Vincent van der Voort has lashed out at the following the news that he will not be playing alongside and at the upcoming Dutch Darts Masters.
Eight top players are always represented at World Series events, with this year’s stars all featuring in the Netherlands. There is also room for eight ‘local’ players to make up the rest of the field.
Danny Noppert, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Gian van Veen, Raymond van Barneveld, Jermaine Wattimena, Kevin Doets and Richard Veenstra will be the ‘local’ players competing at the Dutch Darts Masters, with Dmitri van den Bergh completing the list.
It means there will be no room for Van der Voort, who lost his tour card following the and decided against entering Q-School in a bid to regain it.
Van der Voort lost his tour card after the conclusion of the World Darts Championship (Image: GETTY)
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. Read our Privacy Policy
TOTO, the sponsor of the Dutch Darts Masters, wanted to see Van der Voort listed among the eight ‘local’ players at the tournament. For the PDC, however, that was not an option because he no longer has a tour card.
Van der Voort has responded by lashing out on his podcast, , with the 49-year-old pointing out that has been invited to several World Series events despite lacking a tour card of her own.
“That really doesn’t make sense,” he said. “That’s the PDC all over the place. If there is an award given out for talking out of your neck, Matt Porter [CEO of the PDC] is on the top spot.
“When you hear him talk, it all sounds like a lot, but in the end it always turns out he’s just talking out of his neck.”
Don’t miss… [GOSSIP] [NEWS]
Van der Voort is certainly not afraid to air his grievances with the PDC, .
“He’s a great businessman, he has really been an icon for the sport of darts, what he has put down,” he began. “In terms of business, we couldn’t have wished for a better one.
“But as a person, a bigger ashtray does not exist. On a personal level he is a terrible person, I think. In terms of business, we couldn’t have wished for a better one.”
, saying: “I don’t think I’ve spoken to Vincent for at least two or three years anyway. I appreciate he’s coming to the end of his career and I wish him the best, God bless, in anything he does.”