Mike De Decker, the World Grand Prix champion, missed out on a spot in the Premier League Darts despite his recent televised victory. PDC officials cited the need for consistent performance at the top level.
Mike De Decker has spoken out after he became the first player in history to win a major televised event on Sky Sports and not be selected for the Premier League . The 29-year-old, who lifted the World Grand Prix in October following a 6-4 win over Luke Humphries, was overlooked by PDC chiefs as they announced the full line-up for the Premier League Darts . The PDC Order of Merit ensured that defending champion, Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, and Rob Cross would return to the fold.
The final four spots were then handed to Nathan Aspinall, Stephen Bunting, Chris Dobey, and Gerwyn Price, as the likes of Jonny Clayton, Dave Chisnall, Damon Heta, and Mike De Decker missed out. After the eight-man line-up was announced, PDC chief executive Matthew Porter gave an insight into the decision to snub De Decker, despite his World Grand Prix victory. 'Mike is an outstanding talent and is someone that undoubtedly we will see in Premier League Darts in the future,” Porter said. “We didn't feel he was quite ready. There's a lot of tournaments throughout the year and winning one.' Porter continued: “We've seen players in the past I don't want to embarrass by naming them but players like Danny Noppert, Ross Smith and Andrew Gilding that have won TV tournaments. But you have to show that you can compete in the latter stages of TV tournaments on a regular basis. Doing it once is fantastic and is something that you will always have but to really be part of the elite, you have to be doing it on a regular basis over multiple years.'Taking to his story, the Belgian reposted a tweet that read: 'Mike De Decker becomes the first player in the 20-year history of the Premier League to win a major televised on Sky Sports and not be selected for the Premier League. Sickening.' As you can see below, he also made his feelings clear by including the 'rolling eyes' emoji in his pos
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