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Anderson out to join the greats
- Updated: December 15, 2016
Reigning world champion Gary Anderson is determined to join the greats of the game as a three-time winner of darts’ biggest tournament.
The Borders thrower heads to the tournament with realistic ambitions of lifting the Sid Waddell Trophy for a third successive year with dreams of reaching his fourth final on the Alexandra Palace oche on January 2.
Back-to-back champion Anderson begins his quest against qualifier Mark Frost on the opening night in north London and has a chance of joining an elite group of players who are three-time world champions, including Eric Bristow, Raymond van Barneveld and 16-time winner Phil Taylor.
And the 45-year-old is confident a sustained period of practice will help him in his bid for more glory on the biggest stage of them all.
In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports’ Dave Clark ahead of Thursday’s match, he said: “This is the trophy that we all want.
“When you talk about legends of …