Gary Robson (darts player) losing 3−1 to Garry Thompson Gary Robson (darts player) Gary "Big Robbo" Robson (born 19 June 1967) is a professional darts player from Cramlington, Northumberland, who is currently playing in British Darts Organisation events. Robson qualified twice for the World Championships, but was beaten in the first round on each occasion. He made it for a third time in 2004, but found himself 2−0 down in sets against Steve Coote. However, Robson recovered and took the match to a sudden death deciding leg, which he won. Bobby George commented that "you won't see browner darts in this tournament than that
Phil Taylor (darts player) final of his last event in the series, which he lost to Wright. Capping off his lengthy professional career is his appearance at the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship. Despite entering the tournament ranked 6th in the PDC Order of Merit, he beat Chris Dobey, Justin Pipe, Keegan Brown, Gary Anderson and Jamie Lewis to reach the final on 1 January 2018, where he lost to first-time participant Rob Cross. On 27 January 2017, in an interview conducted before the start of the 2017 Masters, Taylor officially confirmed his intention to retire from darts after the 2018 World Darts Championship.