#369: Johan Engstrom, Keelan Kay, German Darts Championship Review, A 128-Player Ally Pally?

The Weekly Dartscast

Co-hosts Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode after the German Darts Championship. The boys start the show by discussing Peter Wright's run to the German Darts Championship in Hildesheim at the weekend and whether this means he is 'back', before delving into the race for the European Championship with only four events left now before the cut off. Alex and Burton also give their thoughts on the recent announcements from the PDC, including a revamped Masters for next year and the calendar for 2025, discuss the prospect of a 128-player PDC World Championship in the future, and also look ahead to the upcoming weekend of Women's Series action. Johan Engstrom (17:17) calls in ahead of his debut in the World Series of Darts Finals next week. The 'Sweet Ferret' looks back on his 30+ years in the game, including how he got into darts growing up in Sweden, representing his country on the WDF circuit, beating Peter Wright at the Nordic Darts Masters this year, and narrowly missing out on an Ally Pally debut through the Nordic & Baltic Tour last month.

Keelan Kay (46:38) also stops by for a chat after signing for the darts manufacturer Mission. The 'Lord of the Board' reflects on his darts career so far, from playing Eric Bristow and Michael van Gerwen in exhibitions as a kid to gold medal success in the WDF World Youth Cup, coming within one game of a PDC tour card via the UK Development Tour in 2021, and his hopes for the rest of 2024 and beyond after joining Team Mission.

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