It will soon be almost seven years since Phil Taylor last took part in the World Darts Championship. Since then, the man who has set numerous records in the darts world has retired from the absolute professional sector and also recently withdrew from the senior sector due to injuries. But now Taylor is looking for the medium-sized stage again, albeit in a new role.
Darts icon Phil Taylor has announced a comeback on the senior tour. But not as a player. The arrows will remain in the drawer from now on, as the Englishman will be required as a commentator at the World Senior Darts Masters in Sunderland this weekend.
The assignment at the big tournament shouldn’t be the last, this new type of job is exactly to Taylor’s taste.
“Some of the older players are now reaching retirement age and I think there will be a few more well-known names coming in which will help the seniors,” Taylor was quoted as saying by talksport.com. So he’s looking forward to commentating on the matches, “depending on which games they give me.”
Taylor continued: “If they want younger people (in the future), that’s fine. I’m not too worried about that.”
Darts: Taylor points to experience
He has a lot to give the viewers as a commentator. “With my experience, I can see the pressure players are under and what they’re thinking at the time,” he said, adding: “Sometimes you just know they’re not going to score the double.”
In any case, the sixteen-time world champion no longer wants to participate in the big darts circus; he is now too old for that, said the 64-year-old.
“You’re away from home four to five days a week, and while that’s good for your money, it’s not good for your family. My mind is still in its teens, but my body is 90,” he said a few weeks ago. also to “talksport.com”.
Source: www.sport.de
