Dave Chisnall is back with kwiff to discuss a busy upcoming 5 weeks as Chizzy bids for a first tournament success of the 2025 season. Read his exclusive thoughts for kwiff below.
Dave Chisnall: Big July for Chizzy
It’s been a bit of quiet week for me with no Euro Tour or Players Championship action, and just a couple of exhibitions in Middlesbrough. I’m on the move again this weekend, playing down at Portsmouth and the football stadium in fact with the event at Fratton Park. I’ve ticked a few off this year already, with trips to Swansea’s Liberty Stadium and two trip to The Riverside up north.
The fans are always superb, and some say it’s good practice but I don’t feel the game gets sharpened at these things. You’re just having a bit of a laugh, and the real comes on the practice board at home.
Chizzy: High Hopes for July
It’s a bit strange to be without a trophy this far into the season, after a pretty good recent few years. I’d already bagged a Pro Tour and a Euro Tour event at this stage at both 2023 and 2024, and I’m itching for some more silverware.
I’m not one to dwell on things too much, but I do feel I could have and should have been my pal Stevie (Bunting) at the last Pro Tour events at Leicester. I threw two 180s in the last leg decider, but there’s not much you can do when the guy with the darts goes and takes out a 12-Darter. You’ve just got to sit back and think – fair enough, it’s just not meant to be.
Chizzy: Timing is Everything
You hear about golfers and tennis players trying to peak their performance for the four big majors every year and, whilst I wouldn’t put myself in the same bracket as a Rory McIlroy or Roger Federer, it’s a bit similar with darts.
You don’t want to be chucking your best darts in January/February straight after the worlds, and it was strange to see Luke Humphries get so much stick for a drop off after winning the Worlds 18 months ago. He won The Grand Prix, The Grand Slam and The Worlds and then because he lost a few games in the New Year he was suddenly a bad player. Madness.
If things went badly in July I would be very disappointed because I feel my game is in good nick. I’ve tweaked a couple of things, schedule included, to try and come good around this time of the year – especially for the first half of the season anyway. There’s good chance to earn a few quid in July and August and fingers crossed things are just coming right. With trips to Leicester, Hildesheim, Kiel and Blackpool coming up I’m hopeful it’s coming good just at the right time.
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