{"id":29768,"date":"2025-01-09T15:56:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T15:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=29768"},"modified":"2025-01-09T15:56:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T15:56:57","slug":"premier-league-darts-aspinall-hits-back-de-decker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/premier-league-darts-aspinall-hits-back-de-decker\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Aspinall Hits Back at Mike De Decker Amid Premier League Darts 2025 Selection Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Premier League Darts selection row has taken a heated turn, with Nathan Aspinall firing back at Mike De Decker\u2019s explosive comments. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>De Decker, frustrated after being left out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/2025-premier-league-darts-confirmed-lineup\/\">2025 Premier League Darts line-up<\/a>, accused the PDC of favouritism, claiming Aspinall and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/gerwyn-price-net-worth-career-earnings-endorsements\/\">Gerwyn Price<\/a> didn\u2019t deserve their spots.<\/p>\n<h3>Mike De Decker\u2019s Controversial Comments<\/h3>\n<p>Belgian darts player Mike De Decker recently expressed his anger over being snubbed for the Premier League despite winning the World Grand Prix last year \u2013 a PDC major title.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>Het Nieuwsblad<\/em>, De Decker slammed the PDC\u2019s selection process, accusing the organisation of prioritising entertainment over merit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy first feeling immediately after the announcement was one of disbelief,\u201d said De Decker. \u201cThe past 20 years, the Grand Prix winner was there every time. I think their decision, to be honest, is a bit scandalous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went on to single out Nathan Aspinall and Gerwyn Price, suggesting their inclusion was based on factors other than performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAspinall is there with his walk-on purely for the entertainment, and if Price performs badly in the first few weeks, he will start complaining again,\u201d De Decker added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Their decision, to be honest, is a bit scandalous&quot; \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Mike De Decker has his say after being omitted from the Premier League of Darts line-up \ud83c\udfaf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JYkfhxcZtj\">pic.twitter.com\/JYkfhxcZtj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky Sports (@SkySports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySports\/status\/1877312770254807470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Nathan Aspinall Responds<\/h3>\n<p>Aspinall, who reached the quarter-finals of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/luke-littler-faces-622k-tax-bill\/\">2025 World Championship<\/a>, responded to the criticism in an interview with <em>Metro<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged De Decker\u2019s disappointment but defended his selection, pointing to De Decker\u2019s world ranking and recent performances as key factors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m disappointed he\u2019s said that because I get on with Mike,\u201d said Aspinall. \u201cBut if he wants to be in, then get higher up the rankings. He can count himself unlucky because he\u2019s won a big major, but he\u2019s ranked 24 in the world and went out early in the Worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aspinall, ranked higher and renown for his electrifying walk-on song, highlighted that no single player stood out as an obvious choice for the Premier League this year.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism, he\u2019s eager to prove his worth on the big stage. \u201cI thought I was 50-50 to get in. I\u2019m buzzing to be the one to get the call and looking forward to getting going,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Class of 2025 \ud83c\udf93<\/p>\n<p>Luke Humphries, Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross, Stephen Bunting, Gerwyn Price, Chris Dobey and Nathan Aspinall<\/p>\n<p>All kicking off in Belfast on Feb 6&#8230; Let&#39;s go \u2705<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C8DHdQrRUB\">https:\/\/t.co\/C8DHdQrRUB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZnrMJVwpt1\">pic.twitter.com\/ZnrMJVwpt1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialPDC\/status\/1876307315982573723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Premier League Darts 2025: The Line-Up<\/h3>\n<p>The 2025 Premier League Darts kicks off on February 6 at Belfast&#8217;s SSE Arena, featuring a star-studded line-up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Luke Littler<\/li>\n<li>Michael van Gerwen<\/li>\n<li>Luke Humphries<\/li>\n<li>Rob Cross<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Bunting<\/li>\n<li>Chris Dobey<\/li>\n<li>Nathan Aspinall<\/li>\n<li>Gerwyn Price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This year\u2019s tournament promises fierce competition as 17 venues across the UK and Europe host the world\u2019s best players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League Darts selection row has taken a heated turn, with Nathan Aspinall firing back at Mike De Decker\u2019s explosive comments. 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