Vincent van der Voorthis name has been doing the rounds recently after he made some eye-catching statements about the PDC and its chairman Matt Porter on the Darts Draait Door podcast. Following his remarks, the Dutchman was almost immediately summoned from England to ask for an explanation.
“It’s all PDC. If there’s an award for talking, Matt Porter (PDC CEO, ed.) is at the top of the list. When you hear him talk, it all sounds very common, but in the end it always turns out he’s just talking on his own,” he told The Dutch Destroyer podcast last week, and as mentioned, Van der Voort immediately received several angry comments following his statements. phones. “They weren’t happy there. The podcast wasn’t even an hour old or Matt Porter was already on the phone with my manager. He was not satisfied with my statements,” said the 49-year-old with a slight smile.
The Dutchman still stands by his statements and believes his criticism is valid. His critical words resulted from the fact that he would not be allowed to throw Dutch darts champions in Den Bosch next weekend. The reason given was that Van der Voort was not allowed to take part in the competition because he no longer holds a Tour Card. However, the Dutchman noted that Fallon Sherrock could have taken part in many World Series Darts tournaments over the years without a Tour Card.
Van der Voort clearly disagreed, so when he raised the issue, PDC chief Matt Porter called him. “You said he was making some noise and that he should get an award for it, right?” – asked the podcast presenter. “Yes, of course, but it was justified. Because the reason he gave wasn’t valid. That’s my opinion and he wasn’t happy with it,” the Dutchman replied.
Even though the 49-year-old will not be allowed to take part in the Dutch Darts Masters competition next weekend, he will be present. Van der Voort will work on behalf of Viaplay in Den Bosch. So he will most likely meet Porter there as well. “We’ll run into each other, no doubt. If he thinks of anything else, I’ll hear about it. It has already become clear that I don’t do what the PDC says,” concluded the Dutchman with a laugh.
