#420: Max Czerwinski, Gary Mawson, Lauren Bloomfield, PDC World Youth Championship Report

Alex Moss is back with a new episode of your go-to darts podcast after the World Grand Prix!

Max Czerwinski (1:54) calls in ahead of making his debut on the European Tour this weekend. The first year PDC tour card holder talks through his darts career so far, from being inspired to start playing by watching German players in the PDC World Darts Championship to then securing his tour card at European Q-School at the start of 2025, why his darts nickname is 'Gurke' (the German word for cucumber), his experiences of life on the ProTour so far and his goals for the rest of the year and beyond.

Gary Mawson (33:49) also joins us ahead of playing in the CDC Continental Cup this weekend. The former PDC major finalist chats about his long career in the sport, from playing in the early years of the PDC World Championship, World Matchplay and World Grand Prix to his dream run to the final of the UK Open in 2008, why darts fans called him Rafa Benitez, the motivation that keeps him playing into his 60s and his target to get back on the big stage in the PDC by winning the Continental Cup again this weekend.

Lauren Bloomfield (1:00:44) joins us ahead of the final weekend of the PDC Women's Series. 'Bloomy' discusses her own journey in darts, from being persuaded by her mum to play for her darts team to then catching the darts bug herself and playing super league and county, before taking a break from the game to become a mother and then picking up the darts again to compete on the PDC Women's Series, a breakthrough 2025 season with a win over Fallon Sherrock and starting her own podcast about ladies darts.

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