#452: Wessel Nijman, Joshua Balfour, James Walklin, Premier League Play-Offs Preview

Alex Moss and Burton DeWitt are back with a new episode of your go-to darts podcast ahead of the Premier League Play-Offs. The boys kick off the show with a look back ahead to Premier League finals night at The O2, and discuss which of the four players left a title would be the most important for, as well as making their own predictions for who wins the trophy. Wessel Nijman (18:31) joins the show to reflect on an impressive 2026 season so far, winning five Players Championship titles and a first European Tour event. The Dutchman chats about his year to date, including that eye-catching final day run in Gottingen, his thoughts on a future Premier League call up, what it means to be ProTour #1, his special friendship with Darryl Fitton, epic nine-dart leg attempts in practice with Michael van Gerwen and Niels Zonneveld, and his goals for the rest of the season. The boys recap the latest European Tour action in Riesa from the weekend, which saw Ross Smith claim his maiden European Tour title, beating Ryan Searle 8-3 in the final of the International Darts Open. Joshua Balfour and James Walklin (41:16) call in ahead of representing Trinidad & Tobago in the PDC World Cup of Darts next month. The history-making duo look back on their successful run in the CDLC World Cup qualifier, beating last year's winners Argentina and the Bahamas en route to securing their country a first-ever appearance in the PDC World Cup. Joshua and James also talk about how they first got into darts and what the darts scene is like in Trinidad & Tobago. Alex and Burton wrap up the show with a look at the race to the World Matchplay, with former champion Rob Cross climbing into the spots after back-to-back European Tour semi-finals, and look at which players could be playing at the theatre of darts this summer. Join the Darts Strava King group on Strava

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