He started playing darts at the age of six and had competed in tournaments since he was nine. He first became interested in the game watching his father play. Anderson qualified for the
2013 PDC World Darts Championship by winning the Oceanic Masters. He lost to
Steve Beaton 3–0 in the first round after he missed two opportunities to take each of the opening two sets. Anderson dominated in the DPA's 2013 Australian Grand Prix season by winning seven events to top the Order of Merit. This secured him a place in the
Sydney Darts Masters and the
2014 World Championship. He was drawn to play against 16–time world champion
Phil Taylor in Sydney, but was defeated 6–1. At 2–1 down to
Ian White in the first round of the World Championship, Anderson became the seventh player to throw a
nine-dart finish in the history of the event. It was the second nine darter in less than an hour, after
Terry Jenkins had also hit one, meaning the £30,000 prize money was shared. However, it was the last leg that he won during the match, as he was defeated 3–1. Anderson stated after the match that he hoped his performance would help raise the profile of darts in Australia. Anderson entered the 2014 Q School in an attempt to earn a two-year PDC tour card and succeeded on the first day by winning seven matches, culminating in a 5–3 win over
Keegan Brown. He stated that if he could get sponsorship he would move to the UK to play the full schedule of events, which he did a few months later by moving to
Nottingham. Anderson qualified for his first
UK Open but lost 5–4 against
Kevin McDine in the opening round. He reached the semi-finals of a PDC event for the first time in April at the sixth
Players Championship by beating seven-time major winner
James Wade 6–3 in the quarters. Anderson faced
Ian White and lost 6–1, with his solitary leg coming via a 140 checkout. A week later, Anderson came from 3–0 down against
Raymond van Barneveld at the
Sydney Darts Masters to win 6–5 and set up an all Australian quarter-final with
Simon Whitlock. Anderson stormed into a 3–0 lead, and went on to record the most significant win of his career 8–3. His run came to an end when he lost 10–4 to
Phil Taylor in the semi-finals. A further quarter-final appearance at the 16th Players Championship followed, but Anderson lost 6–1 against
Stephen Bunting.
2015 Anderson defeated
Steve Beaton 3–0 in the first round of the
2015 World Championship, a complete reversal of their meeting at the same stage of the event two years prior. Anderson lost three consecutive sets from 2–1 ahead in the next round against
Andy Hamilton to exit the tournament with a 4–2 defeat. He entered the top 64 on the Order of Merit for the first time after the event as he was ranked world number 55. Anderson had a good
UK Open as he saw off
Terry Temple, as well as recent defectors from the BDO
Alan Norris and
James Wilson to play
Mervyn King in the fifth round. Anderson led 8–7, but his scoring power deserted him as he was unable to set up a match winning double in the next two legs to be edged out 9–8. One semi-final and two quarter-final showings on the
Pro Tour has seen Anderson qualify for the
World Matchplay through the Pro Tour Order of Merit. In his debut in the event he was 8–7 behind
James Wade with all 15 legs going on throw. Anderson missed four darts for the next leg and would lose 10–7. He received an invite to the
World Series of Darts Finals and exited in the first round 6–4 against
Dave Chisnall.
2016 A 3–0 win over
Brendan Dolan saw Anderson whitewash a seeded player in the first round of the
World Championship for the second year in a row. He was 2–0 ahead of
Vincent van der Voort in the second round, but went on to be eliminated 4–2. Anderson reached his first major PDC quarter-final at the
UK Open by defeating
Andy Hamilton,
James Wilson and
Benito van de Pas. In the quarter-final he was thrashed 10–0 by
Jelle Klaasen. At the second
Players Championship event he came close to playing in his first Pro Tour final, but was edged out in the semi-finals 6–5 by
Michael van Gerwen after missing one match dart. Anderson and
Simon Whitlock knocked out Germany and Denmark at the
World Cup to meet the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. After Whitlock lost to Van Gerwen it meant Anderson needed to beat
Raymond van Barneveld to keep Australia in the event and he did so 4–3. In the deciding doubles match, the Dutch pair threw an 11 dart leg to win 4–3. In the quarter-finals of the
Austrian Darts Open, Anderson knocked out Van Gerwen 6–4 and then went 4–1 up on
Phil Taylor and for the second time that year missed one match dart to reach the final as Taylor won 6–5. After seeing off
Vincent van der Voort 10–4, Anderson and Van Gerwen met again, this time in the second round of the
World Matchplay, with the world number one winning 11–3. He also reached the second round of the
World Grand Prix by beating
Cristo Reyes 2–1 in sets, but lost 3–1 to
Gary Anderson. In the
European Championship, Anderson defeated
Dave Chisnall and
James Richardson before losing 10–5 to
Peter Wright in the quarter-finals. Anderson was then forced to withdraw from the
Players Championship Finals and the
2017 World Championship due to being unable to obtain a UK Visa.
2017: Auckland Masters triumph Anderson returned to the UK in time for the start of the 2017 season. He won his first Players Championship title at the 17 event of the
2017 PDC Pro Tour, beating
Kevin Painter in the final. He then went on to win the
2017 Auckland Darts Masters, his first televised title, beating
Corey Cadby to win the event. Anderson made the semi-final of the
2017 European Championship, and hit a
nine-dart finish against
Michael van Gerwen before losing in a last-leg decider. so that he could stay with his family for the birth of his second child. ==Personal life and death==