Early career Born in
Musselburgh, Anderson began his career playing in
British Darts Organisation events and won the second tournament he entered by claiming the 2001
Welsh Open with a defeat of
John Walton. The win ensured he qualified for the following year's
World Championship for the first time, where he suffered a first round defeat to Sweden's
Stefan Nagy, going down 3–0. The following year, in the
2003 BDO World Darts Championship Anderson reached the semi-final stage before bowing out to eventual runner-up Ritchie Davies. Anderson would not win another match at the
Lakeside Country Club until
2006, when he beat
Gary Robson in the first round before again falling to the eventual finalist this time in
Raymond van Barneveld in the second round. In the following two years, Anderson was knocked out of the World Championship in the first round by Dutch players – in
2007, he lost to
Albertino Essers, and in
2008, he was defeated by Fabian Roosenbrand.
Major successes and PDC switch Anderson won the first major tournaments of his career by claiming the
International Darts League and
World Darts Trophy back-to-back in 2007. Shortly after his WDT title, his success continued by clinching the
BDO British Open to add to his
2007 Scottish Open success. Anderson also won the
Zuiderduin Masters two years in a row – the first of which was an unranked event, the second was the first championship since the tournament was elevated to the status of ranking major. Anderson finished 2007 as the WDF world number 1, while he later ended 2008 as the WDF world number 2 behind
Scott Waites In 2008, Anderson won the
German Open,
Welsh Open and BDO International Grand Prix titles. retaining the title in 2009, with a world record score of 502 points. Between 2000 and 2008, Anderson represented Scotland at three
WDF World Cups, four
WDF Europe Cups, and five
Six Nations Cup. With Scotland, Anderson lifted successive Six Nations Cups in 2002 and 2003, as well as winning the WDF Europe Cup four-man and overall team titles in 2002. In total, Anderson played thirty-two matches for Scotland, winning twenty-two of them. After months of speculation, Anderson joined the PDC in early 2009. He made his PDC televised debut in an exhibition match at the
Premier League Darts meeting in
Cardiff, after
Wayne Mardle had withdrawn with illness, and defeated
John Part with a three-dart average of 107. On his
PDC World Championship debut in
2010, Anderson defeated
Jamie Caven 3–2 in the first round before losing 4–0 against
Ronnie Baxter in the second round.
2010 In June 2010, Anderson reached his first ever PDC major final at the
2010 UK Open. He defeated
Michael van Gerwen,
Paul Nicholson, Mervyn King (who hit a nine-dart finish against Anderson), Andy Hamilton, and
Tony Ayres before losing to Phil Taylor in the final 11–5. At the
2010 World Matchplay he produced the first whitewash for six years with a 10–0 thumping of fellow Scot
Robert Thornton during their first round encounter. His second round encounter was against
Jelle Klaasen, with Klaasen winning 14–12. Anderson qualified for the
2010 Grand Slam of Darts, and went into the tournament as the number six seed. Anderson defeated
Mark Hylton, Mark Webster and
Wayne Jones in the group stage to finish top of his group. In the second round he defeated
Colin Osborne 10–3 to again play Jones in the quarter finals. Anderson led 15–12 before Jones took the last four legs to win the match 16–15. Anderson represented Scotland along with
Robert Thornton for the inaugural
PDC World Cup of Darts in
2010. They entered the tournament in the second round as 4th seeds and beat
Russia, paired by
Anastasia Dobromyslova and Roman Konchikov, 6–2 to advance to the group stage, where they lost their opening group game to
Wales pairing Mark Webster and
Barrie Bates. Having recovered to secure victory against
Bill Davis and
Darin Young of the
United States, Anderson and Thornton went out after defeat to
Spain's
Carlos Rodriguez and
Antonio Alcinas.
2011 Anderson qualified for the
2011 World Championship as the number 11 seed and in the first round played
Japan's
Morihiro Hashimoto. Anderson won 3–0 in sets, taking all nine legs without reply, with an average of 103.23. In the second round he faced two-time world champion
Dennis Priestley, winning 4 sets to 2. He then defeated
Andy Smith in the third round (whilst setting his highest World Championship average of 108.39),
Raymond van Barneveld in the quarter-finals, and
Terry Jenkins in the semi-finals to ensure his place in the final against
Adrian Lewis. Anderson was defeated 7–5 by Lewis, who also hit a nine-dart finish during the first set of the match. Despite the loss, Anderson's run ensured him a place in the
2011 Premier League as he had moved into the top four on the
Order of Merit. Anderson was the number two seed for the
2011 Players Championship Finals, and reached his second successive major final, where he played
Phil Taylor. Anderson led 11–9, but Taylor checked out 128 in the deciding leg to win 13–12. In the Premier League he got off to a winning start by beating
Simon Whitlock 8–5 on the opening night at the
O2 Arena. He went on to win his first four games before losing to Taylor in week five. Anderson finished the group stage in third place and played Van Barneveld in the semi-finals, winning 8–6. Away from the television cameras on the
PDC Pro Tour he won four
Players Championships during the year including both during the same weekend in
Nuland. In the first round of the
World Grand Prix he faced
Richie Burnett and lost 2–1 in sets. Anderson qualified from
Group C of the
Grand Slam of Darts and then won through to the final where he met Taylor and was comfortably beaten 16–4. Anderson holds the record for the highest ever three dart average in darts history in an official tournament with a 133.35 average in a 6–1 win against
Arron Monk in a UK Open Qualifier during 2011.
2012 Anderson survived a huge scare in the first round of the
2012 World Championship as his opponent
Jyhan Artut had four darts to win the match. He missed and Anderson won the match 3–2 on a sudden-death leg. He used his lucky escape to his advantage by defeating
Devon Petersen and
Colin Lloyd, 4–2 and 4–1 respectively, to set up a quarter-final clash with
Simon Whitlock. He won the first set of the match, but missed a total of 29 darts at a double and lost 1–5. He played in his second
World Cup for Scotland in February, this time with
Peter Wright and together they were beaten by South Africa in the second round, losing in a sudden-death leg. Anderson had a disappointing defence of his
Premier League title. He finished bottom of the league table having won just three matches from the 14-game season. In winning the event in 2011 he made a total of 79 180's, but could only manage 31 this year, the least of any of the eight players. However, in the last league game Anderson did have an encouraging 7–7 draw with
Phil Taylor. He lost in the next round to compatriot, and eventual winner of the event,
Robert Thornton 7–9. He was then forced to take a month away from the sport due to problems focusing with his left eye, returning to play in the
World Matchplay. There he played
Dean Winstanley in the first round and, despite leading 5–0, lost the match 11–13. Anderson was banned by the Darts Regulation Authority for two
European Tour events and the
European Championship due to "him failing to complete his match and his subsequent behaviour" at the
European Tour Event 2. In October, he lost in the final of the 14th
Players Championship of the year, 5–6 to
Robert Thornton in an all Scottish final. Anderson then won the non-ranking Irish Masters by beating
Colin Osborne 6–1 in the final. He finished second in Group F of the
Grand Slam of Darts to qualify for the last 16, where he faced
Andy Hamilton. Despite averaging almost 102, Anderson lost 9–10 in a thrilling match. After all 33 ProTour events of 2012 had been played, Anderson was 26th on the Order of Merit, inside the top 32 who qualified for the
Players Championship Finals. He saw off
Wes Newton and Robert Thornton, but was then beaten 8–10 by
Simon Whitlock in the quarter-finals. During the 2012 season, Anderson, together with the seven other players who competed in the
Premier League recorded a charity single with
Chas Hodges and his band called 'Got My Tickets for the Darts' which was written by Chas. It was released on 18 May, the night after the play-offs at the O2 in London, where it was premiered. Proceeds from the single were donated to the Haven House Children's Hospice.
2013 Anderson survived three match darts versus
John Bowles in the second round of the
2013 World Championship to win in a deciding set, but was then comfortably beaten by
Raymond van Barneveld 0–4 in 33 minutes as he missed a total of 23 darts at doubles. Because the ranking system works as a two-year rolling list based on prize money earned, Anderson lost the £100,000 from reaching the 2011 World Championship final and dropped to world number 11 after the tournament. Anderson partnered
Robert Thornton for the third time at the
World Cup of Darts and they were shocked by Spain 4–5 in the last 16. He threw a nine-dart finish in the third UK Open Qualifier during a first round win over Josh Payne, but lost in the following round 5–6 to
Michael van Gerwen. He qualified for the
2013 Premier League by virtue of being the 2011 champion. In the first eight matches he could only beat
Phil Taylor and
Simon Whitlock and went into the ninth week knowing he had to beat
James Wade to have any chance of avoiding being one of the two relegated players from the 10-man league. Anderson lost 3–7 to Wade and stated afterwards that he has struggled with his game for the last year. At the
UK Open he led
Kevin Painter 7–3 in the fourth round, but then lost six consecutive legs to exit the tournament 7–9. Anderson showed his best darts in the first round of the
World Grand Prix as he averaged 104.86 in the double start event during a two sets to nil 10-minute defeat of
Jelle Klaasen. He then edged past
Wes Newton 3–2 before meeting Phil Taylor in top form in the quarter-finals who beat Anderson 3–0. At the
Grand Slam of Darts, Anderson produced two superb performances in the group stage as he averaged 107.14 and 111.80 in defeats of
Wesley Harms and
Peter Wright. He lost his other game to
James Wade to finish second in the group and play Taylor in the last 16. Anderson again posted an impressive average of 106.13 (almost four points ahead of Taylor's), but from 4–4 was unable to capitalise on the chances his scoring set up and lost 10–5. Anderson's second major quarter-final of the year came at the
Players Championship Finals where he lost 9–7 to
Justin Pipe.
2014 Anderson comfortably beat
Mark Dudbridge and
Brendan Dolan in the
2014 World Championship to face
Michael van Gerwen in the third round. He took advantage of a sluggish start from Van Gerwen to establish a 3–1 lead and also missed two darts to win the set he lost. However, Anderson's usual scoring power deserted him as he lost three sets in a row to exit the tournament. Anderson bemoaned the fact that he had been playing consistently well over the previous months but kept losing games he should win through silly mistakes. He then began the year by claiming his first ranking title in two and a half years at the
German Darts Championship. Anderson recovered from 5–3 down to
Justin Pipe in the final to win 6–5, surviving six match darts from his opponent in the process and said afterwards his goal for the year was to reclaim his ranking in the top eight. His good start to the year continued as he won the fifth
UK Open Qualifier with a 6–2 defeat of
Robert Thornton. At the
UK Open itself he lost 9–7 to
Ian White in the fifth round. Anderson's third title of the year came at the first
Players Championship as he averaged 111.47 in beating
Andrew Gilding 6–5 in a high quality final. Another tournament victory came a week later at the third event by edging out
Phil Taylor 6–5, with Anderson describing afterwards that winning has become a habit again. Anderson received a
Sky Sports wildcard to participate in the
Premier League this year. He had a fantastic second half of the season to win five of his last seven matches, drawing the other two, to finish fourth in the
table and qualify for the play-offs. Anderson played Van Gerwen in the semi-finals against whom he lost to 7–5 and beat 7–4 during the league stage. There was never more than a leg between the players throughout the whole match with Van Gerwen throwing for it in the deciding leg. He kicked off with a 171 and Anderson could only reply with 17 and went on to lose 8–7. With doubling so often the weakness in Anderson's game, he managed to hit 43% during the whole season this year, the third highest out of the ten players. In June he won his fifth title of the season at the 11th Players Championship with a 6–2 defeat of Thornton. At the
World Matchplay, Anderson beat
Jamie Caven 10–8 and
Stephen Bunting 13–8 (whilst averaging 104.41) to progress past the second round for the first time in his sixth appearance in the event. In the quarter-finals he outplayed
Adrian Lewis in winning 13–8 and was then involved in a high quality match against
Phil Taylor in the semi-finals as both players averaged 105 which Anderson just lost 17–15. Anderson stated that the quality of his darts was beginning to scare other players again and his successful week took him back into the world's top 10. In September he averaged 115.62 in thrashing Lewis 6–0 in the semi-finals of the 13th Players Championship and then fought back from 5–3 down in the final against
Richie Burnett to take the title 6–5. He also reached the final of the 16th event but lost 6–2 against
Brendan Dolan. Anderson's successful season in the floor events concluded at the final Players Championship where he sealed the title by throwing a 10 dart leg to edge
Peter Wright 6–5. He finished the season top of the Pro Tour Order of Merit and was therefore the number one seed for the
Players Championship Finals, something Anderson said he had worked his heart out all year to achieve. He produced his very highest standard throughout the event beginning with a 6–5 win over
Christian Kist with an average of 110.62. In the quarter-finals he beat Taylor for the first time since 2007 in a televised knockout match and then eliminated
Vincent van der Voort 11–7 and Lewis 11–6 in the final. It was Anderson's fourth major title and he ended the tournament with an overall average of 104.72.
2015: World Championship win Anderson seemed to become frustrated with his first round opponent
Scott Kirchner's playing style at the
2015 World Championship. Kirchner threw an imaginary dart before every visit to the board and Anderson struggled to a 3–1 win averaging 86.20. A much higher quality match followed against the fast throwing
Jelle Klaasen in which Anderson recovered from 3–1 down to win 4–3, taking out a crucial 84 finish on the bull in the fifth set with Klaasen waiting on 89 for the match. Both players averaged over 100 with 20 180s thrown. More comfortable victories followed over
Cristo Reyes (averaged 104.54) and the previous year's finalist
Peter Wright (averaged 102.12) to set up a semi-final tie with
Michael van Gerwen. Just like their meeting in the third round of 2014's event, Van Gerwen recovered from a 3–1 deficit to level at 3–3. However, he would miss four darts to gain a set lead for the first time in the match, with Anderson going on to take it 6–3. He finished with a checkout rate of 50% and averaged over 100 for the fourth game in a row. Anderson held an early 3–1 advantage over
Phil Taylor in the final, before the 16-time world champion won nine of the next ten legs to move 4–3 ahead. Taylor then missed three darts to take the next set, allowing Anderson to tie the scores at 4–4. In Anderson's first visit to the board at the beginning of the ninth set he hit two treble 20s, but his third dart knocked them out of the bed to score nothing. He lost the leg and became distracted by a member of the audience shouting out to be two legs down, before punishing more missed darts from Taylor to claim the set. Anderson stood one set away from the title when he made it 6–4, but Taylor quickly recovered to send the match into a deciding set. Taylor had three darts to hold his throw in the second leg, but could not find the target as Anderson took the final set without reply to win his first World Championship 7–6. The match broke the record for 180s in a PDC final with 32, beating the 31 thrown during the
2007 final. Anderson's total 180s during the whole tournament of 64 was also a record. The title saw him climb to world number three, his highest position to date. Later in the month he was crowned the PDC Player of the Year, Pro Tour Player of the Year, Fans' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year at the annual awards dinner.
Rest of season At the
Masters, following wins over
Andy Hamilton, 10–2, and
James Wade, 10–5, in which Anderson averaged 121 in the first five legs, he lost 11–6 to
Raymond van Barneveld in the semi-finals. Anderson began his
Premier League campaign with a 7–5 win over
Phil Taylor. He was beaten 6–2 in the final of the
German Darts Championship by
Michael van Gerwen. From 8–4 ahead of
Mervyn King in the third round of the
UK Open, Anderson missed a total of 13 match darts to be defeated 9–8. In week six of the Premier League, Anderson secured a superb 7–1 win over
Adrian Lewis, with a 109 average, and continued his form into that weekend by beating
James Wade 6–5 to win the first
Players Championship event of the year. On his first competitive return to Scotland as world champion, Anderson overcame
Kim Huybrechts 7–5 in week seven of the Premier League. He missed double 12 for a
nine darter in the last leg. After a 6–6 draw in week nine with Van Barneveld, with a 108 average, Anderson sat third in the Premier League table, with the first round of fixtures completed, and a total of six wins, one draw and 13 points from his first nine matches. After three defeats in his next five matches, Anderson secured his place in the
Premier League play-offs with another 7–5 defeat of
Phil Taylor in week 14. He finished the regular Premier League season beating Adrian Lewis 7–3 to finish in third. Anderson recorded nine wins, two draws and 20 points from 16 games. He lost 6–4 to
Phil Taylor in the final of the ninth Players Championship. Anderson rallied from 7–4 down to
Dave Chisnall in the Premier League semi-finals to send the match into a deciding leg in which Chisnall missed three match darts, allowing Anderson to take out a 116 finish to beat him 10–9. Anderson defeated Van Gerwen 11–7 in the final to claim the second Premier League title of his career. He became the second player after
Phil Taylor win to the World Championship and Premier League in the same year. Anderson made his World Series of Darts debut at the
Dubai Masters, but lost to
Phil Taylor at the semi-final stage. Anderson and
Peter Wright teamed up at the
World Cup of Darts as the number two seeds. After wins over Singapore, Hungary, and Hong Kong, they saw off the Dutch duo of Van Gerwen and Van Barneveld in a doubles match to ensure Scotland would play in their first final in the event. They faced England's Taylor and Lewis and were 2–1 down in the tie, before Anderson beat Taylor 4–1 which meant the winner of Wright against Lewis would claim the title, with Lewis triumphing 4–1. At the
World Matchplay, Anderson beat
Steve Beaton 10–4 in the first round before a surprise 13–9 second round defeat to
Mensur Suljović, which ended his bid for the Triple Crown. Following the completion of the tournament, Anderson became the world number two for the first time in his career. He won his second Players Championship of the year at the final event by seeing off
James Wade 6–2. In the final of the
European Championship, Anderson held a 10–7 advantage over Van Gerwen, but lost four legs in a row without getting a dart for the title as he was beaten 11–10. He averaged 104.22 against
Mark Webster in the second round of the
Grand Slam of Darts, but the Welshman took out 71% of his shots at doubles to defeat Anderson 10–6 and he lost in the same stage of the
Players Championship Finals 10–4 to
Daryl Gurney.
2016: Second World Championship title In the defence of his title, Anderson reached the final of the
2016 World Championship without facing any troubles following wins over
Andy Boulton,
Daryl Gurney,
Vincent van der Voort,
James Wade and
Jelle Klaasen with the loss of just two sets. In the semi-finals, he won 6–0 over
Jelle Klaasen with a 107 average and threw a
nine-dart finish in the opening set. He played
Adrian Lewis in a rematch of the 2011 final and hit a 170 finish in the penultimate leg, before hitting double 12 (the same double which he hit to win his first World Championship) to retain his title with a 7–5 win, a reversal of the scoreline from five years ago. 34 180s were thrown which is a record in a professional match. Anderson became the 11th player to win more than one World Championship and joined
Eric Bristow,
Raymond van Barneveld and Lewis in being the only players to have successfully defended their first world title.
Rest of season Anderson took the fourth
UK Open Qualifier with a 6–1 victory over
James Wade, but at the
main event suffered a huge surprise fourth round loss as amateur Barry Lynn won 9–3. He finished third in the
Premier League to qualify for the semi-finals and rallied from 8–4 down against
Phil Taylor to trail by one leg, but would be beaten 10–7. Anderson had an exceptional year in the invitational World Series events as he claimed the
Dubai Masters,
Auckland Darts Masters and
Tokyo Darts Masters. He reached the semi-finals of the
World Matchplay for the second time, but lost 17–8 to Taylor. Anderson's second Pro Tour title of 2016 was the 12th
Players Championship which he won by edging out
Terry Jenkins 6–5. Anderson's first major final after the World Championship came at the
World Grand Prix which he got to without dropping more than one set against
Jamie Caven,
Kyle Anderson,
Kim Huybrechts and
Raymond van Barneveld. However, he was powerless to stop
Michael van Gerwen from capturing the title with a 5–2 win. Anderson was whitewashed 6–0 by Wade in the first round of the
European Championship, averaging just 77.40. In his next event, the
World Series of Darts Finals, Anderson wore glasses on stage for the first time. He said after going for an eye test he could not believe he had won two world title without being able to see properly and also explained that he has had to change his throw after his old one would knock his glasses off. He did lose 6–5 to
Joe Cullen in his first match wearing them, but reached the semi-finals of the
Grand Slam where he was defeated 16–14 by Wade.
2017 In his quarter-final match with
Dave Chisnall at the
2017 World Championship 33 180s were thrown, just one shy of the record. With the match tied at three sets apiece, Chisnall was ahead in the seventh set 2–0, but missed four darts to take it and Anderson would win 5–3. After
Peter Wright equalised their semi-final at 3–3 after trailing 3–1, Anderson won nine of the next ten legs to reach the final for the third year in a row with a 6–3 victory. He was on a 17-game unbeaten streak at the event and missed two darts to take a 3–1 lead over
Michael van Gerwen in the early stages of the final. Van Gerwen then won 12 of the next 14 legs in taking four sets in a row and, though Anderson pulled one back, his reign as world champion ended with a 7–3 loss. Anderson had not averaged over 100 in his two previous wins in the final, but averaged 104.93 in this defeat, as well as hitting 22 180s which is a record in a single match. The pair smashed the record for the most 180s in a match with 42 and Anderson's 71 for the entire tournament is also a record. Anderson and Van Gerwen also met in the final of the
Masters, with Anderson losing 11–7. He was level at 7–7 with Van Gerwen in the semi-finals of the
Premier League, before being defeated 10–7. Anderson and Wright suffered a surprise first round 5–2 defeat to Singapore at the
World Cup.
2018: World Matchplay and UK Open champion Anderson began his 2018 season with a loss to eventual runner-up
Phil Taylor in the quarter-finals of the
2018 World Championship, failing to reach the final for the first time in 4 years. With
Rob Cross breaking into the top 3 in Order of Merit with his World Championship victory over Taylor, Anderson would start the 2018 season ranked 4th in the world. In the semi finals of the
Masters, Anderson lost to
Michael van Gerwen 11–5. Two weeks later Anderson won
2018 UK Open Qualifier 4. After taking second in his group with victories over Michael van Gerwen and Dave Chisnall, but a loss to Daryl Gurney, Anderson would meet Suljović again in the semi-final of the
2018 Champions League of Darts. The Scotsman secured an 11–4 victory over the Austrian to avenge his defeat in the
2017 Final where the Austrian won 11–9. Anderson was quick to follow up with another 11–4 victory in the final against his fellow countryman Peter Wright to become the third champion in as many stagings of
the tournament. A week later in the
World Grand Prix, Anderson would again struggle when he fell to the reigning champion
Daryl Gurney for the second time in two weeks, with a 3–0 defeat in the quarter-finals. In November, Anderson went undefeated in the group stage of the
Grand Slam and met MVG in the semi-final having only lost 12 legs combined in the prior rounds. Anderson won the match 16–12 to setup a meeting with
Gerwyn Price in the final. After at one point leading the match 11–8, Anderson was visibly distracted by Price, and only won 2 of the next 10 legs, to lose 16–13 in the controversial final. The following week in the
2018 Players Championship Finals, Anderson once again met Van Gerwen in the semi-finals with each of them having only given up 9 legs in the tournament so far. This time around, Van Gerwen would win 11–9.
2019: World Cup win Anderson entered the
2019 World Championship as the fourth seed and won his opening match against
Kevin Burness 3–1. He led his third round match against
Jermaine Wattimena 3–1, before losing the next two sets, then had to survive match darts to take the game to a tie break before eventually prevailing 5–3 in the deciding set. In the fourth round, Anderson recovered from a 2–0 deficit to
Chris Dobey to win the final set in another tiebreaker with a score of 4–2 legs. In the quarter finals, Anderson appeared to have gotten his game back with a 5–2 victory over
Dave Chisnall and a 103.03 average, his first over 100 in the tournament. Anderson visibly struggled however in his semi-final match with
Michael van Gerwen. The world number one put up a 104.76 average to Anderson's 97.98 to secure a 6–1 victory and only giving up 7 legs. Anderson had been struggling with back problems for a couple of years at this point, and took the decision to withdraw from the
Masters at the start of February 2019 due to these issues. He then had to take the decision to also pull out of the
Premier League, meaning that he'd miss the tournament for the first time since 2010. However, Anderson stated that a specialist had found the problem with his back and that he hoped to be back in action within a couple of months after receiving treatment. On 25 February, it was announced that Anderson would make his yearly debut at the
2019 UK Open in March. Anderson, alongside teammate
Peter Wright, won the
2019 PDC World Cup of Darts, the first time Scotland had won the tournament.
2020 Anderson exited the
2020 World Championship in the fourth round, losing to
Nathan Aspinall. He returned to the
Premier League after a year away. Anderson won his first ranking title since the 2018 Matchplay at the first Players Championship event of 2020; beating
Jeff Smith in the final. At the
2020 World Matchplay, Anderson made his first televised singles final since 2018, losing to
Dimitri Van den Bergh.
2021: Fifth world final Anderson went into the
2021 World Championship as thirteenth seed; and dismissed his chances of a third world title after an opening win over
Madars Razma, describing 2019 & 2020 as "rotten". He beat
Mensur Suljović 4–3 in a controversial game, with Anderson accusing his opponent of
gamesmanship. Anderson then
whitewashed Devon Petersen to reach the eighth PDC World Championship quarterfinal of his career.
Dirk van Duijvenbode won the first set against Anderson in the quarter-finals, but Anderson turned the game around including a run of ten legs in a row to win the match 5–1. Anderson secured a 6–3 win over
Dave Chisnall in the semi-finals to qualify for his fifth World Championship final and set up a repeat of the controversial
2018 Grand Slam of Darts final against
Gerwyn Price. Anderson went on to lose the final 7–3 to Price. At the
World Matchplay he lost in the second round to
Nathan Aspinall.
2022 Anderson reached the semi-finals of the
2022 World Championship. He began his campaign with a 3–1 win over
Adrian Lewis in the second round. Victories against
Ian White and
Rob Cross saw him advance to the quarter-finals. He faced
Luke Humphries for a place in the last four and won the match 5–2, securing a seventh PDC World Championship semi-final. He was eliminated in a 6–4 loss to eventual champion
Peter Wright. Anderson earned his first nightly win under the new
2022 Premier League format on night six; he defeated
Jonny Clayton, Peter Wright and
Michael Smith to win the night in
Nottingham. He was forced to withdraw from night nine in
Leeds following a positive
COVID-19 test. At the end of the league phase, Anderson finished bottom of the table with nine points. Anderson reached his only ranking final of the year at
Players Championship 5 where he lost 8–6 to
Damon Heta. He was also the runner-up at the
Nordic Darts Masters, losing 11–5 to
Dimitri Van den Bergh.
2023 At the
2023 World Championship, Anderson won his opening match 3–1 against
Madars Razma. He faced
Chris Dobey in the third round and took a 1–0 lead, but Dobey won the next four sets to win the match 4–1 and eliminate Anderson. Anderson ended a three-year ranking title drought by winning
Players Championship 8 in March. He progressed to the final following a 7–3 win against
Gerwyn Price before beating
Krzysztof Ratajski 8–5. Later in the year, he won back-to-back Players Championship titles at events 24 and 25 with final victories over
Ryan Joyce and
Josh Rock. Anderson made his return to the European Tour after a seven-year absence by qualifying for the Dutch Darts Championship. However, he lost in the first round of the event, suffering a surprise 6–2 defeat to Czech qualifier
Roman Benecký. He also competed at the Belgian Darts Open where he reached the quarter-finals, losing 6–1 to eventual champion
Michael van Gerwen. Anderson and Scotland teammate
Peter Wright made it to the final of the
World Cup of Darts. The pair whitewashed France 8–0 in the quarter-finals before getting past Germany 8–5 in the semi-finals, but they succumbed to a 10–2 defeat to Wales (Gerwyn Price and
Jonny Clayton) in the final. In televised singles competition, Anderson reached the quarter-finals of the
Grand Slam of Darts but narrowly lost 16–14 to
Luke Humphries, who went on to win the tournament.
2024 Anderson opened his
2024 World Championship campaign with a 3–0 win over
Simon Whitlock. He then took out Croatia's
Boris Krčmar but then lost 4–3 to
Brendan Dolan in the fourth round. On the
2024 Pro Tour, Anderson won
Players Championship 2, defeating
Ryan Searle 8–5 in the final. Anderson made the final again at Players Championship 3, but lost in a rematch against Searle 8–7. He earned his second Players Championship title of the year by beating
Connor Scutt 8–4 to win Players Championship 22. On the
European Tour, Anderson won his first European Tour title since the
2014 German Darts Championship by winning the
2024 European Darts Grand Prix in April. He defeated
Christian Perez 6–3, then
Gerwyn Price 6–4,
Josh Rock 6–5 in a deciding leg and
Rob Cross 7–5 to reach the final. Anderson claimed the title with an 8–6 triumph over
Ross Smith. At the
Grand Slam of Darts, Anderson reached the semi-finals and established a 13–9 lead against
Luke Littler, before losing 16–15 to the eventual champion.
2025 ,
Rob Cross and
William O'Connor in 2025 At the
2025 World Championship, Anderson suffered a shock 3–0 loss to
Jeffrey de Graaf in the second round. This was the first time that Anderson had lost his opening match at the event. He won his first title of the year at
Players Championship 7 by defeating
Adam Lipscombe 8–3 in the final, marking his 30th Players Championship title in total. He retained the
European Darts Grand Prix by whitewashing
Andrew Gilding 8–0 in the final. He reached his second European Tour final of the year at the
Baltic Sea Darts Open, where he lost 8–3 to
Gerwyn Price.
2026 Anderson reached his eighth PDC World Championship semi-final at the
2026 World Championship by defeating
Justin Hood 5–2. His run included a 4–1 win over
Michael van Gerwen in the fourth round. In the semi-finals, Anderson lost 6–3 to
Gian van Veen in a match where both players'
three-dart averages were above 102. ==Personal life==