Mervyn King has stunned the British Darts Organisation by joining the Professional Darts Corporation, despite insisting that he would not last month.
An angry King threatened to pull out of the Lakeside World Championship after refuting a link with the PDC circuit.
However the Norfolk player has now moved, joining Raymond van Barneveld and Jelle Klaasen in leaving the BDO.
"I'm looking to further my darts career and have noticed for a couple of years the strength in depth of the PDC," he said.
"I want to be a part of that and move forward with it in the coming years.
"It's a new challenge for me. It's a frightening prospect but an exciting one at the same time."
Great Yarmouth-based King reached the semi-finals of this year's Lakeside tournament and has twice lost in the final at Frimley Green, to Tony David in 2002 and Winmau's Andy Fordham two years later.
However, the 40-year-old is now expected to make his debut on the PDC Pro Tour in the Blue Square UK Open South-East Regional Final in London at the start of March.
PDC chairman Barry Hearn said: "We're delighted to welcome Mervyn into the PDC ranks. He is a quality player capable of winning major tournaments.
"He has proved by joining the PDC that he has the ambition and desire to compete against the best players in the world on the game's biggest stages."
An angry King threatened to pull out of the Lakeside World Championship after refuting a link with the PDC circuit.
However the Norfolk player has now moved, joining Raymond van Barneveld and Jelle Klaasen in leaving the BDO.
"I'm looking to further my darts career and have noticed for a couple of years the strength in depth of the PDC," he said.
"I want to be a part of that and move forward with it in the coming years.
"It's a new challenge for me. It's a frightening prospect but an exciting one at the same time."
Great Yarmouth-based King reached the semi-finals of this year's Lakeside tournament and has twice lost in the final at Frimley Green, to Tony David in 2002 and Winmau's Andy Fordham two years later.
However, the 40-year-old is now expected to make his debut on the PDC Pro Tour in the Blue Square UK Open South-East Regional Final in London at the start of March.
PDC chairman Barry Hearn said: "We're delighted to welcome Mervyn into the PDC ranks. He is a quality player capable of winning major tournaments.
"He has proved by joining the PDC that he has the ambition and desire to compete against the best players in the world on the game's biggest stages."
2 comments:
you are a good player and i think like you said its a challenge
PDC is getting better and better and you will be lucky to get in the top 10 as they play comptative darts in and out all the time.
I karl from A180 darts think you and the others who have mooved over will not be in top 5 within 2 years and some will not get in top 20
you are a good player and i think like you said its a challenge
PDC is getting better and better and you will be lucky to get in the top 10 as they play comptative darts in and out all the time.
I karl from A180 darts think you and the others who have moved over will not be in top 5 within 2 years and some will not get in top 20
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