Darts: Gardener Tommy Morris brings his dance moves to the Slam

From the Pro Tour invite to Wolverhampton

Tommy Morris spends his days as a gardener in Dorset. When the Grand Slam of Darts gets under way on Saturday, he will be part of it for the first time, and he has promised the Wolverhampton crowd a show.

The 34-year-old has had a year few saw coming. Invited to the first Pro Tour event of 2026 without a Tour card, he kept collecting results, and he described it to Sky Sports as a “domino effect”. Along the way he beat four former world champions: his idol Gary Anderson, plus Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross and Michael Smith.

The breakthrough came in Leicester. Morris won Players Championship 34 by beating Luke Humphries 8-5, sealing it with a 161 checkout, which made him only the sixth non-Tour Card holder ever to win a ProTour title. He had also reached the Players Championship 32 final in Den Bosch, where Chris Dobey beat him.

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‘The Gun’ and a surprise walk-on

He goes by ‘The Gun’, a nod to boxer Tommy Morrison, who played Tommy Gunn in Rocky V. He also calls himself the jester of the room. Morris told Sky Sports he has a party tune ready for his walk-on and wants to keep the dance routine a surprise, setting himself up as a rival to the sport’s established showmen such as Dimitri van den Bergh.

The bravado comes with a serious edge. Morris insists darts is no longer “a pub game” for him and says he now ranks himself among the best players on the planet. His draw will test that claim. He sits in Group C with former World Cup winner Josh Rock and Dutchman Kevin Doets.

A packed winter ahead

Wolverhampton is only the start. Morris has also booked places at the Players Championship Finals in Minehead and, after finishing third on the Challenge Tour, at his first World Championship, which begins on December 11.

His long-term target is a full PDC Tour card. He credits veteran Mervyn King, whom he calls a mentor and close friend, with keeping a fiery temperament in check.

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