Bobby George is arguably the biggest name in darts to never appear in the PDC and the charismatic personality has revealed why he never played in the corporation.
The two-time News of the World Championship winner played in the BDO between 1977 and 2009 but never joined the likes of Phil Taylor, Dennis Priestly, and Keith Deller in making the switch.
The King of Blind has discussed his decision to stay in the BDO and shared whether he feels any regret over the decision.
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Bobby George talks PDC snub
George has revealed that he never snubbed the PDC because he was never asked when the corporation was formed in the mid-1990s.
Speaking to MDA Events about whether he regretted not playing in the PDC, George said: “No. You know why I haven’t got any regrets?
“Because no one asked me about that no one asked me. I was out of darts for five years, top darts tournaments anyway.
“Obviously I’m doing exhibitions but I didn’t worry about tournaments so I wasn’t really bothered about getting on the television. It was good money and I was enjoying what I’m doing.
“No one asked me at the time. I qualified for 94 at the end of that year anyway, they were all there watching me but no one said: ‘Oh, do you know want you join the PDC?”
George played in the BDO for 32 years and reached the final of the BDO Darts World Championships on two occasions, but never won the top prize.
Bobby George wasn’t anti-PDC
Due to never making the switch to the bigger corporation, fans often thought the charismatic TV personality was against the glitz and glamour of the PDC, but that wasn’t the case.
In the same interview, George revealed he did object to the PDC’s early philosophy, however. He said: “They would say: ‘we’re not pub players’, but that’s the worst thing they can say because pub players make a living.
“I didn’t like it. I said: ‘Well I think you’re out of order to say that’ and then they started ‘Oh he’s anti-PDC DC’.
“I wasn’t, I was just saying what I thought they shouldn’t have said because we’re all only pub players.”
Despite never playing in the so-called ‘big leagues’, George became a popular presence on UK TV and appeared as a pundit for the BBC’s coverage of the darts.