Dave Chisnall is one of the best darts players in the world, but he’s been awarded an unfortunate award for a famous blunder.
The World No. 6 is still yet to claim his maiden major in the PDC, but he did win a Pro Tour event and the European Darts Open in 2024.
Chizzy had an eventful World Darts Championship campaign, crashing out after a dramatic last-leg decider with Ricky Evans which saw Dave Chisnall suffer a horrible miscount.
Dave Chisnall checked out 131 instead of 139 in the closing stages of the game, a moment which has seen him awarded ‘Miscount of the Year’ by Weekly Dartscast.
Dave Chisnall sends hilarious response to unfortunate darts award
It’s rare for an elite darts player to miscount on the big stage, which made the moment even more surprising from a player as consistent as Chisnall.
While the moment didn’t cause his exit, Chizzy suffered the unfortunate exit in his first match at Ally Pally and he’s been recognised for it.
Darts podcast Weekly Dartscast announced on X that the star had won for his famous miscounting and it didn’t take long for Chizzy to chime in.
Chisnall bluntly responded: “Thanks, I think?” with a laughing emoji as he poked fun at his unfortunate moment in typical Chizzy-style.
Despite being the current World No. 6, Chisnall missed out on the Premier League line-up alongside World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker and UK Open winner Dimitri van Den Bergh.
Dave Chisnall ‘never expected’ Premier League call
Chisnall has not appeared in the Premier League since 2017 when he finished fifth behind Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright, Phil Taylor, and Gary Anderson.
It’s probably for this reason that Chisnall wasn’t surprised to miss out on the touring tournament despite being World No. 6.
Writing on Kwiff, Chizzy said: “I never expected to get a phone call – despite being world No. 6 – because of how poor I’ve been on TV this year, but Mike can feel let down after his great run at the Grand Prix.
“Maybe being No. 24 in the world counted against him, but these young lads are all chomping at the bit to be given a chance to shine.”
Chisnall will appear at the Winmau World Masters which begins on January 30 where he’ll play against a qualifier from the preliminary rounds.