A FATHER-SON darts combo and two of Scotland’s finest throwers could face Phil Taylor on his long-awaited oche comeback next month.
‘The Power‘, 66, is to retire from competition.
The sixteen-time world champion will team up with pal , a two-time winner of the Sid Waddell Trophy, to play for England in the MODUS Super Series International Pairs Tournament.
The event, held in Portsmouth from November 23-28, will see 24 players from 12 nations compete live on Pluto TV.
On Saturday night, five new pairs were announced to complete the star-studded international field.
Simon Whitlock, 57, and one of his three sons, Mason, who was born in 2003, will join forces in the green and gold colours of Australia.
The Wizard, who no longer holds a PDC Tour card, lost 7-3 to Taylor 16 years ago in the PDC World Championship final at Ally Pally.
Mason – who has hit nine-dart finishes on the MODUS Series and PDC Development Tour – is an up-and-coming player, who dreams of becoming a professional over the next few years.
The duo of John Henderson and Robert Thornton will represent Scotland at the six-day competition.
Highlander Hendo, 53, is one of the most popular figures in the sport and was a World Cup of Darts champion with Peter ‘Snakebite’ Wright five years ago.
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Belgium will be represented by defending champions Andy Baetens and Brian Raman, while Danny van Trijp and Ron Meulenkamp will wear the orange shirt of the Netherlands.
Swede Andreas Harrysson, who reached the fourth round as a qualifier last Christmas on his debut, will play with compatriot Anton Ostlund.
Other teams already confirmed include Denmark (Ivan Springborg Poulsen and Andreas Toft Jorgensen), Germany (Daniel Klose and Liam Maendl-Lawrance), New Zealand (Haupai Puha and Jonny Tata), Switzerland (Ansh Sood and Marcel Walpen), the USA (Fred Krueger and Doug Boehm) and Wales (Derek Coulson and Alex Williams).
and Lewis, 41, won four World Cup of Darts titles together between 2012 and 2016 and will reunite in competitive action for this one-off opportunity.
They will begin their campaign in Group C on Thursday, November 26 against Denmark, Switzerland and three Group A qualifiers.
Taylor said: “I’m really looking forward to this.I’ve been practising every day and once you see the full line-up, you realise there are no easy games in this tournament.
“Adrian and I have a lot of history together and we know how to win as a pair, but there are plenty of familiar faces in there, too.
“I’ve played some huge matches against Simon Whitlock and Robert Thornton over the years, so it’ll be good to see them back on the other side of the oche.
“There are also a lot of players I haven’t faced before, which makes it even more interesting.
“I’m coming back because there is no one else I would want to be paired with other than Adrian.”
