Over the past 3 years Waites has won the Grand Slam of Darts, which includes ALL the top PDC players, lost in a final to Taylor, BEAT Taylor in the round robin this year, and ended up losing to MVG who was averaging a ridiculous 105+ average over 30+ legs.

The overall standard of that BDO championship was shocking (not one player hit a 100+ average or even a 170 checkout, let alone a 9 darter) but Waites has already proven he can beat the big boys.