Jocky up for the Cup
The inaugural Jocky Wilson Cup between England and Scotland will be live on Sky Sports in December.
Last Updated: 05/10/09 1:03pm
Jocky Wilson has given his backing to the England v Scotland cup clash named in his honour, which will be live on Sky Sports in December.
The Professional Darts Corporation will stage the Scotland versus England clash in Glasgow this December in the honour of Wilson, who retired from darts in the mid-1990s and now lives in Kirkcaldy.
The event sees top Scottish duo Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton take on the world's top two players, English pair Phil Taylor and James Wade in a series of Singles games plus a Doubles match, in a format similar to that of Davis Cup tennis.
The legendary two-time world champion is thrilled to have a new competition named after him, and hopes the Scottish fans would come out in support of their players.
"It's going to be a brilliant night of top-quality darts," said 59-year-old Wilson.
"I'm really honoured to have this tournament named after me, especially with such star-studded line-up doing battle from the oche.
"It's going to be a tough match for our Robert and Gary, but I'm sure with the vocal support of a partisan home crowd, they'll be spurred on to victory and the inaugural Jocky Wilson Cup will be staying in Scottish hands!
"I'd urge all the Scottish darts fans to get along to Braehead and cheer on our two lads when they take on the Auld Enemy!"
You can watch all of the action from the Jocky Wilson Cup at the Braehead Arena, live on Sky Sports 2 from 7pm on Saturday December 5.
