- New research from Gambling.com reveals the Internet’s top 10 most loved and Hated Darts Players
- Simon Whitlock is named as the Internet’s most loved darts player, whilst Gerwyn Price comes in as the Internet’s most hated
- Although he’s the most hated player online, Gerwyn Price is still loved by many with some describing him as “absolute box office”
Darts is notorious for being full of polarising and entertaining personalities, such as the Iceman Gerwyn Price or Peter “Snakebite” Wright, and whether you love them or hate them, we all want to watch them play darts. With this being said, have you ever wondered who the most loved and hated Darts players are?
Well, thanks to new research from Gambling.com, they have been revealed. By utilizing the social listening tool Linkfluence, they acquired the online sentiment data from Reddit and Twitter surrounding every Darts player over the past year, and ranked them based on their positive and negative sentiment to discover the internet’s most loved and hated Darts players:
The Top 10 Most Loved Darts Players
| Player | Positive Sentiment | Negative Sentiment | Neutral Sentiment |
| Simon Whitlock | 56.1% | 6.7% | 37.2% |
| Damon Heta | 50.3% | 1.7% | 48.0% |
| Peter Wright | 48.6% | 3.4% | 48.1% |
| Rob Cross | 48.4% | 4.3% | 47.3% |
| Jonny Clayton | 48.1% | 1.9% | 50.0% |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | 44.7% | 3.0% | 52.3% |
| Daryl Gurney | 41.8% | 3.2% | 55.0% |
| Callan Rydz | 38.5% | 3.7% | 57.8% |
| Michael Smith | 37.6% | 9.9% | 52.5% |
| Gerwyn Price | 37.4% | 23.8% | 38.8% |
The Wizard has worked his magic on Darts fans online, as Simon Whitlock claims the top spot as the Internet’s Most Loved Darts Player with 56.1% of all posts about him online being positive compared to just 6.7% negative.
The Australian Damon Heta came in 2nd place with 50.3% of posts online about him being positive, and Snakebite, Peter Wright, came in 3rd after an admirable 48.60% of posts about him were positive.
The Top 10 Most Hated Darts Players
| Player | Positive Sentiment | Negative Sentiment | Neutral Sentiment |
| Gerwyn Price | 37.4% | 23.8% | 38.8% |
| Mervyn King | 18.7% | 17.2% | 64.1% |
| Ian White | 33.8% | 11.7% | 54.5% |
| Michael Smith | 37.6% | 9.9% | 52.5% |
| Vincent van der Voort | 18.2% | 7.2% | 74.6% |
| Gary Anderson | 29.8% | 6.9% | 63.3% |
| Jose de Sousa | 36.7% | 6.7% | 56.6% |
| Simon Whitlock | 56.1% | 6.7% | 37.2% |
| James Wade | 24.3% | 6.0% | 69.7% |
| Joe Cullen | 29.1% | 5.2% | 65.7% |
Possibly the most polarising character in Darts, Gerwyn Price claims the top spot as the Internet’s Most Hated Darts Player, with the Iceman receiving 23.8% of all posts about him online being negative. However, 37.4% of posts about him online are positive, so it’s not all hate for Gerwyn as his performances earn him a lot praise from fans online, with one tweet reading:
“How can you not like Gerwyn Price? Absolute box office”
Mervyn King takes 2nd place with 17.2% of posts online about him being negative, and Ian White comes in 3rd with 11.7%.
If you’d like to find out more about the research or about Gambling.com, please visit https://gambling.com/us
Source: https://search.linkfluence.com/
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