I'm one of the greatest darts players on the planet but Sky Sports don't even show me in their build-up coverage
quarter-final
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"The Machine" beat Gian van Veen 16-13 on Thursday, reaching the last four at
Blackpool
for the tenth time in his career.
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Wade noticed his exclusion from the event promo
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Wade says Sky Sports 'didn't show him once'
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Fresh off his win, the 42-year-old ditched his usual humble persona to call out
Sky
Sports' decision to leave him out of their adverts while covering the tournament.
Speaking to the media, he said: 'I probably played some of the better
darts
out of all dart players.
'And the whole Sky build-up for tonight didn't show me once. That was quite a proud moment for me, going up there and following it through.
"I probably averaged better consistently than most players in here… but not one advertisement.'
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Wade, who is currently ranked No.8 in the PDC rankings, says the snub has fired him up to do even better on The Oche.
He said: "It made me a little bit more hungry. It's the kind of thing that makes me unhealthy… not weak, but it's an unfair judgement."
"The Machine" believes that despite being "one of the greatest dart players on the planet" he has been continuously had a lack of recognition throughout his career.
He continued: 'Darts isn't about who's playing great anymore. It's about who the press has got hold of and wants to publicise. That's it. That's all.'
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Wade added: "You'll never hear me say this again, but I believe I'm one of the greatest dart players on the planet.
"Nobody else will do what I'm doing right now. If I win this now, no one will be sat here 20 years later doing the same."
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Wade made a point of calling out darts chiefs the Professional Darts Corporation after another victory earlier in the tournament.
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The darts veteran also went on a rant and said he "didn't care" about
Wade will meet
Jonny Clayton
in Saturday's semi-final after a comfortable 16-7 victory over
Stephen Bunting
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