Mensur Suljovic appeared as a guest on Sport1's show Madhouse on Thursday evening, discussing everything from his fast-food preferences to his future in darts. The Austrian legend, speaking live from a service station, revealed his top culinary choice while traveling: "I prefer to go to Burger King, I have to be honest," he said with a broad smile, though he stressed that at home, his wife cooks best. Suljovic, who had just celebrated his 54th birthday at an airport, also praised the younger generation in darts, noting their improving concentration and endurance, and offered them his "absolute respect." On his own training, he admitted that breaks are important at his age but said he hardly goes a day without practice, even taking his darts on holiday, and often practices with Max Hopp, sharing an anecdote about Hopp hitting a 9-darter in a match while he did so in practice.
The conversation turned to a past incident with Joe Cullen at the 2026 World Darts Championship, with Suljovic clarifying that the matter is long settled. He recounted that at the Winmau World Masters, Cullen immediately said: "Can we just sweep this under the rug? I said: Fine by me." Suljovic added that for him, it was over from the start, though Cullen apparently wrestled with it longer, and noted they had met again this year, with Suljovic joking, "But this time I played in his rhythm, I played faster, and then he lost." On his stage persona, Suljovic was self-critical, calling it a weakness because he's not always fully focused, but affirmed, "I'm definitely a gentleman, I always have been and always will be."
Suljovic was forthright about the state of Austrian darts, describing it as "a very bad situation" with little new talent and players lacking courage to push forward, putting Austria roughly ten years behind Germany, whose Bundesliga he called "brutally strong." Looking ahead, he vowed to continue playing, stating, "I just turned 54, I'll be around for the next ten years at least," with a laugh, and sees a role in partnering with Max Hopp. His sporting ambition remains to return to the world's top 32, joking that if not, "then I'll stay 54, 55 – just like my age."
