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.....it’s become a lot easier. I feel far more comfortable in the major events now and playing much more consistently in them too.

“In the morning, I hit the practice board at home. Then at around 1pm, I’ll sneak an hour of snooker in down at the local club before collecting the kids from school.

"As the defending world champion, Embassy offered me a vast sum of money to go back to the BDO, as well as perform on roadshows for them. I refused."

Darts in a bubble was a huge success and the professionalism shown by all involved shows PDC darts is in a good place.

For players across North America it was a year of inspiration with my win and Larry Butler winning the first World Matchplay

Matt Porter added: “I wouldn’t say the PDC has moved the sport away from the pubs and clubs of the UK – I’d say the pubs and clubs of the UK have done that by removing dartboards!

“I just love to be involved in the journey, I want to feel and live it with the players - bask in every victory and even despair in each loss"..

The phenomenal success of British Cycling, over the last decade or more, has meant the theory of marginal gains has received a great deal...

Family is really important for me. But it’s always been a balancing act between managing the PDC calendar and my injuries.