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“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.

It seems unthinkable now, but the year he first reached the final of the PDC World Championship (2013) Van Gerwen was available at 200/1......

It was so good to have the crowds back again, making a fabulous atmosphere in the Arena. They were not disappointed either

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

“To beat the three best players in the world, at that time, in my first attempt and to whitewash Eric in the final…

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!