Murder On The Darts Board

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Phil The Power" Taylor. Eric " The Crafty Cockney" Bristow. Andy " The Viking" Fordham. To this great hall of fame add another name: Justin Irwin. Or to give him his darts moniker: Justin " The Bachelor of Darts" Irwin". Justin Irwin used to have another moniker
- that of the Director of England at the children's charity Childline. However in December 2004 he suddenly resigned giving up his well-paid job in order to...play darts. His aim was simple: to qualify for the World Darts Championship in one year's time in December 2005. As a child Justin had wanted to become a sportsman. But as the sportsman got younger Justin just got older until he realised that in his mid-thirties he was old enough to be Wayne Rooney's father. So professional footballer was out the window. However he remembered that in 1987 he once hit treble 20
- darts nirvana! So why couldn't he do that again just on a more regular basis? & so began his journey. From playing with friends he graduated to pub teams moving on to Open Tournaments in Essex & Hampshire. From backroom bars to the glamour of the Novotel in Southampton he learnt the difference between a " Bull-up" & " Bullseye". Between a " Double-in" & " Double Trouble". Justin immersed himself completely in the darts community getting to know the players the players' wives & entourages the strange rules & language as well as earning himself the sobriquet of " The Bachelor of Darts" (so christened because he was the only darts player with a Degree...). Until finally he found himself playing to qualify for the Darts World Championship in December 2005."