At 56, Jim Long is doing retirement right — travelling the world with his wife Rhonda. And playing darts. 'It's been a perfect retirement plan,' said Long. 'And we have a great time sightseeing and going to new places.
And playing darts.
Long, in his first-ever trip to Britain, then lost to Benito van de Pas, the 30th seed from the Netherlands. "People who don't play darts don't realize the mental anguish that happens so often in darts," he added with a chuckle."But I feel way more prepared . I've played lots of venues since then.""It is still the craziest, loudest stage I've been on," he said."I've played in Germany in front of 8,000 people or so. But it was not the same noise level … The crowd and the fans make the darts. They're rowdy and having a great time.
Canadian John Part won the competition in 2002-03, beating English legend Phil Taylor to end his run of eight victories. Taylor bounced back to win the next three years before Part, now a well-known TV darts pundit, won again in 2007-08. These days he also competes on the MODUS Super Series, the successor to a COVID-era online competition.
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