Darren Webster admits he has turned to Sporting Chance for help to get himself through lockdown.<\/p>\n
The jovial oche star has struggled with several issues over the years after losing his two-year-old daughter Millissa through illness 20 years ago and suffering so many injuries. But the World No.27, who plays in the PDC Home Tour tonight has paid tribute to the backing he has received.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Phil Lanning for Colossus, Darren Webster said: \u201cI struggle with lockdown. I can\u2019t sit still for too long. I went to see someone from Sporting Chance which was set up by the PDPA. I\u2019m on medication for it. To lock me up is ridiculous.”<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong, I control it quite well. But I can get down. I\u2019m lucky I\u2019ve got the missus, the dogs and my daughter here. Some people don\u2019t have that. That can do more harm than good.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI have to keep my mind busy. Last night I came home, went to sleep on the couch, and then was awake from 3am to 7am and I\u2019m just sitting there and my head goes mad. I overthink, I go over things in my mind.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been to every one of the Sporting Chance discussions organised by the PDPA. I\u2019m the only ever-present, a 100 per cent record. Whatever they talk about, I\u2019ve got everything.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really bad when I first went last year. I don\u2019t worry about stuff. My missus reckons I\u2019m a cross between BiPolar, ADHD, Autism and Tourettes!”<\/p>\n
\u201cThe guy at Sporting Chance explains a lot to me. He basically said what I\u2019ve done is in the past my body and mind has shut the door and thrown the key away on stuff that has happened to me.”<\/p>\n
\u201cLockdown started well for me. I decided to do out my new practice room and whacked my thumb which had blood pouring out of a 10mm wide wound. I closed it all up for the picture I put on Twitter.”<\/p>\n
\u201cMy Twitter feed will have to have a graphic content warning. I\u2019ve either got a black eye on it or a bleeding thumb. It\u2019s healed now though, I did it myself, I didn\u2019t want to go to hospital.”<\/p>\n
\u201cMy way through all that was work, keeping myself busy. So I can go mad if I allow myself to think too much.”<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I could go fishing I\u2019d be OK. Some people like golf, I can\u2019t see a problem with that. People are pouring into airports unchecked, but we can\u2019t go fishing on our own. That\u2019s very frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n
Darren Webster, 51, faces Bradley Brooks, Scott Baker and Andy Hamilton in the online streaming event. He will play in his new practice room which he had to re-build after complaints from his neighbours because of the thudding noise! He added: \u201cThanks to me doing my practice room I\u2019ve got a great set up now. I\u2019ve got the tripod for the phone to film it. I\u2019m now glad I spent the first week of lockdown doing it all up.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI had to change it all around after I\u2019d finished it because the neighbour was moaning at the thudding of the darts noise.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI then had to spend \u00a3400 on echo insulation plus acoustic plasterboard on plus carpet. I spent over \u00a3500 in total just so the neighbours can\u2019t hear the thud. They spend less on the Ally Pally than I did on my practice room!”<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery day I get up at 6am and don\u2019t sit down until 9pm. I go to work all day, come home and have my tea and then practice with Jack Main for two hours. That\u2019s what I have done for five years non-stop. But obviously we can\u2019t do that now either.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m the biggest motivated person you\u2019ll meet in your life. I practice every night of the week with Jack. He works on a building site like I do, no matter how knackered I am, I will practice for two hours every night.”<\/p>\n
\u201cBut now my head is telling me we might not play until next year. I had all my trapped nerves and tennis elbow last year, so I felt it would be a good idea to rest my arm completely during this time and try and get fully fit again.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThen when I know darts is starting again, I\u2019d start to practice properly again. I have been having a throw, but not two hours a night.”<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019ll be playing darts again this year. I can\u2019t see them allowing mass gatherings in time for the World Championships even. I hope I\u2019m wrong though.\u201d<\/p>\n
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