I’m a World Darts Championship star but whatever I win I’ll head back to my day job as an Iceland delivery driver

Source: The Sun

Author: Adam Wareing

Published: Dec, 19 2024 16:57

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A WORLD darting sensation claims he'll keep his job as an Iceland delivery driver even if he wins the World Championship and HALF-A-MILLION-POUNDS.

Underdog Robert Owen defeated Niels Zonneveld to progress to the second round of the PDC World Darts Championship for the first time ever on Monday.

Richard Walker, Executive Chairman of Iceland, has even pledged to fit a 'full practice arena' in the staff room when he returns to work after the tournament.

Owen, from Bridgend, Wales, said: "I work as an Iceland delivery driver on a part-time contract, but I manage to cram it all in.

He claims that even if he won the prestigious tournament and its half-a-million-pound prize he'd keep his delivery job as he gets 'more of a thrill of speedy deliveries than 100-plus checkouts'.

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I’m a World Darts Championship star but whatever I win I’ll head back to my day job as an Iceland delivery driver

I’m a World Darts Championship star but whatever I win I’ll head back to my day job as an Iceland delivery driver

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