Wayne Mardle expected to miss entire PDC World Championships after wife's tragic death
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Heartbroken darts commentator Wayne Mardle was absent on the first night of the PDC World Championship after the death of his wife Donna. And he is expected to miss the whole tournament on compassionate leave. The tragic news was broken by the Professional Darts Corporation, who issued a statement on social media saying: “All our thoughts and condolences are with Wayne Mardle and his family, after the passing of his wife Donna earlier this week.”.
And Sky Sports anchor Emma Paton told shocked viewers: “If you are a regular viewer of Sky Sports Darts, you will notice that Wayne is not here with us this evening. “Wayne is the heart and soul of everything we do here at Sky Sports Darts. But the heart of his world, his wonderful wife Donna, sadly passed away earlier this week after a short illness.
“We will be remembering Donna throughout this tournament. Wayne, you are in our thoughts, you are in our hearts, we love you very much. And we will see you very soon.”. Back in January 2018, Mardle had taken to Twitter to reveal: “I don’t normally tweet personal stuff, but I need to tell the world that my wife Donna, is now CANCER FREE!!! We’re so so happy. #BEATEN”.
Six years later, in July 2024, he posted a tribute to his wife on their 22nd wedding anniversary. The player nicknamed Hawaii 501 said: “On 30th April 1988 I asked Donna Hyde if she would be my girlfriend. She said yes, emphatically of course. Ha. “Today is our 22nd wedding anniversary. To celebrate she’s p***ed off to Gibraltar with the girls for a week.”.
