The Power wows city darts fans
It was a flight of fancy that ended in double trouble for Black Country father-of-two Andy Bates, but he could not have been happier.
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The 30-year-old had only played darts with sons Liam, 15, and Ryan aged six in the kitchen of their Wolverhampton home where both had beaten him.
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But the welding company supervisor threw caution to the wind in his first proper match when he stepped up to the oche against Phil "The Power" Taylor – the undisputed World No 1– in front of a sell-out crowd.
Andy from March End Road, Wednesfield was one of seven lucky people drawn at random from the 410 customers packed into The Cleveland Arms in Stow Heath to play the Grand Slam Champ.
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