LEWIS ANNOUNCES RETURN TO COMPETITIVE DARTS
20/07/2025 By Aaron Nijjar
ADRIAN LEWIS will make his return next month to televised darts – after a near two-and-half year absence.
‘Jackpot’ last threw competitive darts in front of the cameras at the PDC’s UK Open in 2023 at Butlin’s Minehead.
Two-times world champion Lewis decided to walk away from the sport – and eventually lost his Tour Card – for family reasons and having fallen out of love with the game.
But the 40-year-old plans to make a comeback at the MODUS Super Series in Portsmouth at 10pm on Thursday August 28.
Stoke-on-Trent thrower Lewis will represent Team England in a special ‘International Pairs’ week alongside Steve Beaton, the 1996 Lakeside world champion.
He said: “The MODUS Super Series is the perfect platform for me to gauge where my game is at.
“I’ve been practicing well and have played well in a lot of exhibitions.
“It will be something very different for me but I’ve been watching the MODUS Super Series on Pluto TV and the standard is incredible.
“There are some brilliant players and I don’t expect it to be easy. Nothing is easy in darts these days.
“I’ve taken time out to focus on my family life. I told Barry Hearn back when I made that decision that I don’t expect any freebies if I do decide to make a comeback.
“I’m willing to work for it and maybe this can be the first step.”
He added: “It hasn’t been easy over the last few years. My wife has to live with an illness and my duaghter has autism and ADHD.
“I found myself travelling to events but not wanting to be there and wanting to be at home with them instead.
“I think I lost a bit of love for the game. I wasn’t happy and my performances suffered as a result.
“I’m not making any long-term plans but I still have a lot to give and if this goes well then we’ll take the next step at the right time.
“The main thing is I’m happy and looking forward to playing competitive darts on my own terms, in my own time, without the demands of the tour, for now at least.”
Four-times World Cup of Darts champ Lewis will represent his country for the first time since 2017.
The finals night will be on Saturday August 30 provided the English duo qualify.
Image by Taylor Lanning.
