LEWIS CONTEMPLATES RETURN TO PROFESSIONAL DARTS

ADRIAN LEWIS admits he’s standing at a “crossroads” as he contemplates a return to professional darts. 

Two-times World Champion Lewis has been competing at exhibition events throughout the UK this year. 

But the Stoke-on-Trent thrower has been absent from competitive action for over 26 months. 

‘Jackpot’ had previously stepped away from the oche due to the stress of the game and to care for his ill wife Sarah. 

He told the Tops and Tales podcast: “Sarah’s got an incurable kidney disease, so we obviously spent a lot of time in an upper hospital.  

“My daughter, she’s got autism and ADHD, so she’s got them both combined. So, she’s on disability.  

“So, and all that like, like I said, she’s at our level, our level needs. But yeah, she’s still a diamond like, you know.” 

The 40-year-old is currently unable to compete in PDC events after his Tour Card expired at the end of 2024.   

Four-times major winner Lewis insists there’s no chance of a half-hearted return to the big stage as he weighs up his next move carefully.  

Lewis added: “I mean, we’ll see where January takes us in regards to going back to professional darts.  

“You know, obviously, I’ll never write it off and say I’m, you know, I never go back to the PDC because that would be my aim again.  

“But I wouldn’t turn up there, say I won my Tour Card back and then after six months, say no, I wasn’t ready for it.  

“I want to make sure I’m 100% ready, mentally right and just go at it all guns blazing.  

“I feel, I mean, I haven’t really said anything to anybody else really. I feel as if like it’s a crossroads. Do you know what I mean?  

“I’m like, do you want to go back? Do you want to do it? What do I do?  

“You know, what’s my next step? Well, I’m sure, you know, I’ll just keep grinding, and then we’ll just see what it takes, really.”

Images by Taylor Lanning.