BURNETT ADMITS HE IS SKINT

RICHIE BURNETT has revealed he is desperate to win at the oche because he is skint.

Former Lakeside champion Burnett reached the semi-finals at the World Seniors Champion of Champions on Sunday.

‘The Prince of Wales’ defeated Simon Whitlock and John Henderson on his way to the last four at the MODUS Live Lounge in Portsmouth.

But in his post-game interview Burnett confessed the true reason behind his return to the big stage.

He said: “Yeah, I mean look, it’s hard. You’re going to have good legs and bad legs, but I’m digging in there and I want to win because I’m skint, you know. I need to win.

“Like I say you know, years go past and you should get better as the tournament goes on but I’m not saying nothing. I’ll leave it at that please, thank you.”

Burnett was eventually knocked out in the tournament after losing 6-4 to Ritchie Howson who progressed to the final against eventual champion Ross Montgomery.

The 58-year-old is a legend of the sport winning the World Masters and Dutch Open in 1994 while playing under the British Darts Organisation umbrella.

Welsh thrower Burnett transitioned from BDO to the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), where he spent the remainder of his career.

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