Robert Owen secured a crucial victory over Gabriel Clemens at the PDC World Championship, moving him closer to retaining his Tour Card.
Robert Owen has salvaged his Professial Darts Corporation Tour Card hopes with a thrilling World Championship win over Gabriel Clemens. After sealing the 3-1 victory over Clemens, Owen dropped to his haunches and covered his face. 'I've retained my Tour Card ,' he roared moments later on Sky Sports - although it's not quite as simple as that. Owen beat world No. 49 Niels Zonneveld 3-1 in their first round match on Monday before felling Clemens on Thursday afternoon.
He will now face the winner of sixth seed Dave Chisnall and Ricky Evans as he looks to confirm he will avoid dropping back down to Qualifying School.The top 64 each year following the World Championship hold a one-year Tour Card, alongside players entering their second year of a two-year Tour Card. Owen was on his second year of his PDC Tour card going into the tournament after qualifying for it through Q-School. I replaced Laura Woods as the 'Queen of the Darts' after chance meeting with WWE iconAll you need to know about 2024/25 PDC World Darts Championship as Luke Littler eyes glory He was the runner-up on the 2022 PDC Challenge Tour series Order of Merit, which qualified him for the 2023He was knocked out in the first round of the 2023 Worlds by Andrew Gilding. His run at the 2025 World Championship though, is set to help him retain his PDC Tour Card, unless his rivals also have deep runs at the tournament.Asked about the risk of losing his tour guard before his clash against Clemens, Owen said: 'To be honest with you I don't really care.'I'll break another record and do it again. I'll qualify from Q-School four times, it doesn't really bother me.'
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