Robert Owen, the Welsh darts player, achieved a remarkable victory by reaching the fourth round of the World Darts Championship. He dedicated his win to his family, especially his grandfather who recently passed away. Owen's journey to the fourth round was marked by several impressive performances.
Darts star Robert Owen was left emotional during his post-match interview after reaching round four of the World Championship . The Welshman defeated 'Rapid' Ricky Evans 4-2 at Alexandra Palace for his third victory of the Championship. He beat Niels Zonneveld in round one before producing a surprise win over world number 10 Gabriel Clemens in the second round.
Owen then averaged over 92 and hit seven 180s in his victory over Evans to book his spot in round four, where he will take on Callan Rydz - statistically the best player in the tournament so far with an average of 105. He was on the cusp of doing so by beating Clemens, but Jeffrey De Graaf's progress meant he had to face another must-win match against Evans on Sunday. Owen began his media conference by dedicating his win to his grandfather, whom he revealed passed away shortly before Christmas. He added: 'It's massive for me, massive for my family. I've scrapped for the past two years. Last year wasn't the best, but I think this year has been pretty good.'Big relief for me. Massive. Ninety-seven point five per cent chance , and the results went against me. That was added pressure, but I tried to keep that out of my mind. I took my chances, and I'm just so relieved now.'Next year, I'm defending hardly any money, maybe £19,000. I'm in the third round of the UK Open straight away. I'm very confident in retaining and maybe going up a few ranks.' Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan
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