Robert Owen, a Welsh darts player currently competing in the World Darts Championship, combines his passion for darts with a part-time job delivering groceries. Owen took on the role to support his family after the birth of his first child, working long hours alongside his darts commitments. Despite the demanding schedule, Owen has found success on the oche, even defeating world No. 49 Niels Zonneveld in the first round.
Emotionally-charged reactions and big finishes aren't the only things Welsh darts star Robert Owen delivers. Owen, who beat world No. 49 Niels Zonneveld 3-1 in their first round match at the World Darts Championship on Monday, has a part-time job delivering groceries for supermarket chain Iceland.Owen explained he took on the part-time role to help pay the bills after he and his wife welcomed their first child into the world.'We couldn't afford to really have no-one out of work.
I went back to work and I've been working 50, sometimes 60 hours a week while she's been off just to cover everything. That's my responsibility as a father and a parent.I won on Ally Pally debut to set up Michael van Gerwen match after being close to death 'But amongst all that, I've been going away and playing darts. I think I've done pretty well, probably the last seven, eight months while all that's been going on.'I don't feel like I'm doing a job. I'm delivering people shopping and I enjoy it, which is sad, really.' There's a slim chance Owen may even be the man delivering groceries to some of his fellow Welsh darts stars.PDC World Darts Championship prize money: Huge pot on offer at Ally PallyI’m controversial Dart’s star who karate chopped wasp, hit no-look 180, and taunted fansBut when they would compete in local tournaments the competitiveness certainly took over, even if the prize money on offer was only a fraction of what's on offer at the World Championships. 'Me, Gerwyn, Jonny, Barry Bates, Richie Burnett, we all live within about 45 minutes of each other,' Owen said. 'We used to have local tournaments and all of us would turn up to it. We had that fire to play each other almost week-in, week-out.'We all wanted to beat each other. But the Welsh players are quite close. And if we can help each other out.' Owen will hope he has his Welsh darting compatriots and the entire nation behind him when he takes on Germany's Gabriel Clemens in the second round on Thursda
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