The glitz and glamour of the PDC World Darts Championship gives the impression that darts players are making a fortune from their talent, but one former darts star has warned the reality for many is very different.
When Michael Smith was declared best darts player in the world last night after his impressive 7-4 victory over Michael van Gerwen the British star also collected a winner's payment of £500,000. The win took Smith to the top of the PDC Order of Merit - based on prize money won over the last two years. Playing in ranking events over that period Smith has collected a cool £1.2million.
