UPCOMING darts star Dan Read added silverware to his name after he was crowned as the World Online Darts League week one champion.
Read, who has honed his craft as one of the leading players for Berkshire County Darts, competed in the competition that was broadcast for TV viewers on Sky TV channel 437, Sporty Stuff TV.
In the final of the competition, Read got the better of his opponent James Richardson with a 4-1 success.
Read performed well to score an average of 95.03, getting four of his 11 checkouts with his highest checkout being 170.
Read recently competed in the 2021 Cazoo UK Open, which was held at Butlin’s Minehead Resort from Friday, March 4- Sunday,March 6
The competition is widely known as the ‘FA Cup of Darts’ because of its drawing system which features amaetur players among the 159 player tournament.
In the first-round of the multiboard event, which features tour card holder 97-127, 16 Rileys amateur qualifiers and 16 players from the challenge and development tour, Dan defeated his opponent Diogo Portela 6-3.
Read exited the competition at the second round after he lost out to Ross Montgomery 6-2.
He also competed in the PDC Challenge Tour 2022 at Milton Keynes.
IN his first match, he got the better of Carl Beattie in a 5-2 triumph.
He then defeated Alex Long 5-2 in the next round before his journey in the competition ended with a 5-2 loss against Scott Marsh.
