Emotional Justin Pipe reveals the loss of his father after European Darts Open win over Ian White
NewsSunday, 24 March 2019 at 10:45
Justin Pipe revealed on Saturday that he recently suffered the loss of his father.
The 37-year-old secured a 6-5 win over Ian White in the second round of the European Darts Open in Leverkusen. Understandably, Pipe did not have much to say after the win.
"I'm not interested in playing that match back," he said.
"I think Ian was thinking about the same thing as me.
"My dad passed away two weeks ago, and I'm going to his funeral on Monday.
"This is for my dad," he added before leaving the stage.
The Somerset thrower will return on Sunday afternoon. He plays Darren Webster in the third round.
Webster paid tribute to his next opponent, who he called "one of the nicest blokes you could ever meet", on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/DEMOLITION180/status/1109451968425181184
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