🗣️ "Over Christmas I thought 'this is it.' I started putting the hours in on the dartboard. I quit my job. I'm going to give this a proper go." @SmashLukeman180 on how committing full time to darts has paid off so far in 2022 Full interview 👇 weeklydartscast.com
Lukeman on catalyst behind upturn in form: "I quit my job, this is all or nothing"
PDCTuesday, 26 April 2022 at 11:01
Martin Lukeman executed his brilliant form to start the year into an even better run at the German Darts Grand Prix as he climbs further towards the top 64 in the Order of Merit.
But he puts that down to a big change in his life as he quit his job and gave the darts career everything which is paying dividends with likely spots at the European Championship, World Championship and potentially World Matchplay and World Grand Prix to come for 'Smash'.
"The first half/3/4 quarters of the year, I felt I lost a lot of 6-5 games against a lot of brilliant players and I thought I'm not getting battered here, I'm just not getting the luck of the green or I just need to up my average. There was a lot of little niggles," he said to Weekly Dartscast.
"Back end of last year, I started playing a bit better and then over Christmas, I thought this is it and started putting the hours in on the dart board. I started putting the graft in. I quit my job. This is all or nothing."
"I lost out on the World Championship by a few quid, I missed three events due to COVID, I got a stomach bug for the World Championship qualifiers. I felt everything was going against me. I just thought I'm going to knuckle down, quit the job and I'm going to give this a proper go."
claps 0visitors 899
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- He has Guillerme Barre Syndrome. Nerve damage due to autoimmune response. Could take him months to recover if at all.medinabello23-12-2024
- I have a nickname for him Ni I man.medinabello23-12-2024
- C'MON HEMPS!!medinabello23-12-2024
- He looks very healthy. I doubt he can run or anything. You need carbs for that. Carbs fuel your brain also. It is the preferred energy source for the brain. Carbs get broken down into glycogen fuel for your muscles. As a rider I totally need carbs. However for a dart player who doesn't need a brain or be fit this diet is perfect.medinabello23-12-2024
- F the bettors. Mugs they are. Anyone could tell this is a 50 50 game or Hempel slight favourite going on form.medinabello23-12-2024
- Hard to play slow players. Does your head in.medinabello23-12-2024
- What do you mean again?medinabello23-12-2024
- Get his wife to work so that he can retire. Do the seniors tour, Modus, exbos. He'll still be doing alright.medinabello23-12-2024
- He used this kind of anger as motivation to get past this round. Next round he will revert to his usual form. 90 or below ave and a defeat.medinabello23-12-2024
- Once again Madhouse bottles it just like last year v Graf. Not sure why he's been brilliant all year. Definite similarities between this year and last though. He has to sort it out.medinabello23-12-2024