Raymond van Barneveld arrives to celebrate one-year anniversary of dart shop 'Hurricane': "Great to be able to bring a legend of the sport to your store"

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of their dart shop "Hurricane," Kim Huybrechts and his wife Dana are bringing a remarkable guest to Belgium.

None other than five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld will make an appearance. "It's nice for the customers as well as for us to be able to bring such a legend of the sport to your store," Huybrechts told Het Nieuwsblad. "A one-year anniversary should be celebrated and this is a great way to do that. If you can get a man like that to come... Then you shouldn't hesitate! I have a very good relationship with Raymond. We often talk during the season and occasionally train together in preparation for the World Championship."

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Through social media over the past few weeks, fans could make a guess as to which celebrity guest would come to the dart shop. In the end, there were only eight correct entries. "Me and Dana did a little search for tips together. It may also be a little difficult huh, ️otherwise there is nothing to it," Huybrechts laughed.

By the way, the store is proving to be a great success. "We can't complain. December is coming up again, so that will be very busy again. The classes and workshops are also a success."

In practice, it turns out that not Kim but Dana spends the most hours in the store. "I grew up in and around darts myself so it's not something completely unknown," she says. "Sometimes it's hard because a lot of people come specifically for Kim and then are disappointed when he's not there. I think that's a shame somewhere because I really do have the know-how of the technical side of darts. Maybe even better than Kim (laughs)."

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