Vincent van der Voort is quietly considering the end of his career. The 47-year-old Dutchman is struggling with motivation problems.
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Van der Voort has been around in the darts world for more than 20 years, but that could soon come to an end. "At the moment, I don't enjoy it that much anymore," Van der Voort told Viaplay.
"But if I were to say right now that I'm going to stop, I might regret it. Maybe in a few months I'll say I'm going to try again anyway."
Van der Voort is not among the top-32 in the world rankings for the first time in a long time. "Now I am dropping in the world rankings. That has to do with several factors, including a piece of motivation. I am now looking at whether I want to continue. In the coming months I'll make the decision."
Van der Voort hasn't played a match since 16 April, but he doesn't really miss darts. "At the moment I'm training a lot less," he said. "Normally it would start itching towards a tournament, but I don't have that now either."
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