Crowds will return to darts as the Premier League Darts heads towards its conclusion next week and James Wade like all players is looking forward to their return.
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Wade believes it will improve everything including the game’s standard after over a year without them barring tournaments in Germany and one night of the World Championship.
"Darts needs the crowds. It's the fuel for a fire that needs to burn," the UK Open champion told Sky Sports News.
"Without them, it has been quite subdued. It has been very different, it has been awkward to adapt to. But we've tried our best, and from now hopefully, we can resume and get back to what we know best.
"All the players, we've been chatting about it and discussing it. It's going to be brilliant to get back to it. It's going to make it more enjoyable, more interesting. There'll be more adrenalin. The game's standard, it should all improve. Everything is a plus and a positive for the game of darts. And as I say, people getting out and about again."
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