NHS-held Keegan Brown speelt in Unibet Home Tour

Gepubliceerd op 28 april 2020 om 19:00

Keegan Brown zal zijn witte labjas inruilen voor zijn roze dartsshirt wanneer hij op dinsdagavond in actie komt in de Unibet Home Tour.

 

Brown heeft de afgelopen weken zijn part-timebaan uitgebreid en test nu op het Cornavirus op het Isle of Wight. Hij draait daar nu full-time shifts.

 

De voormalig wereldkampioen bij de jeugd neemt het vanavond op tegen een andere voormalig jeugd WK-winnaar Max Hopp, evenals Conan Whitehead en Mike De Decker.

 

BROWN: "We stopped playing tournaments in mid-March, so it's probably the longest break I've had from playing since I was 13,

I've tried to do some practice in my spare time at home to keep my arm in, but it's not been that much. The last week or so I've tried to make two or three hours a day to make sure that I'm not playing from memory.

We've planned me being on the Home Tour on the second of two days off so that I've been able to do some more practice to prepare."

"It's more or less the same role, but the shifts are longer and different hours. As we're support workers, it's a 24/7 rota so I'm still on call - even on Tuesday when I'm playing in the Home Tour!

There are procedures in place for us to stay safe and we're following the guidelines that are there to keep us safe and well.

I've had a lot of supportive messages from other players and it's been overwhelming. It's a nice feeling and it shows that people appreciate what people are doing in these tough times.

I take my hats off to all of the key workers who are working at the moment - it's not just me. My life has not changed as much as others.

I've found out about another PDC player, Aaron Beeney, who is working full-time still as a prison officer, and so many people are doing such amazing things."

 

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