Jamie Lewis eindigt een turbulent jaar, hij zal proberen een goede Kerst te hebben na zijn tweede ronde partij tegen Gerwyn Price van vanavond.
De halve finalist van 2018 neemt het vanavond op tegen landgenoot Gerwyn Price nadat hij op donderdag na een comeback langs Luke Woodhouse kwam.
De 29-jarige gaat proberen dit jaar weer zijn goede vorm te vinden op het WK en te herhalen wat hij een aantal jaar geleden ook al deed.
LEWIS: “I was struggling badly and had been for some time.
There was a European Tour event recently where I averaged less than 60. It was terrible and people were laughing at me. I was reading messages on social media of people mocking me, but people didn’t realise I was going through a tough time mentally.
Thankfully, representatives of the PDPA realised that there was something wrong and put an arm around me and offered me support.
When I got home, I had a good chat with the PDPA and they referred me to Sporting Chance who arranged for me to see someone about anxiety issues.
It’s really helped and I felt strong enough mentally to go the qualifier. I managed to not put too much pressure on myself, played okay and ending up winning through.
It meant a lot to me to win my first game. I think I’ve proved a lot to myself and others. It was kind of symbolic of the year I have had.
I thought about taking a break but I’ve never really thought about walking away totally because I know what I can do even when I’m not doing it. I know I just need to get my mind right and the rest will follow.
I’m so grateful for the support I have had and for being back on the right track now. My advice to anyone struggling with anxiety or any mental health issue would be to talk about it.
It’s a tough game next against Gerwyn – he’s amazing. I know if I can give it my best I can give him a game so we will see what happens.”
William Hill World Darts Championship 2021
Maandag 21 december
4x Tweede ronde
Krzysztof Ratajski v Ryan Joyce (R2)
Ian White v Kim Huybrechts (R2)
Gerwyn Price v Jamie Lewis (R2)
Gabriel Clemens v Nico Kurz (R2)
© Foto: Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)