The Darts World Championship is returning, and the PDC’s gorgeous dancers will be joining the players as they take the oche.
As Peter Wright attempts to defend the title he won in a thrilling match with Michael Smith last year, darts is back to full strength. The focus won’t be limited to the stars, though.
PDC dancers wave their pom poms in the air as they bring the glitz and glam to the Alexandra Palace. And the Daily Star Sport met up with the PDC dancers to find out what they’re most looking forward to as the darts are about to get underway before Christmas.
Zophie Player
blonde beauty The darts’ return has been anxiously anticipated by Zophie Player, who freely admits that dancing makes her smile nonstop. In the first championship without commercials in a long time, Zophie said, she can’t wait to get the audience excited.
She added: “My favourite thing about being a PDC dancer is the variety of dances we do on stage with the players, it is such a fun job, you don’t stop smiling from start to finish, and it’s such a positive atmosphere!” And the song that gets her going the most is Seven Nation Army.
Zophie hopes Fallon Sherrock can defy the odds again this year, adding: “She’s proving women can be equally as good as male players!”
Sophie Lambert
On Thursday, seasoned dancer Sophie Lambert will begin her ninth season at the Ally Pally. “My excitement is too much to handle! Since I gave birth in July, I haven’t performed since March, but I have maintained a careful check on the females who are still in charge of them while supporting them from the audience.”
Like Zophie, Sophie is supporting the female competitors in the oche, but she has kept her favourites a secret: “I don’t really have any favourites, but I can’t wait to watch how the girls fare this year! To see them succeed would be wonderful, especially Beau!”
The cheerleaders for the east London team, known as the Hammerettes, include Sophie.
Amy Kemp
Amy Kemp has jokingly said that being on stage performing during the holidays is the best place to be. “My favourite moments with the athletes are when they participate in our onstage dance,” she continued. We adore a good Ricky [Evans] YMCA!
Amy is a dancer at heart, and she began performing in competitions at a very young age. She started working with Sophie performing some promotional work after quitting her job as a professional dancer, at which point Sophie discovered she was a dancer.
“I started doing some Premier League dates and went on then to do the Worlds.”
Lucy Parry
Abbi Haynes is eager to return and says she can’t wait to compete at the PDC World Championships.
Abbi enjoys it when players participate in the dances performed on stage, just like many of her dancing friends do. She said: “My favourite interactions are when the gamers participate in the dancing performed on stage as the crowd loves it!”
She does not, however, have a favourite player; perhaps at the 2022 edition, she will notice someone.