FORMER darts star Vincent van der Voort has revealed that he once accidentally broke into a stranger’s home during a tournament.
The Dutchman, 49, starred on the BDO and PDC Tours for over 20 years.
Appearing on a podcast, Van der Voort relived a hilarious anecdote from a former event in Belgium.
Speaking on Darts Draait Door, he said: “Back in the day, we had the Primus Masters.
“It was a darts tournament organised at a holiday park in Belgium until 2009.
“It was non-stop darts during the day, followed by lively parties in the evenings. One night, I decided to join the festivities.
“But on my way back… well, all those cottages looked the same. I ended up walking into the wrong one, thinking it was mine.
“I sat down on the sofa – only to realise I was in a stranger’s house!”
Having thought he’d trudged home, Van der Voort tried to pinch something from the strangers’ frudge.
“I opened it and thought, ‘Damn, they’ve finished everything,” he said.
“But then I heard yelling, and it dawned on me—I was in the wrong place!”
It was put to Van der Voort that those in the cottage must have been pretty rattled.
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“Or maybe they were waiting for someone to come home.”
Van der Voort retains fond memories of the old Primus Masters.
He reminisced: “I’ve been around for a while.
“A real dinosaur. But those were fantastic tournaments – I loved going there.”