Referee Huw Ware has made history at the World Darts Championship final by becoming the first openly gay referee to call the showpiece final.
Luke Littler and Michael Van Gerwen meet in an historic and mouth-watering PDC World Championship final at Alexandra Palace, with ‘The Nuke’ looking to steal his rival’s record to become the sport’s youngest ever world champion.
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Millions around the world had their eyes fixated on the oche, as two of the very best at the tungsten craft produced a magical affair.
But it was the referee who attracted immediate positive attention, as he stepped on stage to call the match.
He released a statement on his blog, delighted with the news.
It read: “To be honest tomorrow will be the biggest day of my life.
“I’ve been with the PDC for eight years now and it will be one of the biggest honours of my life to take charge of the second half and call in the champion.
“If I was to say anything to that, it would be that if there are gay boys or gay girls out there who are worried that their sexuality could close doors to worlds they would like to be in but no longer feel that they can, then that is not the case.
“These worlds, like the sports world, are open to everybody both gay and straight, and even if the journey can be hard sometimes, days like tomorrow make it so worth it.
“No matter who you are you can achieve in any world you want to, and most importantly, you can belong.”
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