Darts legend Raymond van Barneveld to retire after 2019/2020 World Championships
The 51-year-old is a five-time world champion in PDC and BDO, and is one of most successful darts players in history
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD has announced he will retire after the 2019/2020 World Championship.
The 51-year-old boasts one of the most glittering careers in darts - having won multiple majors on both the PDC and BDO circuits.
He said: "I noticed in myself that I can’t keep up anymore, I know what I can do but it’s just not been happening for the past three or four years apart from winning the World Cup with Michael [van Gerwen].
"I'm not winning tournaments anymore, I don’t know why but a lot of things have happened in my private life and I’ve also noticed that my body isn’t feeling 100 percent anymore - I don’t have the drive, motivation or fitness to carry on."
While he also added: "I absolutely believe I can still be World Champion again in one of my last two attempts."
Van Barneveld has won 29 PDC titles since making the switch from BDO in 2006, and has recorded five nine-dart finishes.