Former world darts champion loses tour card despite returning to the sport following ‘indefinite break’

ADRIAN LEWIS is acceptable to suffer his PDC Tour Card, contempt announcing his instrumentality to darts earlier this year.

Lewis, 39, precocious announced his volition to instrumentality to the oche aft an "indefinite break" owed to idiosyncratic reasons.

The darts icon, who is nicknamed "Jackpot", has been caring for his sick woman and announced his vocation interruption successful April 2023.

And contempt announcing a instrumentality to darts successful July of this year, Lewis is acceptable to suffer his PDC Tour Card already.

The two-time satellite champion has decided not to vie successful the PDPA World Championship qualifier up of the Ally Pally spectacle this December.

Lewis' existent PDC Tour Card expires astatine the extremity of the twelvemonth and his determination not to play successful the qualifiers means that his Tour Card volition expire owed to inactivity.

Fans are gutted that they volition miss retired connected the accidental to spot the four-time large victor instrumentality to the Ally Pally stage.

It'll beryllium lone the 2nd clip helium has missed the World Championship since his debut successful the contention backmost successful 2005.

And the quality has rocked fans connected societal media, with 1 writing: "Such a large subordinate to watch. Hopefully he’s good and we tin spot him backmost again immoderate time."

While different added: "No Adrian Lewis astatine the PDPA qualifier truthful unluckily helium volition suffer his circuit card. Miss you already king."

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And a 3rd posted: "Ah antheral gutting. My favourite increasing up and getting into darts."

Lewis won't beryllium going distant for good, however.

The Stoke-on-Trent thrower won't beryllium playing connected the PDC Tour but has already announced helium volition beryllium taking portion successful the Modus Super Series.

While helium has besides claimed that helium could participate PDC qualifying to gain backmost his Tour Card.

Speaking to iconic darts commentator Wayne Mardle, Lewis said: "Obviously I'll bash the Modus adjacent year, spot wherever I'm astatine spot wherever my games astatine and if I'm enjoying it.

"Then obviously, I'd emotion to spell to Q-School."