Stephen Bunting announces birth of baby boy as darts fans spot it’s nearly nine months to the day since first title win

DARTS prima Stephen Bunting has announced the accomplishment of his babe lad - precisely 9 months connected from his first-ever PDC title.

The fashionable 39-year-old revealed wife Keila gave commencement to a lad connected Wednesday afternoon.

Bunting was forced to retreat from past month's Players Championship aft Keila fell ill.

The Bullet told fans connected October 31 his spouse "hasn’t been feeling precise good these past 24 hours."

Bunting returned to societal media connected Thursday to corroborate babe Theo had been safely welcomed into the world.

He wrote connected X: "Myself, Keila and Tobias would similar to present you to the newest subordinate of the Bunting household.

"Thanks for each the good wishes and messages. Much appreciated. Mother and babe doing fine."

Bunting added Theo weighed successful astatine an awesome 11lbs 13oz, much than 4lbs heavier than the nationalist average.

But it was the day of the accomplishment - and what happened precisely 9 months earlier - that truly got fans talking.

Theo arrived connected November 7, 9 months to the time since Bunting won the PDC Masters.

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One instrumentality laughed connected X: "Congratulations guys! If helium ever asks however helium was born, you tin whip that trophy out."

Another said: "Congrats to you all, conscionable successful clip for him to ticker you triumph the Grand Slam."

While a 3rd laughed: "9 months aft winning the Masters. Absolute legend!"

And a 4th gasped: "11lb 13oz!! That’s immoderate superior Bunting genes."

Bunting is presently ranked astatine No. 10 successful the satellite aft an awesome 2024.

The St Helens prima joined the BDO mode backmost successful 2002, wherever helium would walk the adjacent 12 years.

Bunting won the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship and has since go a steadfast instrumentality favourite successful the PDC.

His Masters triumph earlier this twelvemonth was his archetypal connected the ranking circuit and secured him £65,000 successful prize money.