Nathan Aspinall opened up on competing with dartitis and considering quitting, having securing his first Premier League win in an epic comeback over Luke Humphries. The Manchester arrowsmith, in his home venue, was 3-0 down to the world No. 1 but reeled off five legs in a row before getting over the line in a 6-4 thriller.

He leapfrogged Michael van Gerwen into the play-off positions on an impressive and emotional night for the 33-year-old. He bravely opened up on his recent struggles with dartitis that even caused him to question his future in the sport.

Dartitis is a mental condition where the brain stops a player from being able to release a dart, similar to the yips, and has plagued many top darts players over the years.

"I spoke to Wayne (Mardle) before and I have got a few issues and, yeah, I've got a few issues and sometimes it doesn't look pretty on TV or whatever but I found a way to cope with it," he said in his on-stage interview. "It affects me, but I'm winning and I'm winning tournaments and it's one of them, either quit and give up and go home or you own it and you make it part of the game and that's what I've decided to do.

"And you know what? I'm so happy. I'm in a really good place. I'm winning. And tonight, you know what? Five weeks ago. Well, I was really struggling. I said to Kirsty [Aspinall's wife]. I can't be doing this anymore And then the last three weeks he proved why I'm still playing that because I'm one of the best players in the world.