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The proud new father who said that parenthood will help him settle down, Lewis just recently broke his title dry spell with a nine-darter tournament win in Austria. Speaking of his Austrian win, he said, "It was brilliant especially to finish with a nine darter on the big stage. And I got one last year against Wadey in the Championship League darts. When you're aiming for the last treble 20 you start getting a bit nervous thinking don't miss now, so when you can actually finish it off it's a great relief.  I think my game will go up now, with having the little'un I think my game will settle down a lot more. With me it's all about confidence, I am a confidence player, when I'm on a high I can beat anyone but it's just getting that confidence going."

The Championship League darts has no live audience and can only be watched online.
In an era where playing darts in front of a crowd has become the norm for aficionados and darts athletes alike, Lewis asserts that the silence of the playing environment can, if anything, only turn out for the better. "I tell you what, it's like where I practice at home," he said of the atmosphere. "I've got a little back room that's quiet and it echoes so that's probably why it suits me, because its just like I'm practising at home.  Having no crowd or anything doesn't put me off at all."