The six-year-old star has been lucky enough to meet former world champions Gerwyn Price and Michael van Gerwen. His favourite player has always been Peter Wright, whose walk-on dance he used to copy. Lucas has appeared on Good Morning Britain and more recently on This Morning where he shocked presenters Josie Gibson and Rylan Clarke by hitting a bullseye on his first attempt. You don't get many kids his age playing darts, never mind throwing a dart like he does.' Tom told Lincolnshire Live: 'If he doesn't want to play or go on TV shows, that is fine and we 100 per cent support him.
Tom and his partner Laura say they are very proud parents but maintain that they don't push him in any way. According to his dad Tom, Lucas 'throws like a natural' and he hit his first 180 in February last year.
Lucas Maidment threw his first dart at just two years old, when he watched family members play the sport. A Louth six-year-old has set his sights on becoming the next darts superstar, after already hitting a bullseye on live TV.
