A FORMER World Darts Championship star has undergone a major heart procedure.
Alan Warriner-Little shared a health update from his hospital bed.
The 63-year-old underwent cardioversion surgery – a medical procedure that uses a controlled electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm.
The operation appeared to go well as Warriner-Little shared a photo with his thumbs up.
He wrote in the caption: “Cardioversion done and successful, hopefully going home in an hour or so.”
Warriner-Little had a successful darts career before quitting the oche to become a pilot.
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He proved a consistent feature in the PDC World Darts Championship – reaching seven quarter-finals plus the semis in 1999 and 2003, losing on both occasions to Phil Taylor.
And he was World Matchplay runner-up to Taylor in 1997 and 2000.
However he did taste success in the World Grand Prix, winning the competition in 2001 as he thumped Dutchman Roland Scholten 8-2 in the Dublin final.
Warriner-Little called time on his career in 2009 – barring a brief cameo on the seniors tour in 2022.
These days Warriner-Little is still involved in darts, though, as a TV commentator and chairman of the PDPA players’ union.
Now he gets his thrills in the skies thanks to his other passion – aeroplanes.
He has shared photos on social media of life in the cockpit, posing wearing his headphones and sunglasses, with another showing him proudly standing outside with the aircraft.
