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Kirk Shepherd’s stellar run to the 2008 World Darts Championship final is one of the sport’s greatest stories, but early success changed the 21-year-old’s life forever
Kirk Shepherd’s stellar run to the 2008 World Darts Championship final is one of the sport’s greatest stories, but early success changed the 21-year-old’s life forever