HOOD AIMS TO DUCK AND JIVE
Daily Mirror UK
|December 29, 2025
JUSTIN HOOD is nicknamed ‘Happy Feet’ and he's looking to lead Ryan Meikle a merry dance today - fuelled by crispy duck and dumplings.
The lowest-ranked player left in the PDC World Championship held his nerve in the best match of the tournament to knock out No.6 seed Danny Noppert in a pulsating contest.
And Hood, 32, ranked No.86 in the world before the first dart at Alexandra Palace, dreams of opening his own Chinese eatery.
This story is from the December 29, 2025 edition of Daily Mirror UK.
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