WINMAU and Shanghai Haywood Sponsor 3 Chinese Darts Stars!

Winmau and their Chinese distributor, Shanghai Haywood, are delighted to announce their support of three of China’s top dart players – Peter Lu, Dragon Ma and Sam Xiang.

Through their association with Haywood and the Chinese Darts Association, Winmau are taking the market by storm and their sponsorship of three of the country’s darts stars underlines their commitment towards Chinese darts.

Peter Lu is an International Darts Federation China Certified coach and he also has the important role of fostering the youth of the country in his capacity as Head Coach of the Chinese Darts Association Youth Darts Training Centre. Peter is a multiple tournament champion, and he has been playing darts since 1992. He said “To sign with Winmau is my dream. I first heard of this great brand 10 years ago from one of my English friends. I asked him to buy one set of Winmau darts and the rest is history! The support from the biggest darts company on the planet and Shanghai Haywood will encourage me to practice harder, to better promote the sport of darts in China and to help me break on to the world stage in the future”.

Dragon Ma is one of the best new players to emerge in China. He started playing darts in the late 1990s having watched the sport on television, but it has only been in the last 2 years that he has started participating in tournaments and he has certainly found his talent! Dragon said “Winmau’s support is almost unreal. Their faith in me has made me more determined and confident, and I am sure that I can go on to win many major competitions in the future. I would also like to thank Haywood who, with Winmau, have created a platform for Chinese players to progress nationally, but also to connect with the world”.

Sam Xiang started playing darts in 2008 and since then his rise through the ranks has been meteoric! He was the champion of the 2012 Yangtze River Delta tournament in the Shaoxing event and he also won the team event in the Zhoushan leg of the Zhejiang Province Sports Games. Sam commented “In March 2012, I played in a tournament organised by Shanghai Haywood and won the title! The dartboards used in the event were provided by Winmau and were praised by all the players. By signing with Winmau I am realising my dream and it will undoubtedly have a positive impact on my game”.

Ian Flack, Sales and Marketing Director of Winmau, added “Our thanks go to Shanghai Haywood for advancing the sport of darts at such a rapid pace in a short space of time. They have had phenomenal success with our product range, and we are really happy that so many Chinese players have chosen to use our premium darts equipment. The standard of play in China is increasing at an almost exponential rate, and I am sure there will be some global darts stars that will emerge in the next few years. In fact, I believe we are supporting 3 of them! Peter, Dragon and Sam are great players, model professionals and completely passionate about darts. They are everything we look for in a player and we are lucky to have them as part of the team”. For further details with regard to the Winmau range in China please telephone Shanghai Haywood on +86 138 181 66444