- Ed Sheeran was seen in the crowd for Friday’s World Darts Championship action
- Pop star was all smiles as he watched Alexander Merkx beat Stephen Burton
Ed Sheeran was spotted in the crowd for day six of the PDC World Darts Championship.
Thousands of darts fans descended on Alexandra Palace for the afternoon session on Friday, less than a day after No 2 seed Michael Smith was knocked out.
Michael van Gerwen headlines Friday’s matches as he takes on James Hurrell in the second round.
And Sheeran was spotted in his seat early in the afternoon as he watched the day’s early action while downing beers.
The pop star was all smiles as he watched caravan salesman Alexander Merkx beat window cleaner Stephen Burton 3-0.
Sheeran is no stranger to attending major sporting events having been spotted at a number of Ipswich matches this season.
Ed Sheeran was spotted in the crowd for day six of the PDC World Darts Championship
Sheeran gets involved in Ally Pally fun by downing drink in the crowd on Friday
The pop star was all smiles as he watched the afternoon’s action at Ally Pally
The Shape of You singer will be in attendance to watch Ryan ‘The Barber’ Meikle on Saturday when he faces last year’s runner-up Luke Littler.
Meikle, like Sheeran, is a huge Ipswich fan and lives close to the singer.
The 28-year-old beat Fallon Sherrock 3-2 in the first round on Tuesday to book a meeting with Littler.
‘I’m excited. I’m looking at it as a positive thing. The chance to play the boy who everyone’s talking about,’ Meikle, told the BBC.
‘I’m not going to sit here and say yeah I can win – obviously I’ve got a chance – but I’m excited and looking forward to it.’
Meikle is aware Littler is the favourite. He added: ‘100% – there’ll be millions tuning in just to watch his game and I’m going to be a part of it. I’m going to feel honoured just to be up there with him.
‘Obviously I need to play a lot better than I did [in the first round] but being up there once now – the first round is always the hardest – hopefully I’ll relax a bit more and play my best game.
‘I’m living the dream and it’s the most amazing feeling.’
