‘People put one and three together’ – Stephen Bunting addresses claims he celebrated World Masters with night of passion

FATHER FIGURE Stephen Bunting says he is not planning to have a third child if he wins the World Masters this weekend.

The Bullet, 39, enjoyed his finest moment in 11 years on the PDC circuit when he lifted darts’ Masters crown in Milton Keynes 12 months ago.

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Stephen Bunting won the Masters last year[/caption]

Fans claimed he had a night of passion after winning the tournament last time

Social media wags claimed he celebrated that victory with a night of passion because on November 6, 2024 – nine months later – his wife Keila gave birth to Theo, their second boy, who weighed in at 11lb 13oz.

Bunting, who also has 12-year-old son Toby, has laughed off those claims and without going into too many private details, insists it did not happen as everybody assumes.

Yet he has stressed he is very happy with the size of the household.
Bunting laughed: “There’s definitely not going to be any more babies! This is the last one for sure.

“People put one and three together, didn’t they? And started making assumptions.

“I can assure you after the win in the Masters last year, Keila had already gone home. Is that my story? 100 per cent.”

Bunting, who competes in this year’s Premier League and is a fans favourite, shocked Michael van Gerwen 11-7 in that final to scoop the £65,000 top prize.

The tournament has undergone a massive change this year with the introduction of qualifying rounds and addition of ranking points.

The top prize is now £100,000 and the first round, which consists of 32 players, will be shown on ITV4 over the course of four days.

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The St Helens thrower is somebody who lets out his emotions and cries on stage and that happened when he won the Bahrain Darts Masters earlier this month.

That Golden Palm Trees award, one of the nicest trophies in the sport, is being shipped to the UK because it was too big to take home in his suitcase.

He said: “Winning means so much to us, given the amount of hours we put in.

“People don’t see the preparation, the sacrifice of being away from our families a lot.

“What hits me more than anything is when I start talking about the family.

“I was away from the family for a few days again. All you can see of them is on FaceTime.

“Winning the Masters last year was another special moment.

“Especially as I had my family there as well and celebrated the win with them.

“I’d love to be able to defend it again. There’s no pressure.

“I’ll go into it with the same mindset as every tournament in the last 12 months, I’m going in there to win. I believe I have the game to do that.”