Ep 12 Huw Ware (How to deal with the whistlers)

In the first episode of 2026 I was pleased to be joined by one of the elite darting referees and host of Tops & Tales Podcast 'Houdini' Huw Ware who kindly spent some time on the podcast amongst a very busy schedule on PDC circuit. Huw would play at 2011 WDF World Cup in Aberdeen for Wales and would play against the likes of Jeffrey De Zwaan, Jimmy Hendriks & would even beat recently crowned WDF World Champion Jimmy van Schie in a best of 1 leg match in that event. A very cool achievement. Huw would start refereeing local darts matches and would get his break refereeing on the BDO circuit at World Masters at a young age and would get the chance to ref a couple of matches at BDO World Darts Championship at Lakeside! Huw would do 5 years in total with BDO and would make the switch around about 2017 to PDC circuit but would take a little bit of time before getting a regular spot on the tour but would referee in some Premier League matches and other events.  It was round about 2021 where Huw would step up to the official 4th referee on the schedule and has not looked back since becoming instantly recognisable and is now one of the elite refs in the sport!  Thanks so much to Huw for coming on to chat I really appreciate it! It was a great chat! All the best for this year on your adventures! Download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify!