Hanlon aiming for pro career

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Hanlon hopes to use his win at the international darts championship win last month in Belize as a springboard to turning pro next year.

The 25-year-old

McDonald’s manager from St. Mary’s claimed the gold medal in men’s singles with a 4-0 victory over fellow countryman Chris Steiger of Nova Scotia at the America’s Cup late last month, is making an impact for himself in Canadian darts community and beyond our shores.

In winning the title, Hanlon also picked up awards for the lowest number of darts in a game, 11 and the men’s high finish, 150 in the competition that also included athletes from the United States, Brazil, as well as Caribbean islands, Barbados, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago along with the host coun- try.

Hanlon, who will compete in the world masters tournament Hull, England in October, is also looking at competing in a worldranking event in France before the year is out.