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Darts champion by day - shift worker by night

The number one female darts player in the world is a night shift worker during the week.

Deta Hedman has over 80 ranking titles to her name, spanning across four decades. But there's no rest for the 56-year-old when she's not winning championships.

She told 5 live's Phil Williams she only books a week off for a tournament: "I only work Monday to Friday so I fit in my 39 hour week and on the Friday I just travel to wherever I need to go."

Deta is currently playing in the BDO World Championships at Lakeside.

This clip was originally broadcast on Phil Williams programme on Thursday 7 January 2016

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