Plumber Andy Parsons delighted to secure his ProTour card

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HANHAM plumber Andy Parsons is celebrating after securing his place among the Professional Darts Corporation's elite players for at least the next two years.

The 32-year-old secured his ProTour card at the PDC's Qualifying School in Wigan and will now compete alongside Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and the rest of darts' superstars on the professional circuit.

Parsons, who hit a nine-dart finish at last year's Qualifying School only to miss out on a tour card made sure of his place this time around.

With 360 players bidding for only 40 tour cards, Parsons made sure of his on the second of four days of qualifying, winning seven matches in a row to seal his spot.

"The earlier the better I wanted to get it done in the first two days if I could, because by the time you get to the final day, everyone is scrambling around trying to get through and the pressure is really on," said Parsons.

Parsons will join fellow Bristol players Mark Dudbridge and Steve Brown on the professional circuit, having practiced alongside the duo at their Cafe 501 venue in Staple Hill.

Another Bristolian, Steve Grubb, also secured his tour card in Wigan.

"There are so many quality players in Bristol and it's really helped me out, because that good standard has got me ready for this," he said.

"To get my tour card is fantastic, because it allows me to enter all the events. The UK Open qualifiers are up first and, having been in the UK Open the last two years, it would be great to qualify again this year, especially as it's moving from Bolton to Minehead."

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Plumber Andy Parsons delighted to secure his ProTour card