Rod Harrington Q&A: Sky Sports expert on his life in darts

Every session of the World Darts Championship 2014 will be live on Sky Sports over the Christmas period and that means it's a busy time for Sky Sports expert Rod Harrington. We've warmed him up with a few quick-fire questions on his life and times in the sport...

THE BEST FANCY DRESS I'VE SEEN... I've seen hundreds, but the one that made me laugh so much was when about six Mr Blobbys turned up and they were about three times the size of a normal person. They couldn't fit in their seats so they had to deflate their costumes so we ended up with six guys sat there in deflated Mr Blobby suits. That really tickled me. I also remember driving home from Alexandra Palace and coming across a snowball fight between Scooby Doo, Batman and the Hulk. We stopped to look because it was so funny and somebody recognised me so they pelted the car as well! WHAT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEANS TO ME... It's Christmas. The slogan is that "Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the darts" - and I think that's right. As a player you never had much of a Christmas because you were either nervous about the games coming up or angry about being knocked out. I have a young grandson who is mad on darts and his eyes will be glued to the screen once again this year.