And after what he thought would be his final appearance at the World Darts Championships in 2019, the Dutchman hit a bullseye with British wife Julia (nee Evans).
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Who is Raymond van Barneveld’s wife Julia?
British beauty Julia Evans, 39, began officially dating Raymond van Barneveld in April 2019.
However, they were caught kissing in a hotel that February by The Sun.
And Evans has told Art About the Floor that she sees a long and happy future with the Dutchman.
She commented: “I want to grow old with him. I don’t rule out marriage.”
She added that they first met at a darts tournament in Southampton, saying: “We started talking and chatted with each other for a while. There was a real click, which surprised me too.
“He is patient and sweet. I understand him and he me. I think we fit well together.”
When did Van Barneveld propose to Julia?
The darts legend romantically proposed to lover Julia Evans in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Van Barneveld got on one knee earlier this year in February where the soon to be married couple took several photos at the French hot spot.
In a heart-felt message, Raymond wrote: “She said YES. I asked Julia to marry me in Paris this weekend and she said yes. I’m over the moon I love you so much.”
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Why did Van Barneveld move his Wedding?
It was reported in August that the couple, who had been due to wed, were forced to move their wedding because of the World Series of Darts finals.
The tournament took place on September 15-17, with Dutch rival Michael van Gerwen winning the tournament – Barney was beaten in the quarter-finals by Peter Wright.
When did Van Barneveld and Julia get married?
Van Barneveld posted a stunning wedding photo in late November, with the wedding taking place in Cyprus in September.
The gushing darts star wrote: “Five years ago I met you for the first time. Since that moment my life changed with you by my side.
In September you became my wife in for me an unbelievable beautiful day.
“I love you Julia forever xxxxx.”
Barney also revealed that the couple have put their honeymoon plans on hold until after the World Darts Championships.
“The disadvantage of darts is I need to travel all of the time. So we haven’t had the time to have a nice honeymoon.
“We are looking to this January after the World Championship — so I’m pretty sure I’ll be in the final then!
“It’s not so easy to go on holiday in January. It’s raining everywhere. You don’t want to sit somewhere and it’s raining for 14 days, right?
“We wanted to go Malaysia. But it’s raining there all day.”