Outside Darts
He married Donna on 2 July 2002. Donna also plays darts, but not at a competitive level. The couple are good friends with ladies' darts player Crissy Manley, wife of three-time PDC World Championship runner-up Peter.
In 2006, Mardle had a book published (co-authored with Ian Spragg) entitled "Hawaii 501 - Life As A Darts Pro". It chronicles the ups and downs of his life as a professional darts player during 2005.
If Wayne wasn't playing darts, he says his profession of choice would be a television presenter, claiming, "I can talk crap like them all".
Wayne is also a keen poker player and recently made the final table at Leg 6 of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - finishing in 7th place to win £14,100.
Mardle supports the football club Tottenham Hotspur and appeared in the May 2009 Edition of Hotspur, the club's official club magazine.
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