Stephen Bunting handed odd prize after ending ten-year winless run to triumph in Premier League Darts Berlin

STEPHEN BUNTING celebrated his Premier League Darts victory with a surprise gift to go alongside his trophy and cheque for £10,000.

The Bullet came into without a win after crashing out in the first round at every event this year.

But Bunting produced three sensational performances, beating Nathan Aspinall, and Gerwyn Price to .

The 39-year-old was presented with a trophy on stage and he also bizarrely got handed a figurine of a bear.

Eagle-eyed fans were left baffled by the odd prize but there is a German tradition behind the gift.

The bear represents the symbol of Berlin and a specially painted version of it is often given to singers and sportspeople that take to the Uber Arena stage.

Bunting's victory stopped him equalling a horror record of 13 games without a win in the Premier League.

The Liverpudlian's nightmare dated back to 2015 when he was last in the tournament.

And Bunting was thrilled to end his ten-year drought, saying: “No, it's still not sunk in, it has been a bit of a whirlwind. The aim was to try and win one game, to be honest.

“After the first eight weeks I feel like I've played really well throughout the tournament and it's been a lonely place, but I've done it.

“I can't believe it and I'm over the moon to win a night, it is a special achievement, especially here in Berlin.

“The crowd was fantastic tonight and I'm glad that I could give the German fans something back.

“I've not played in the Premier League for ten years, this my debut here in , it's a dream debut, looking around the place it's such a special venue and I'll remember this for the rest of my life.

“I've won a massive trophy, I've got a bear, I'm just so glad to be back in the Premier League.

“I've worked really hard over the last few years to push my rankings up to warrant my place in the Premier League. I really do believe I deserve to be here.

“There's a lot of negatives that happen on social media when you don't win games but this is one back to them.

“I know I'm good enough to be here. I'm number five in the world, soon to be number four, this is hopefully just the start of things to come.”